Episodes

  • North Star: Empanadas, Chips, Cookies, & The Storm

    North Star: Empanadas, Chips, Cookies, & The Storm
    Jan 7 2025
    In this episode, MariVi’s friend Karen supports MariVi, nurturing and nourishing her American side, and serving as MariVi’s navigator at school. After school, Isa’s request for a sleep over triggers an unexpected, yet powerful, tropical storm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • North Star: MariVi’s Return to School and Self

    North Star: MariVi’s Return to School and Self
    Dec 31 2024
    In this episode, MariVi reclaims her sense of agency with support from her Abuelita and a weekend with her familia. Grounding herself in her truth, she finds her voice again and claims that indeed, she is HERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • A Latina Named Karen Interview

    A Latina Named Karen Interview
    Dec 24 2024
    Join us as we speak to Karen Comas, a renowned podcaster (Motherish) and tech executive, and U.S. born daughter of Peruvian immigrants. Hear her story and how her cultural and linguistic duality challenged her in her early years and empowers her today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Media Exec Mike Roca’s Interview

    Media Exec Mike Roca’s Interview
    Dec 17 2024
    Join us as Mike shares stories from his youth as a U.S. born son of Guatemalan immigrants being raised in Queens, NY, alongside immigrants from other LATAM countries. His feelings of being an outsider, the ‘we vs. the me’, and how he returned to his cultural roots after taking a job in Miami are shared. Many will relate to his journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Latina Approved’s Lily Becerra Interview

    Latina Approved’s Lily Becerra Interview
    Dec 10 2024
    Join us as Becerra shares her many childhood experiences as a U.S. born daughter of Mexican immigrants, as well as insights into her ‘filtered’ life. Her role as household leader, translator, and interpreter has lasted a lifetime, and her stories are sincere and moving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Weekend Ways: Saturday Cleanings & Sunday Misa

    Weekend Ways: Saturday Cleanings & Sunday Misa
    Dec 3 2024
    In this episode, Twena highlights the ‘why’ behind the perfect house, the value of appearances, y el castigo for misbehaving during communion at mass. The role of appearances in collectivism is discussed in-depth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Weekend Ways: Navigating Supermarkets & Discrimination

    Weekend Ways: Navigating Supermarkets & Discrimination
    Nov 26 2024
    In this episode, Twena highlights the role of child/parent many immigrant children share as they navigate for their family members, the travails of the supermarket run, and facing discrimination for the very first time. This podcast will resonate with many adult children of immigrants. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Weekend Ways: Parenting a Native-Born Immigrant

    Weekend Ways: Parenting a Native-Born Immigrant
    Nov 19 2024
    In this episode Twena discusses the cultural, emotional, and linguistic distance that children of immigrants’ face inside their homes when raised in a country that’s distinct from their parents’ country of origin, disrupting the lineage and yes, the values, as well. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins