Education as a Gateway to Opportunity
Today’s guest is Aimee Portes – who shares her journey of immigrating to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic. Aimee reflects on her early life in the Dominican Republic. She explains how financial pressures led her family to move to the U.S. to pursue better educational opportunities. She describes initial culture shocks upon moving, including…
“We Have All Been the Others” with Pat Marino
Today’s guest is Pat Marino, the author of “We Have All Been the Others”: Reflections of a First Generation’s Daughter on Belonging, Democracy, and a New American Dream.” Pat is a historian and was a high school ESL teacher. In her book, she shares about her grandparents’ experiences living in a segregated Chicago. So, for…
Bridging Borders: A Journey Through Culture and Identity
Today’s guest is Soraya Senosier, the host of the Diaspora in Development Podcast. She shares her journey as a Haitian-Canadian growing up in Canada and the cultural impact of the U.S. We talked about societal differences between Canada and the U.S., although as neighboring countries, there are many similarities but more differences. For example, Canada’s…
My American Dream is Belonging
Welcome to episode 65 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time! Today’s guest is Prasanta Verma, the author of Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization…
Who is Marlen Lane?
This week’s guest is Marlen Lane. She is a singer/songwriter, blogger, and podcaster. Marlen also sings on her church’s worship team and volunteers with the youth. She shares about growing up in Honduras with a close-knit Christian family and growing up as a PK or Pastors’ Kid. Marlen met her husband in Honduras while he…
Who is Idrees?
This week’s guest is Idrees. His parents immigrated from Trinidad and Tobago, and he was born and raised in South Florida. If you know anything about South Florida, you know how culturally diverse it is. Idrees shares the mixture of friends and people he grew up with. He thought that the rest of the US…
Steps I Took to Create My Podcast Course
When I first decided to help people launch their podcasts, I was determined to create a course that was not just comprehensive but also straightforward. To ensure this, I took four clients through the six-week process before finalizing the course. Their feedback, recommendations, and suggestions helped shape the course into what it is today. The…
Living in The Land of Dreams
This week’s guest is Maritza Perez from MP Virtual Assistant. She runs a VA company, but before she started her business, she worked at Disney for about ten years. Maritza was born and raised in Colombia, and she came to the US when her dad’s business partner made a business proposal for him. Her older…
Top 3 Ways to Market Your Podcast Without Social Media
One of the most frequent questions I get from clients as a podcast coach is how to market their podcasts. I have a list in my stan store for 30 different ways, but today I want to share the top three ways to market your podcast without social media. Recently, I’ve seen a trend of…
Who Is The Niche Navigator
Dr. Munira Zahabi is an entrepreneur, author, mentor, coach, public speaker, and podcaster. Her podcast, Munira’s Musings, is a treasure trove of insights. Here, she interviews influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are making a positive impact in the world. Listening to her podcast, you’ll find yourself not just educated, but also deeply inspired by the…