How does growing up an immigrant — born in one place, coming of age in another — affect who you become? Why are immigrants viewed as statistics rather than human beings with real thoughts, emotions, and aspirations? How does the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the term "DREAMers" enforce the perception of what a "good immigrant" looks like? We’ll explore these questions, and more, in this introductory episode of our new bilingual podcast, Undocu-Life, hosted by Jose Luis Mendoza & Lucía Matamoros.

Episode Credits:
Host: Jose Luis Mendoza
Narrators: Brenda Perez Amador, Carla Gott Ramirez, Gerson Quinteros, Jacinto Maldonado Torres, and Maria Nunez Pereira
Episode Guests: Juliana Macedo do Nascimento and Abel Nuñez
Episode Interviewers: Thomas Bravo, Noelle Norris, Claudia Peralta Torres, Christine MacDonald
Episode Scriptwriter: Thomas Bravo
Episode Editor: Claudia Peralta Torres
Podcast Director: Christine MacDonald

Music by Blue Dot Sessions:
Flatlands - Remsen
Low Blow - Morning Glare
Confectionery - Callison
Sugartree - Cornicob

Follow along with the English and Spanish episode transcripts located on our podcast webpage.

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