Rediscovering Latinidad

Rediscovering Latinidad

Rediscovering Latinidad is made with love and dedication to the art of family history. Too often the search for family history can seem Eurocentric and inefficient for those identifying as Latiné, LatinX, and anywhere in between. Let’s share our stories, our resources, and discuss why this all matters. In the search for who we are, we can understand more from our ancestors and their stories.

  1. 3 ENE

    Rediscovering Latinidad Season 7 Episode 16 La fiesta del 95 cumpleaños de la abuela

    On today's episode, our season finale, co-host Briar Rose discusses hosting her Abuela's (Ita's) 95th birthday party this year. We hope you enjoyed this season and can't wait to return spring 2026! Don't miss Edward's live webinar at the RootsTech 2026 conference, "How Full-Text Search Can Uncover Latin American Genealogy!" Learn more about the RootsTech 2026 conference on March 5-7, the world's largest family discovery event, and how to register for free: https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech Follow us on social media:  Facebook: Rediscovering LatinidadInstagram: @RediscoveringLatinidadBluesky: @RediscLatinidad X: @RediscLatinidadReddit: r/RediscoveringLatindad Please visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going:  http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.com https://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com Know Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service Agencies National: ● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/ ● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/ ● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/ CA: ● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0 ● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/ ● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/ ● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spaces DC: ● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DC TN: ● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN         ● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/ ● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/ WI: ● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WI Rediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon.  Visit our website at www.RediscoveringLatinidad.com. If you would like to reach out, please email us at RediscoveringLatinidad@gmail.com, or leave us a voicemail at 646-470-9824. If you would like to become a member of our Patreon, please join at https://patreon.com/RediscoveringLatinidad.

    1 h 10 min
  2. 25/12/2025

    Season 7 Episode 15 DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS y Bad Bunny

    This Navidad, we dedicate a special episode to Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio), not just as a global superstar, but as a cultural force whose music, imagery, and presence have reshaped Latinidad on a world stage. We begin with “Debí Tirar Más Fotos”, a song steeped in nostalgia, regret, and memory... we trace Bad Bunny’s full musical journey to global tours, genre-defying albums, and unapologetic cultural representation. We talk about how Bad Bunny’s music feels like family; how it sounds like home, like grief, like joy, like rebellion, like love. How his work captures what it means to be Latino in this moment: proud, complicated, joyful, wounded, loud, and still dancing. This Navidad episode is a celebration of music as cultural archive, of lyrics as living genealogy, and of Bad Bunny as a reminder that Latinidad doesn’t ask for permission: it exists, loudly and beautifully, on its own terms. Follow us on social media:  Facebook: Rediscovering LatinidadInstagram: @RediscoveringLatinidadBluesky: @RediscLatinidad X: @RediscLatinidadReddit: r/RediscoveringLatindad Please visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going:  http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.com https://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com Know Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service Agencies National: ● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/ ● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/ ● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/ CA: ● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0 ● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/ ● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/ ● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spaces DC: ● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DC TN: ● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN         ● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/ ● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/ WI: ● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WI Rediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon.  Visit our website at www.RediscoveringLatinidad.com. If you would like to reach out, please email us at RediscoveringLatinidad@gmail.com, or leave us a voicemail at 646-470-9824. If you would like to become a member of our Patreon, please join at https://patreon.com/RediscoveringLatinidad.

    55 min
  3. 19/12/2025

    Rediscovering Latinidad Season 7 Episode 14 El Crimen Real: P. Diddy y por que apoyamos a Cassie

    Content Warning: This episode discusses sexual assault, coercion, intimate partner violence, and abuse of power. In this season’s true-crime episode, we approach the Sean “Diddy” Combs case with intention, care, and accountability, centering support for Cassie Ventura, a survivor (And part mexicana!) whose courage in coming forward disrupted decades of silence around one of the most powerful figures in entertainment. While we stand firmly in support of Cassie, this episode spends much of its time unpacking Diddy’s actions, patterns, and alleged crimes,not to amplify his name, but to examine how power, wealth, celebrity, and systemic protection allow abuse to persist unchecked. Check out the links below: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/29/1234684758/sean-combs-diddy-allegations-timeline https://www.netflix.com/title/81906780 https://www.hbomax.com/shows/fall-of-diddy/a4d15a65-9071-43b9-abd8-ad905928743a Follow us on social media:  Facebook: Rediscovering LatinidadInstagram: @RediscoveringLatinidadBluesky: @RediscLatinidad X: @RediscLatinidadReddit: r/RediscoveringLatindad Please visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going:  http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.com https://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com Know Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service Agencies National: ● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/ ● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/ ● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/ CA: ● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0 ● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/ ● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/ ● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spaces DC: ● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DC TN: ● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN         ● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/ ● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/ WI: ● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WI Rediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon.  Visit our website at www.RediscoveringLatinidad.com. If you would like to reach out, please email us at RediscoveringLatinidad@gmail.com, or leave us a voicemail at 646-470-9824. If you would like to become a member of our Patreon, please join at https://patreon.com/RediscoveringLatinidad

    1 h 33 min
  4. 12/12/2025

    Rediscovering Latinidad Season 7 Episode 13: Lectura de Libro: A God of Moonlight and Stardust by Mina Brower

    On today's episode we discuss A God of Moonlight and Stardust by Mina Brower, , a Mexican American author whose work weaves together myth, memory, longing, and cultural inheritance. Through lyrical prose and emotionally resonant storytelling, Brower explores how identity is shaped not only by the present, but by what we inherit: stories, silences, belief systems, and ancestral echoes. Check out Mina Brower's novel here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-god-of-moonlight-and-stardust-mina-brower/1146195550 Follow us on social media:  Facebook: Rediscovering LatinidadInstagram: @RediscoveringLatinidadBluesky: @RediscLatinidad X: @RediscLatinidadReddit: r/RediscoveringLatindad Please visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going:  http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.com https://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com Know Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service Agencies National: ● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/ ● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/ ● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/ CA: ● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0 ● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/ ● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/ ● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spaces DC: ● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DC TN: ● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN         ● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/ ● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/ WI: ● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WI Rediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon.  Visit our website at www.RediscoveringLatinidad.com. If you would like to reach out, please email us at RediscoveringLatinidad@gmail.com, or leave us a voicemail at 646-470-9824. If you would like to become a member of our Patreon, please join at https://patreon.com/RediscoveringLatinidad.

    44 min
  5. 05/12/2025

    Rediscovering Latinidad Season 7 Episode 12 Tertulia de Cine: Upon Entry

    On today's episode, we dive into Upon Entry, a tense and unforgettable film that captures a reality many immigrants know too well: the moment when crossing a border becomes an interrogation, and being “let in” depends on your ability to prove your worth, your innocence, or your humanity. Upon Entry follows a Venezuelan-Spanish couple hoping to begin a new life in the United States, only to be pulled into a secondary inspection room where every detail of their lives, intentions, and identities is scrutinized. What unfolds is a psychological unravelling that echoes countless stories across the Latino diaspora: fear of authority, the weight of paperwork, the vulnerability of being at someone else’s mercy, and the trauma hidden in the simple act of arrival. Check out Upon Entry here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100011434/upon-entry Follow us on social media:  Facebook: Rediscovering LatinidadInstagram: @RediscoveringLatinidadBluesky: @RediscLatinidad X: @RediscLatinidadReddit: r/RediscoveringLatindad Please visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going:  http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.com https://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com Know Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service Agencies National: ● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/ ● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/ ● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/ CA: ● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0 ● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/ ● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/ ● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spaces DC: ● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DC TN: ● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN         ● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/ ● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/ WI: ● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WI Rediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon.  Visit our website at www.RediscoveringLatinidad.com. If you would like to reach out, please email us at RediscoveringLatinidad@gmail.com, or leave us a voicemail at 646-470-9824. If you would like to become a member of our Patreon, please join at https://patreon.com/RediscoveringLatinidad.

    37 min
  6. 27/11/2025

    Rediscovering Latinidad Season 7 Episode 11 Los Árboles que Nos Unen: Genealogia Mexicana con Moises Garza

    Happy Thanksgiving listeners! On today's episode we interview We are Cousins creator Moises Garza and discuss his genealogical journey to building one of the biggest databases and family trees in the Southwest. If you would like more inofrmation on Moises Garza's work please visit https://moisesgarza.com/ Follow us on social media:  Facebook: Rediscovering LatinidadInstagram: @RediscoveringLatinidadBluesky: @RediscLatinidad X: @RediscLatinidadReddit: r/RediscoveringLatindad Please visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going:  http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.com https://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com Know Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service Agencies National: ● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/ ● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/ ● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/ CA: ● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0 ● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/ ● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/ ● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spaces DC: ● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DC TN: ● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN         ● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/ ● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/ WI: ● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WI Rediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon.  Visit our website at www.RediscoveringLatinidad.com. If you would like to reach out, please email us at RediscoveringLatinidad@gmail.com, or leave us a voicemail at 646-470-9824. If you would like to become a member of our Patreon, please join at https://patreon.com/RediscoveringLatinidad.

    57 min
  7. 24/11/2025

    Rediscovering Latinidad Season 7 Episode 10 Re-Air spotlight: La Caida de 23ndme

    Last week was our Bye week! Enjoy relistening to last season's fan favorite: The Fall of 23andme! Please join us and our panelists Teresa Vega and Ellen Fernandez-Sacco as we breakdown the history of 23andme, what has happened with the business decline, data breaches, and how users should handle their data and account going forward. If you would like to learn more about Ellen's work, please visit the following: https://latinogenealogyandbeyond.comIf you would like to learn more about Teresa's work, please visit: https://radiantrootsboricuabranches.com Please visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going: http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.com https://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com Know Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service Agencies National: ● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/ ● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/ ● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/ CA: ● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0 ● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/ ● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/ ● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spaces DC: ● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DC TN: ● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN         ● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/ ● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/ WI: ● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WI Rediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon.  Visit our website at www.RediscoveringLatinidad.com. If you would like to reach out, please email us at RediscoveringLatinidad@gmail.com, or leave us a voicemail at 646-470-9824. If you would like to become a member of our Patreon, please join at https://patreon.com/RediscoveringLatinidad. Follow our social media: Facebook: Rediscovering LatinidadInstagram: @RediscoveringLatinidadBluesky: @RediscLatinidad X: @RediscLatinidadReddit: r/RediscoveringLatindad

    54 min
  8. 13/11/2025

    Rediscovering Latinidad Season 7 Episode 9 Chat Yipiti, la Clanker de la Genealogía, Nos Pregunta

    We're back and the bots have questions for us! Let's use AI/ChatGPT to learn more about each other's family histories. You don't want to miss this episode, we have some shocking moments from ancestors past. Follow us on social media:  Facebook: Rediscovering LatinidadInstagram: @RediscoveringLatinidadBluesky: @RediscLatinidad X: @RediscLatinidadReddit: r/RediscoveringLatindad Please visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going:  http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.com https://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com Know Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service Agencies National: ● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/ ● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/ ● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/ CA: ● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0 ● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/ ● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/ ● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spaces DC: ● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DC TN: ● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN         ● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/ ● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/ WI: ● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WI Rediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon.  Visit our website at www.RediscoveringLatinidad.com. If you would like to reach out, please email us at RediscoveringLatinidad@gmail.com, or leave us a voicemail at 646-470-9824. If you would like to become a member of our Patreon, please join at https://patreon.com/RediscoveringLatinidad.

    33 min

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Rediscovering Latinidad is made with love and dedication to the art of family history. Too often the search for family history can seem Eurocentric and inefficient for those identifying as Latiné, LatinX, and anywhere in between. Let’s share our stories, our resources, and discuss why this all matters. In the search for who we are, we can understand more from our ancestors and their stories.