Educators and Immigration Gerardo Mancilla

Hello and welcome to another episode of Educators and Immigration. It has been a while since I have released an episode. The reason is because I was traveling with our guests for today Erika Rosales and Yesenia Villalpando-Torres. We are the steering committee for the Mexico International Study Opportunity for Learning (MISOL) program and this December and January, we had a cohort of 18 participants who traveled to Mexico for a life-changing opportunity. 
Erika and Yesenia are strong activists for the immigrant community at the local, state, and national levels. They are always looking for ways to support undocumented, DACAmented, and immigrant populations. 
Erika Rosale is the Director for the Center for DREAMers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and she was a guest on this podcast back in episode 009 where we discussed the Center and all the amazing work they are doing. Additionally, she is a Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at WIDA which is housed within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). Erika is also a 4W Director of Immigration and Human Rights. 
We also have Yesenia Villalpando-Torres who is a Project Assistant for the Center for DREAMers. She is also an Immigration Affairs Social Worker for Dane County Department of Human Services where she works to support immigrants throughout the entire county. She is an inspirational community leader and activist. She works with community to establish programs and services. For example, she set up a DACA renewal event to connect individuals with lawyers and financial resources for their renewal process.
Stay Connected: 
Center for DREAMers at UW-Madison: https://dreamers.law.wisc.edu/
MISOL Program: https://dreamers.law.wisc.edu/misol/
Center for DREAMers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CenterforDREAMers
Center for DREAMers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/center_for_dreamers/
Office of Immigration Affairs: https://www.danecountyhumanservices.org/Children-Youth-and-Family/Immigration-Affairs
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Dr. Julissa Ventura is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership (EDPL). Before coming to Marquette, Dr. Ventura was a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Education and Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research sits at the intersections of Latinx education, critical youth studies, and community-based education. Through critical ethnography and participatory methods, Dr. Ventura’s research sheds light into the different ways in which community-based spaces and practices foster Latinx students’ sense of belonging, academic identities, and critical consciousness. As a community-based researcher, Dr. Ventura prioritizes relationship-building and the knowledges of Latinx communities in her work in order to build equitable and mutually beneficial research partnerships for social justice. Dr. Ventura has engaged in community partnership work in Madison, WI and is excited to work on new and existing partnerships between Marquette University and Milwaukee communities through her research and teaching.
 
Stay Connected: 
Julissa Ventura email: julissa.ventura@marquette.edu
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juli_julissa/
 
Article: “Above and Beyond Any Other Teacher or Staff”: The Invisible Nourishment Work of Bilingual Support Staff
 
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Alondra Garcia is currently a 2nd Grade Bilingual Teacher for the Milwaukee Public Schools. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Spanish and Communication from Cardinal Stritch University. Alondra immigrated from Mexico and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
Stay Connected: 
Alondra’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001928787764 
Alondra’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alooondris13/ 
Voces De La Frontera Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VocesdelaFronteraWI/
Voces De La Frontera Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voces_milwaukee/
Voces De La Frontera Twitter: https://twitter.com/VDLF_Action
Article: Ten Years Dreaming: A Wisconsin DACA Recipient Speaks Out https://vdlf.org/ten-years-dreaming-a-wisconsin-daca-recipient-speaks-out/
Originally published online by MdW Atlas on August 2022
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Diego Corzo is a Forbes-featured millennial real estate entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and TEDx speaker. He was born in Lima, Peru and moved to the United States when he was 9 years old.  Diego graduated top 1% of his class from Florida State University with 2 bachelor’s degrees in less than 4 years. One bachelor’s degree focused on Information Technology and the other bachelor’s focused on Management Information Systems. He joined corporate America for a while and then left it to pursue his passion in Real Estate. Currently, He is a realtor for Keller Williams. Diego is on his path to financial freedom and aspires to help others, especially millennials, to become financial free and reach their full potential. 
 
Stay Connected: 
Diego Corzo’s Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/realdiegocorzo
Diego Corzo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realdiegocorzo
Rat Race to FI Instagram https://www.instagram.com/racetofi
Rat Race to FI Website: http://www.ratracetofi.com/
Rat Race to FI Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rat-race-to-fi-podcast/id1559622620
House Hacking Club: https://go.househackingclub.com/optin1584824925656
 
BiggerPockets Podcast Interview: How This Real Estate Investor Acquired 18 Doors by Age 29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAN42KfXIXo
Ted Talk: Can The American Dream Be Achieved If You’re Not an American Citizen?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfgUfgCZZ_I
 
Starting Your Own LLC: https://www.incfile.com/
 
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Dr. Phitsamay Uy is an Associate Professor of Leadership in Schooling and the Graduate Coordinator for Ed.D Programs. She is also the Co-director of the Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She received her doctorate of education from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Dr. Uy is a Lao American K-21 educator, a community advocate, and an equity trainer. Her research focuses on the academic achievement of immigrant and refugee students, with a particular interest in Southeast Asian American students. She is also interested in family and community engagement of immigrant and refugee populations. I’m really excited to have you on the podcast.   
Learn more about Dr. Phitsamay Uy: https://www.uml.edu/education/faculty-staff/faculty/uy-phitsamay.aspx
Email Dr. Phitsamay Uy: Phitsamay_Uy@uml.edu
Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell: https://www.uml.edu/research/caas/
Instagram for The Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell: instagram.com/seada_uml/
Digital Collection: https://umlseada.omeka.net/
Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC) https://www.searac.org/
Laotian American National Alliance (LANA) https://www.lanausa.org/
Smithsonian Learning Lab: https://learninglab.si.edu/resources/view/5630945
Legacies of War: https://legaciesofwar.org/
 
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In this episode, we talk with Erika Rosales who is the Director for the Center for DREAMers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Center provides services through a holistic and intersectional approach such as legal, educational, mental & social services, and career resources to the DACA community in Wisconsin through presentations and community outreach as well as support through culturally responsive training.
The Center for DREAMers aims to provide legal representation at no cost for DACAmented recipients across Wisconsin. This involves direct representation as well as community presentations to inform the community through legal clinics.
Through collaboration with the Immigrant Justice Clinic, the Center for DREAMers will provide representation that focuses on:
DACA renewals Applications for Advance Parole *Collateral applications, including: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) U Visa Asylum Employment-based immigrant visas Deportation defense  
Educators and Immigration Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/educatorsandimmigration
Educators and Immigration Website: https://educatorsandimmigration.com
Educators and Immigration Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/educatorsandimmigration/
 
Center for DREAMers: https://dreamers.law.wisc.edu/
Erika Rosales: erika.rosales@wisc.edu
Donate to the Center for DREAMers: https://secure.supportuw.org/give/?id=c96330ca-5cda-4993-96f3-d869dc53a036