CatNap Dialogues Milo Falconi

How many of you were born in a place you don’t even really know, This is the story of many including myself or my guest, who was born in NYC, but heavily identifies as Puerto Rican (where his parents are from). Over the years Puerto Rico has become more and more of a popular destination, but what makes Puerto Rico so special? The answer can be found in its super strong and adaptable people! Join me and Dr.DeJesus Rivera in a cultural conversation about PR! Dr.DeJesus Rivera is a professor of Spanish at the University of Houston-Downtown he is the Director of the Humanities Lab, 20th Century Contemporary Latin American Literature, U.S. Hispanic Literature. I promise you will learn a lot from this one! 

If you or anyone you know would like to participate let us know! For any further questions about this project please contact Mr.Falconi at: uh.researchesl@gmail.com

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Yo naci en Puerto Rico by Angel Canales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRznkxRTOz0

Pixel Pig by Di Young https://youtu.be/TiC7_167hQ0 Creative Commons Attribution license Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/di-young-pixel-pig Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/eFmIPr6ZYuM

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Hello world! 

I apologize for my absence, but I have been working on my Thesis defense (which I passed!). Anyhow, there are a couple of episodes left before the end of season 1. Until then I have a special guest, State Representative Hubert Vo. Who is that you may wonder well, here is a short bio from the good ol' gov.com

"State Representative Hubert Vo proudly represents District 149 in Harris County. District 149 is located in southwest Houston encompassing most of Alief, and parts of West Houston and Katy. He has been part of the Alief community for over 30 years, Hubert Vo currently serves on the Alief Super Neighborhood Council. In the private sector, Hubert Vo is a successful businessman, real estate developer and entrepreneur in the Houston area. After attending the University of Houston during the daytime and as a machinist in the evenings, Hubert received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Hubert has devoted his time, inside and outside of the Legislature, as an advocate for education, health care, public safety and economic development. Speaking Spanish, Vietnamese, French, and English Representative Vo can seamlessly communicate with a vast spectrum of District 149 residents.
Representative Vo is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Texans. He stresses the importance of education and healthcare in the cultivation of a flexible and reliable workforce for the 21st century economy. He believes strongly in the role of business within the community and the need for collaboration towards the goal of retaining American jobs while expanding job creation and development. Representative Vo is committed to working across party lines, and partnering with his constituents, to help District 149 achieve its goals and maximize its potential."

SOURCE: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=149

I met Mr.Vo back when I was in High School. He is pretty relatable to me--he had to flee Vietnam, for safety reasons, a former refugee who is now a state official, now that is what I call being an overachiever. 

Enjoy! 

PS: I do not endorse any parties or candidates, this interview is educational

If you or anyone you know would like to participate let us know! For any further questions about this project please contact Mr.Falconi at: uh.researchesl@gmail.com

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Pixel Pig by Di Young https://youtu.be/TiC7_167hQ0 Creative Commons Attribution license Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/di-young-pixel-pig Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/eFmIPr6ZYuM
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Happy Valentines day! 

Thank you so much for the support! I promise this episode was worth the wait. Meet Ulises, Ulises was born in New York City, however, he was taken back to the Dominican Republic to live with his grandparents as a baby in a little town called San Juan de la Maguana. Ulises was then brought back to NYC at the age of 6, but he didn't speak English--so he had to learn on the go! Ulises is a very smart young man, he shares his scholastic journey and how he felt navigating predominately white educational spaces. We dive deep into language, identity, speech communities and more! Join us as we talk about all these intersectionalities.

If you or anyone you know would like to participate let us know!

For any further questions about this project please contact Mr.Falconi at: uh.researchesl@gmail.com

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Dixson Waz - Toco Toco To (a Short Clip) 

Meet Anne Marie, an MD from Haiti. Dr. Anne Marie is a medical doctor who practiced pathology and is now retired. In our conversation, we talk about her job trajectory, her family, and of course, language! As the interview runs its course, she recalls the weird linguistic differences and difficulties of learning medicine in English (lexicon). I was waiting for this “issue” to arise, medical language. I learned a lot, and I am sure you will too! So, sit down and relax! 

If you or anyone you know would like to participate, let us know!

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Pixel Pig by Di Young https://youtu.be/TiC7_167hQ0 Creative Commons Attribution license Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/di-young-pixel-pig Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/eFmIPr6ZYuM

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Hello Listeners, today's episode is a little different, I wanted to share one of my most recent research presentations! On November 27-28, 2021 I had the privilege to present, here is a summary (abstract). 

Twitter, Memes and Re-Circulation, by Milo Falconi 

"Memes are a new format of ‘jokes’ that display an image or a series of them in one slot with various topics, some directed towards ‘reactions’ of a wide variety of topics. Sometimes people use ‘memes’ as a form of response, reaction, moods, feelings, opinions, jokes, etc. Usually memes are shared via social networking platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram among others, so they re-circulate constantly and at times the content either changes meaning or an ‘original meme’ is slightly modified with the purpose to fit in another similar but ‘slightly different’ context. Along with the use of hashtags these memes travel from platform to platform which provides an immediate chronotopic disjuncture within the semantics of an original post, they feed of a nexus of users—thus losing the intertextual value within a fixed shift that travel in flash conversations. This paper will focus am on how Memes within Tweets work as flash conversation, relatability, analyzing similar written pragmatics on the images and how it creates a chain of replies with other users."

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! 

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After a little break, we are back. Extend your welcome to Satome from Japan. Satome is doing some cool work in the deep Amazons at the moment, but she was raised in New York City. Her journey is like many of our generation's "0.5" peers. As we grow in a "foreign country" we realize that we don't quite look the same, and in the middle of all the confusion, we question the language and cultural aspects in our young journey. As we grow older, we take a look back and reflect on these moments and maybe question "where are you from", am I a New Yorker? an American?...

Please join Satome and me in her language journey. 

If you or anyone you know would like to participate let us know!

For any further questions about this project please contact Mr.Falconi at: uh.researchesl@gmail.com

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Pixel Pig by Di Young https://youtu.be/TiC7_167hQ0
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