My Immigrant Life My Immigrant Life

Run or lose everything. At 9, Betzy's future relied on one thing... running. She had to run to keep up with her mom, run to be with her sister, run to see her dad again. She had to run!Betzy is 1 of 800,000 DACA recipients. For years, she kept her family’s immigration story a secret. However, given the narrative around immigrants she knew had to share, she had to put a HUMAN face to the word immigrant. Join us as she shares her story.

Erica sits down with Ana Shelia Victorino of Tamarindo Podcast. Ana Shelia shares her immigration story, how she stays connected with her culture, how she joined Tamarindo, and what opportunities she has had since then. Follow and support Tamarindo Podcast at https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/.

This week, Erica is joined by the creator of Tamarindo Podcast, Brenda Gonzalez. Brenda and Erica discuss why Brenda's family came to the US, why she created her podcast, and how we can support our immigrant and Latinx communities.Support Tamarindo Podcast by going to their website https://www.tamarindopodcast.com/.If you have a story or want to be a quest on the show send us an email at sharemystory@myimmigrantlife.com

"Undocumented Tales" is a web series on youtube about an undocumented queer immigrant from Mexico living the US. My Immigrant Life had the pleasure of interviewing its creator and lead actor Armando Ibanez. Armando opens up on his journey on creating a series of a story rarely untold. Watch Undocumented Tales on youtube:https://www.youtube.com/c/UndocumentedTales/featuredTo support Undocumented Tales visit their go fund me page:https://www.gofundme.com/f/undocumentedtalesFollow Undocumented Tales on Instagram:@undocumentedtalesIf you would like to share your story on the podcast please send an email to sharemystory@myimmigrantlife.comVisit our website: https://www.myimmigrantlife.com/Follow us on instagram:@myimmigrantlifepodcast

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is US immigration policy that shields qualifying immigrants from deportation. Many recipients of this program, Dreamers, are anxiously awaiting for the Supreme Court to decide whether to end or continue this program. Our guest today, shares her experience as a Dreamer and her thoughts of the future of the program.

“All I wanted to do was to make sure my parents' sacrifice was not in vain”. - AnonymousAs teenagers, we all make mistakes… so many mistakes. Mistakes that we wish never existed! Luckily our mistakes are so innocent and harmless we can just sweep them under a rug and be left forgotten. Some may surface and we just laugh or we appreciate them because it was a significant lesson that we needed to learn. However some of us can’t escape the mistakes of our past. Even the mistakes that we weren’t aware of or were naive about can hunt us as adults.On today's show, we feature the story of a woman who finds herself in a sticky situation after a clerical error made by a DMV employee because the employee didn’t know how to fill out the paperwork. Today's guest shares all the struggles she has encountered due to this error and the decision she has made to free yourself from the mistake.