The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Heidy De La Cruz

Welcome to episode 56 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!

Today’s guest is Stacey from Batch Pantry. Stacey was born in Jamacia and moved to the US at the age of five. She was raised in New York City but would visit Jamacia frequently in the summer growing up. 

Listen in as Stacey talks about starting kindergarten in the US knowing how to do multiplication already, how she stays rooted in her Jamaican culture, why she started her business, Batch Pantry, and what products she sells! 

With Love, Heidy



Connect with Stacey:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/batchpantry/ 

Website: https://www.batchpantry.com/ 



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Welcome to episode 55 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!

Today’s guest is Dr. Munira Zahabi, who is an entrepreneur, author, mentor, coach, public speaker, and podcaster. Her podcast is called Munira’s Musings. She is also known as The Niche Navigator. 

Dr. Zahabi was born in Kenya but married at the age of sixteen and moved to Tanzania. She explains that although Tanzania is a neighboring country of Kenya and they speak Swahili, the culture is different. She experienced different culture shocks in Tanzania and lived there for 15 years before moving to the US. 

Listen to her story and hear the process for her and her family to move from Tanzania to the US under the DV1 progrom or the Diversity Visa! I loved how much detail she shared about the process. 

With Love, Heidy

Connect with Dr. Munira Zahabi:

⁠Facebook⁠: https://www.facebook.com/munira.zahabi/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muniraz/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/munirazahabi/ 

Website: https://www.thenichenavigator.com/ 

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Do you or someone you know want to share their immigration story? Send me an email :)

I volunteer with Bethany Christian Services for their refugee resettlement program. They have a wish list for basic things that families usually need when they arrive in the United States. If you'd like to donate items, the wish list is here.

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Welcome to episode 54 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!

Today’s guest is immigration attorney Erika Cisneros. Erika grew up with an immigrant Mom, but her dad was a fourth-generation Mexican-American. She knew at a young age that she wanted to be an immigration attorney, but she shares about a pivotal moment when that passion for helping the immigration community grew and was her driving force. 

When her father woke her up in the middle of the night because a coworker of his got pulled over but was undocumented, the police officer knew her father and called him to see if he could go pick up his coworker's van because if not, he would be placed in jail and eventually deported. 

Erika says that although her job is tough and hard work, when she receives approval for her client, she knows that it’s not just her client that she’s helping; it’s also the client’s family and those around them because the majority of them they are the breadwinner in their home. 

Listen to episode 54 to learn about the type of cases that Erika works with and her experience visiting Mexico for the first time in college. 

With Love, Heidy



Connect with Erika:

⁠Facebook⁠: https://www.facebook.com/honestimmi/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HonestImmigration 

Website: https://www.honestimmigration.com/ 



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Do you or someone you know want to share their immigration story? Send me an email :)



I volunteer with Bethany Christian Services for their refugee resettlement program. They have a wish list for basic things that families usually need when they arrive in the United States. If you'd like to donate items, the wish list is here.

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Welcome to episode 53 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!

 

Today’s guest is photographer Andrea De La Cruz. She grew up traveling between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Some summers, she would stay with her dad in Puerto Rico, but mainly, she was with her grandparents until her grandmother decided to move her to New York to live with her aunt. Andrea was in New York until her dad decided to move her back to Puerto Rico, where she finished her last two years of high school. Talk about some back and forth! 

At the age of 18, she decided to move back to New York and go to college, but that was also a challenge. Listen to the rest of her story and how she finally ended up becoming a photographer. 



With Love, Heidy



P.S. Since the recording of this episode, Andrea has moved to Atlanta, but you can still contact her below! 



Connect with Andrea:

⁠Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/andrealucia_photography/ 

Website: https://www.andrealuciaphotography.com/ 



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If you’d like to advertise your business or sponsor an episode, please email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heidy@heidydelacruz.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Connect with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heidy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Do you or someone you know want to share their immigration story? Send me an email :)

I volunteer with Bethany Christian Services for their refugee resettlement program. They have a wish list for basic things that families usually need when they arrive in the United States. If you'd like to donate items, the wish list is here.

Want to start your own podcast? – My six-week podcast course has EVERYTHING you need to launch your podcast the simple way - more information at my Stan Store! https://stan.store/heidydelacruz


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Welcome to episode 52 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!

 

Today’s guest is Johanna Rojas Vann, the author of An American Immigrant! Johanna's parents moved to the US in the 1980s, and she was born here. They lived in New York City first and then moved to Maryland, where Johanna primarily grew up. 

We talked about the cultural norms her parents kept from Colombia and which ones they adapted from living here. We talked about language and how it’s easier to default to speak in English, and then Johanna shared her experience of listening to her mom’s stories, which inspired her debut novel!

I mentioned my husband’s experience moving from New York to Michigan, and I actually interviewed him and his siblings together - check it out! 

With Love, Heidy



Connect with Johanna:

⁠Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/johannarvann/ 

Website: https://www.johannavann.com/ 



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If you’d like to advertise your business or sponsor an episode, please email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heidy@heidydelacruz.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Connect with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heidy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Do you or someone you know want to share their immigration story? Send me an email :)



I volunteer with Bethany Christian Services for their refugee resettlement program. They have a wish list for basic things that families usually need when they arrive in the United States. If you'd like to donate items, the wish list is here.



Want to start your own podcast? – My six-week podcast course has EVERYTHING you need to launch your podcast the simple way - more information at my Stan Store! https://stan.store/heidydelacruz 




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Welcome to episode 51 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!

Today’s guest is immigration attorney Anique Samuel. She grew up on the island of Antigua and Barbuda and moved to the United States at age 17 after graduating from high school. Before moving, she had visited because her mom was living here in the States, so adapting to the US was different for her than for other guests. 

Anique shares that she knew she wanted to be an attorney in high school, and when she started law school, she wanted to practice corporate law. 

Listen to her story on how she actually got into immigration law! 

With Love, Heidy



Connect with Anique:

⁠Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/attorneyanique/ 

Website: https://www.asamuellaw.com/ 



Here are a few ways you can support this podcast.

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If you’d like to advertise your business or sponsor an episode, please email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heidy@heidydelacruz.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Connect with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heidy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Do you or someone you know want to share their immigration story? Send me an email :)



I volunteer with Bethany Christian Services for their refugee resettlement program. They have a wish list for basic things that families usually need when they arrive in the United States. If you'd like to donate items, the wish list is here.



Want to start your own podcast? – My six-week podcast course has EVERYTHING you need to launch your podcast the simple way - more information at my Stan Store! https://stan.store/heidydelacruz 




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