How to Create a Vision Board for Your Podcast
Have you ever created a vision board? If so, it was probably a lifestyle one where you had visions for different areas of your life. Or maybe it was one for your business, but did you know you could create one for your podcast? Yes! Today, I will share how to create a vision board…
Who is Dr. Griselda Martinez
Today, I’m bringing you my conversation with Dr. Griselda Martinez. Dr. Martinez is a business coach for women entrepreneurs and hosts the podcast “Unexpectedly Successful,” where she shares guests’ success stories. She shared with me about her childhood in Mexico – recounting her freedom of playing outside with her siblings from sunrise to sunset. Dr….
What is the Goal for Your Website?
This post was originally published on Medium. It’s important to have a website if you have an online presence, whether writing, running an online business, or podcasting. However, before starting a website, one must know the goal. Knowing your website’s goals is essential because they will drive your website’s content, design, and overall strategy. Without…
Discovering Grace Through Culture and Storytelling with Sindy F.
Today, I’m sharing my conversation with author Sindy F., who wrote If I Denounce My Accent. This novel is based on true events, and I finished it on our holiday vacation in the Dominican Republic. There was something different about reading a book about the Dominican culture and experience while being in the Dominican Republic….
Navigating Different Worlds: Chinese, Vietnamese, Taiwan, and American
In this episode, I spoke with Kathy, a transformational coach, about her unique experience as a first-generation child of immigrant parents from two different countries. Kathy shares heartfelt stories about her upbringing, cultural identity, and navigating life as an immigrant child, but mostly navigating different worlds. Kathy’s mother, a Chinese refugee from Vietnam, and her…
10 Reasons to Prioritize Long-Form Content for Next Year
We are approaching the end of the year, and it’s time to review how our marketing strategy performed this year. We should ask what worked, what didn’t, and what we can change for next year. If something works, continue doing it for next year. If something didn’t go as well as you’d like, you can…
Education as a Gateway to Opportunity
Today’s guest is Aimee Portes – who shares her journey of immigrating to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic. Aimee reflects on her early life in the Dominican Republic. She explains how financial pressures led her family to move to the U.S. to pursue better educational opportunities. She describes initial culture shocks upon moving, including…
“We Have All Been the Others” with Pat Marino
Today’s guest is Pat Marino, the author of “We Have All Been the Others”: Reflections of a First Generation’s Daughter on Belonging, Democracy, and a New American Dream.” Pat is a historian and was a high school ESL teacher. In her book, she shares about her grandparents’ experiences living in a segregated Chicago. So, for…
Bridging Borders: A Journey Through Culture and Identity
Today’s guest is Soraya Senosier, the host of the Diaspora in Development Podcast. She shares her journey as a Haitian-Canadian growing up in Canada and the cultural impact of the U.S. We talked about societal differences between Canada and the U.S., although as neighboring countries, there are many similarities but more differences. For example, Canada’s…
My American Dream is Belonging
Welcome to episode 65 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 Prasanta Verma, the author of Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization…
