Hella Latin@

From a Grass Shack to Silicon Valley

Martha Nino was born in Mexico and immigrated to the USA undocumented as a child. She grew up in the Bay Area and watched Silicon Valley grow into what it is today. She's a 25-year tech pro and just recently celebrated her 15-year anniversary as a Sr. Marketing Manager at Adobe. In this episode, Martha tells her story in the most real and authentic way possible—from a grass shack in Zacatecas to poverty in the U.S. to a non-linear road into Silicon Valley. For a long time, Martha's voice and story were silent. Finding power, passion and purpose in her voice has given her a reason to keep speaking and writing in the most human way possible. Find and connect with Martha on LinkedIn. Big love to my partner/sponsor, RisOn. RisOn is an interactive weekly space created by two first-gen Latinos with the intention to mindfully unburden, introspect, connect, and belong. As a Hella Latin@ listener, you get a free one-month membership. Stick around at the end of the episode for more details. For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram and connect with me on LinkedIn. More at odalysjasmine.com.

Part Three: What's Your Story? Guided Experience con RisOn

Welcome to the third out of four RisOn guided experiences! This month, you'll have an opportunity to explore and communicate your own story in depth. This week we'll focus on breakthrough. Let's use visualization to reconnect to your forgotten life experiences and breakthrough lifelong challenges. Every 5 years since birth: What was your world like? Who was influencing your environment? What messages were you receiving from the world about who, what, and how you were supposed to be?

RisOn's audio experience includes basic grounding, reflection and optional journaling (access form by clicking here: http://www.rison.life/HLP). Share your thoughts and tag us, too!

For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram, and connect with me on LinkedIn. And for more info on RisOn, visit www.RisOn.Life or follow on IG at @RisOn.Life.

Part Two: What's Your Story? Guided Experience con RisOn

Welcome to the second out of four RisOn guided experiences! This month, you'll have an opportunity to explore and communicate your own story in depth. This week we'll focus on discernment. Let's get on a deeper level to discern what you're still hiding. What aspect of your story did you share or not share? What story would you like to let go of? What new narrative do you want to write? 

RisOn's audio experience includes basic grounding, reflection and optional journaling (access form by clicking here: http://www.rison.life/HLP). Share your thoughts and tag us, too! For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram, and connect with me on LinkedIn. And for more info on RisOn, visit www.RisOn.Life or follow on IG at @RisOn.Life.

Latinos in Hollywood

How many times have you scrolled through Netflix and saw stereotypical Latino movies and leads? Narcos, Latin lovers, funny sidekick and don't get me started on stereotypical Latina narratives. Folks like Edwin Porres Jr. are out here changing the game. Edwin was born in Guatemala and raised in West Virginia. As a Latino raised in the United States, he didn't recognize himself in the stereotypical Latino roles depicted by Hollywood. So he wrote Hóllyweird with the intention to reflect his own experiences in Hollywood. He then finished the script with his wife, Jamie, whom you’ll meet during our Cafecito & Chisme portion. Find more info about Hollyweird at hollyweirdthemovie.com and look them up on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and check out their Youtube and IMDB page. Big love to my partner/sponsor, RisOn. RisOn is an interactive weekly space created by two first-gen Latinos with the intention to mindfully unburden, introspect, connect, and belong. As a Hella Latin@ listener, you get a free one-month membership. Stick around at the end of the episode for more details. For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram and connect with me on LinkedIn. More at odalysjasmine.com.

Part One: What's Your Story? Guided Experience con RisOn

Welcome to the first of four RisOn guided experiences! This month, you'll have an opportunity to explore and communicate your own story in depth. This week we'll focus on awareness. What's your story? Who are you and what brought you to this moment today? What does it look like and feel like to be you?RisOn's audio experience includes basic grounding, reflection and optional journaling (access form by clicking here: http://www.rison.life/HLP). Share your thoughts and tag us, too! For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram, and connect with me on LinkedIn. And for more info on RisOn, visit www.RisOn.Life or follow on IG at @RisOn.Life.

Is My Story Valid Enough?

Erika Barraza is a first-generation Salvadorean Latina and Bay Area native working in LA as an actress, director, and using her platform and creative work to make a positive impact in the world. She just co-directed three 360/VR films for Lenovo. Hers are the stories filmed in the US, Mexico, and Brazil. Connect with Erika on Twitter @_erikabarraza_ or visit her website www.erikabarraza.com. Check out her co-directed Lenovo films here: www.lenovo.com/us/en/newrealities/stories/ Big love to my partner/sponsor, RisOn. RisOn is an interactive weekly space created by two first-gen Latinos with the intention to mindfully unburden, introspect, connect, and belong. As a Hella Latin@ listener, you get a free one-month membership. Stick around at the end of the episode for more details. For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram and connect with me on LinkedIn. More at odalysjasmine.com.

RisOn x Hella Latin@: Telling Your Story

In this episode, I sat down with mis amigos Chris Gueits and Jon Hermida, co-founders of RisOn, to tell you all about our new collaboration. AKA, our gift to you! 

 

We took our partnership to the next level and created this interactive and powerful audio eperience just for you. There's so much power in our stories. So this month, you'll have an opportunity to explore and communicate your own story in depth. RisOn's audio experience includes basic grounding, reflection and optional journaling (access form by clicking here: http://www.rison.life/HLP). During the month of February, you'll have access to my usual hour-long Hella Latin@ episodes and a 10-20 minute RisOn episode that will build on one another every week.  

 

Can't wait for you to have this experience! Share your thoughts and tag us, too! For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram, and connect with me on LinkedIn. And for more info on RisOn, visit www.RisOn.Life or follow on IG at @RisOn.Life. 

A Three-Time Refugee

Jessica Artiles es una jefa completa, born in Cuba and raised in Hialeah, Miami. Jessica is the Founder and Chief Design Officer at Darte Design, where she translates her background in mechanical engineering, public policy, design, entrepreneurship, and education to solve people-centric problems in complex systems, like schools, start-up incubators, and banks. She works with executive leadership to strategize design thinking integration across the organization, from product development and customer experience to strategic planning. She loves translating design to communities around the world, and teaching salsa to her Scottish Shetland Sheep Dog, Chuli. Jessica is also one of Boston’s Latino 30 Under 30, a Fellow at the Royal Society of Art, a TEDx Veteran, and the previous Head Strategist of the MIT Presidential Advisory Cabinet. Connect with Jessica on IG at @darte.design, Twitter @jess_artiles and find her on LinkedIn. Big shoutout to my sponsor and partner, RisOn (RisOn.life)! As a Hella Latin@ listener, you get access to a free one-month RisOn membership. To all my first-gens friends, if y'all are ready to start your mental, emotional and spiritual journey, stick around at the end of the episode for more details. For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram, and connect with me on LinkedIn. 

Caribbean Meets South Asia

Maya Joshi is a first-generation American of Caribbean and South Asian heritage, originally from New Jersey but raised in San Diego at the age of 10. In this episode, she talks about navigating her Indian and Dominican cultures while also learning what it means to be a first-generation American. Maya is a creative and content creator for Corazon Resiliente, a mental health platform for Latin American and Caribbean folx. Her mission is to encourage more conversations around mental health and break the stigma against getting help in BIPOC communities, with a special emphasis on the first-gen experience. Connect with Maya on IG at @mayaaalicious_ or visit her website, mayamjoshi.com. Check out her podcast We Gotta Talk About (@wegottatalkabout_) wherever you listen to pods and follow her mental health page @corazon.resiliente. Big shoutout to my sponsor and partner, RisOn (RisOn.life)! As a Hella Latin@ listener, you get access to a free one-month RisOn membership. To all my first-gens friends, if y'all are ready to start your mental, emotional and spiritual journey, stick around at the end of the episode for more details. For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram, and connect with me on LinkedIn. 

Del Pueblo al U.S. Embassy

Karen Vasquez O'Donnell was born and raised in El Salvador, and moved to the United States at 13 years old with her family. In this episode, she talks about her childhood living in a rural pueblito in El Salvador to her first U.S. embassy visit to navigating and overcoming new challenges in Pennsylvania. Karen's upbringing is one many immigrants in our community experience. She grew up in El Salvador away from her parents while they worked in the United States—an experience that made her the tough jefa she is today. Connect with Karen @karenvasquezodonnell on Instagram and find her on Facebook. You can also check out her children's book, Pepe and Pako Cross-Country Adventure, published in both Spanish and English. Big love to my partner/sponsor, RisOn. RisOn is an interactive weekly space created by two first-gen Latinos with the intention to mindfully unburden, introspect, connect, and belong. As a Hella Latin@ listener, you get a free one-month membership. Stick around at the end of the episode for more details. For updates on Hella Latin@ episodes, follow me @OdalysJasmine on Twitter, @ohjaaaasmine on Instagram and connect with me on LinkedIn. More at odalysjasmine.com