An Immigrant Story: Language Barrier

An Immigrant Story featuring Jackeline Panameño

Hosted by Andrea Pena

On this episode of An Immigrant Story, host Andrea Penas has as a guest, Jackeline Panameño, a Salvadoran student who shares her experience as an immigrants student learning English and overcoming the language barrier.

This episode was recorded remotely from the studio during the COVID-19 Los Angeles Safer-at-Home initiative.

Documentary: Nightlife Under COVID-19

Nightlife under COVID-19

By Andrea Pena

One of the most affected businesses by COVID-19 is the bar and nightclub industry. Even though some businesses are starting to open their doors to the public, it is unclear when nightclubs could go back to work. In the city of LA, bars are very popular and generate a lot of money, but Mayor Garcetti prefers the health and well being of Angelenos.

An Immigrant Story: Write to Fight for Your Beliefs

An Immigrant Story featuring Vanessa Tahay

Hosted by Andrea Pena

On this episode of An Immigrant Story, host Andrea Pena talks with guest, Vanessa Tahay, a Guatemalan poet and Immigration activist. Tahay shares her experience as an immigrant poet and how poetry has given her a voice to defend immigrants.

This episode was recorded remotely from the studio during the COVID-19 Los Angeles Safer-at-Home initiative.

An Immigrant Story: Tres Veces

An Immigrant Story: Tres Veces

An Immigrant Story with Bacilia Martínez

Hosted by Andrea Peña

En este episodio de An Immigrant Story, la presentadora Andrea Peña tiene como invitada a Bacilia Martínez, una madre salvadoreña y experta en floristería. Martínez habla de sus experiencias sobre emigrar a los Estados Unidos tres veces y cómo vivir en los Estados Unidos le cambió la vida.

An Immigrant Story: Americanization, or the Lack Of

An Immigrant Story: Americanization, or the Lack Of

An Immigrant Story featuring Diana Martinez

Hosted by Andrea Pena

On this episode of An Immigrant Story, host Andrea Pena has as a guest, Diana Martinez, an English Major at CSUN and first-generation American. Martinez discusses her experiences about having immigrant parents and how she is connected with both of her cultures.