Meet Adria Márquez Trejo, the President and CEO of the American Mexican Leadership Council (AMLC), an organization dedicated to elevating Mexican-American leadership and strengthening U.S.-Mexico bilateral relations. We’lls explore the deeply intertwined economic and cultural ties between the U.S. and Mexico, the power of cross-sector leadership convenings, and why rewriting the narrative of the Mexican-American diaspora is a vital form of empowerment.

Born in El Paso and raised between Juárez and Texas, Adria’s bicultural upbringing along the border deeply informs her cross-sector advocacy across public policy, business, and community engagement. Over her career, she has led strategic initiatives and cross-border partnerships that amplify diverse voices and drive economic and social impact. Adria holds degrees from Texas A&M University and the Harvard Kennedy School and lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We’re here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here.

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Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

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This bonus episode of Tamarindo is from our time guest-hosting for Risk, a storytelling podcast about stories people never dared to share.

Javier Morillo spent his twenties shutting down white men who reduced him to a fantasy. Then country music got its hooks in him, and a conference in Austin put a real cowboy in front of him.

Ximena Ospina is seven when her family leaves Colombia within a month. She starts first grade in Marina, California, able to count to ten and ask for orange juice, and little else. Then story time runs long and she really needs the bathroom. And thanks to Lisa Cantrell & Capital Storytelling, who produced the Sacramento live show where Ximena first told this one!

Leave your comments on the stories and find episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/the-best-of-hispanic-lives-5

You can find all of our Hispanic Lives episodes at risk-show.com/hispaniclives

Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We’re here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here.

SUPPORT OUR SHOW

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TamarindoPodcast

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

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On this episode of Tamarindo, leaders Dr. Regina Davis Moss (In Our Own Voice), Christina Baal-Owens (NAPAWF), and Lupe Rodriguez (Latina Institute) join us to explore the critical intersection of reproductive justice, immigrant rights, and multi-racial coalition building. Learn how anti-immigrant policies and systemic healthcare barriers impact Black, Latina, and AAPI communities and why solidarity is our strongest path forward.

• Dr. Regina Davis Moss (she/her)
  President & CEO, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda
  Dr. Regina Davis Moss is a public health leader, storyteller, and scholar-activist with over two decades of experience bridging evidence and lived experience. A near-miss survivor of maternal mortality with a doctorate in maternal and child health, Dr. Davis Moss dedicates her career to empowering Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people to thrive.
  • Instagram: @blackwomensrj
    
• Christina Baal-Owens (she/her)
  Executive Director, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)
  Christina Baal-Owens brings over 20 years of experience in the immigrants' rights and labor movements to NAPAWF, the only national multi-issue organization building power for AAPI women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals. As the daughter of Filipino immigrants and mother of two daughters, Christina’s work is driven by a deep commitment to dignity, equity, and multi-generational liberation.
  
• Lupe M. Rodríguez (she/ella)
  Executive Director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
  Lupe M. Rodríguez is a nationally recognized activist and reproductive justice thought leader with more than 18 years of experience advancing health equity and community organizing. An immigrant from Mexico and Harvard graduate, Lupe shapes national conversations on healthcare access and coalition building to ensure Latinas and their families can live with safety, dignity, and autonomy.
  • Instagram: @LatinaInstitute | @lupemrodriguez

Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We’re here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com

Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here.

SUPPORT OUR SHOW

Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1

Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TamarindoPodcast

Tamarindo podcast is a Latina-hosted podcast that discuses Latine culture, politics, and personal-development. It is hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval who are both based in Los Angeles. At the intersection of advocacy and self-care, we discuss culture from a progressive Latina lens including political issues, mental health and well-being, and personal development. Our guests are changemakers advancing justice, culture-makers breaking barriers, or healers including therapists and health practitioners promoting the wellbeing of Latinos.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.