On this episode we are joined by friends and family who are of "mixed" heritage. Their mestizaje is not coming from the historical mix but a more recent inter-mixed family. Our panel of modern mestizos speak about how they navigate this for themselves and what it is that they find along their journey as they live with people who may not understand their mixedness. So, sientase en casa, make yourself at home, and let’s get started.
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Meet Our Guests
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Dr. Nathan Cartagena
Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College (IL), where he teach courses on race, justice, and political philosophy. He also serves as the faculty advisor for Unidad Cristiana, a student group working to enhance Christian unity and celebrate Latina/o cultures. A committed churchman, he seeks to answer a vexing question: What should discipleship and sanctification look like in a racialized world?
Natalia Kohn Rivera
Special projects coordinator for InterVarsity's LaFe ministry and campus staff in southern California and also serves on staff at the Pasadena International House of Prayer, where she trains people in prayer and worship and leads teams on trips to the Middle East. She was born in Argentina and grew up in the United States as a biracial Latina.
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Dr. Robert Chao Romero
Rev. Dr. Robert Chao Romero is "Asian-Latino," and has been a professor of Chicana/o Studies and Asian American Studies at UCLA since 2005. He received his Ph.D. from UCLA in Latin American History and his Juris Doctor from U.C. Berkeley. Romero is award winning writer, publishing 15 academic books and articles on issues of race, immigration, history, education, and religion.
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Evangelina Morales
Evangelina Morales holds a Masters of Education from Concordia University. She has published articles on the topic of diversity and working with children. She is currently a Spanish teacher and Diversity coordinator for Prestonwood Christian Academy.