Episodes

Ecuadorean born, a child witness to domestic violence, this young Latina advocate does incredible work providing services to victims of teen dating violence, including organizing the annual #NYCTeenWalk which has grown an incredible amount throughout the years. We talk about …

Enjoyed talking with him about his perspective as a Salvadoran immigrant arriving at 15 to North Carolina, LGBTQ spaces and coming out, his mathematical talents, his view on why the immigration reform movement has slowed down in recent years, and …

Excited to be joined by Dulce; a passionate up and coming community organizer on Long Island, her activism was being molded since 2006: she tells the harrowing account of living in the same neighborhood as one of the leaders of …

Lynda Nguyen's mission is to 'make racial equity sexy' -- and she's my guest on The@HendelMedia Project! We talk about her family's Vietnamese refugee heritage, her awesome chalkboard paint, how 'intersectionality' has been a big part of her schooling/ career; …

Jazmin is a student who is incredibly passionate and active in her immigrant rights work; we get into some pretty juicy conversations about her family’s journey from Mexico to Minnesota, bullying, DACA recipients that do not want to be called …

"The process behind the " My Time In Line" immigration series on Medium" by Hendel Leiva

I talk about a video of someone rolling up on day laborers to make a DJ Khaled meme; it's someone's father, brother, or uncle they're trying to make a joke of. I also talk about how this is a result …

Nataly gets REAL about her struggles as a college student, depression & mental health, why she stepped back from the cameras, advice for new youth activists, and calls for a change in leadership at the top of the divided immigration …

In this episode, I interview Melissa Portillo, an extremely passionate NYC immigrant rights activist.

(HOST) My reaction to Long Island police sergeant not charged for stealing from undocumented drivers by Hendel Leiva

In this episode I speak on a disturbing incident where a DACA recipient committed a heinous crime -- however, I believe his DACA status comes second to his crime, and the immigrant rights movement should denounce it publicly to protect …

"My husband from Italy, was undocumented for eight years" by Hendel Leiva

The effects of deportation raids; American Privilege

Are the national deportation raids a preview of what happens if DACA is overturned?