What happens when your family assimilates into a culture before you take your first breath? How long is the road to rediscovery of your native identity? What are some of the hurdles we were never told about? Jackie is a professional fine art an

4: identification assimilation with Alicia

Sep 8th, 2020 28m 26s

Chicanismo thrives in many places along the southern border of the U.S. But it’s not often we hear the accounts of our brothers and sisters to the east in Florida. Professional photo journalist Alicia Vera transplanted to Mexico City from Miami

3: structural assimilation with Chito

Sep 8th, 2020 28m 21s

Documentary photographer Francisco “Chito” Banda tells about choosing to grow up on the Mexican side of the El Paso/Juarez border and recalls instances of confusion experiencing the divide between chicanos and Mexicans from Mexico.

2: cultural assimilation with Jesus

Sep 8th, 2020 38m 19s

A designer/curator/model originally from Veracruz, Mexico was uprooted to Chicago at age six. They share philosophies and insights from their life in a beautifully articulate conversation.