Being first Gen: Doing Things with Passion

Season 7 Episode 3 

Summary: 

First Generation Students Michelle Castrillo Garcia and Amy Cajamarca Leiva join us on the podcast to talk about their college journeys. Milexy, Xander, Amy and Michelle discuss being Hispanic in Albany and being the first in their family to attend college. From trouble finding good tortillas to machismo and religion, listen in for a special episode. 

Time Stamps: 

0:00 – Guest Introductions 

0:30 – Michelle and Amy’s Majors 

0:57 – What made you want to do your major? What is Human Development? 

2:20 – Long term goals, teaching 

5:00 – Choosing what you like doing instead of money 

5:50 – Xander's change in career choice 

6:55 – Parent opinions/doing things with passion 

10:30 – Being first generation in college 

11:30 – Family Heritage, Visiting  

16:13 – No Tortillas?!?!, Adjusting to Albany as a Hispanic Person 

19:50 – Fitting in, making your own community 

22:00 – First generation program, peer education 

23:00 – Balancing academics, work, transitions 

31:50 – Being a Christian, finding time and place for church 

38:50 – Watching Novelas 

44:40 – Machismo – An extreme sense of masculinity, talking about emotions, pride, vulnerability 

52:30 – Being away from home, guilt or a service to your family? 

1:01:00 – Parents education level, coming to the U.S. 

1:09:00 – Future goals, wrapping things up 

Contributors: 

Milexy Campos (Co-host, Marketing), Xander Guevara (Host, Editing), Angel Gomez (Co-host), Leann Nicholas (Podcast support), Carmen Serrano (Executive Producer), Michelle Castrillo Garcia (Guest), Amy Cajamarca Leiva (Guest). 

Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio. 

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