Exploring the immigrant condition through each individuals unique story.
Join me in English and in Spanish, as we touch on all types of social and cultural subjects as immigrants and foreigners through stand alone opinion based episodes, one-on-one interviews on 'Enigma' and discuss with leaders in the communities that contirbute to our social change and dynamic in 'En Mi Comunidad'.
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Exploring the immigrant condition through each individuals unique story.
Join me in English and in Spanish, as we touch on all types of social and cultural subjects as immigrants and foreigners through stand alone opinion based episodes, one-on-one interviews on 'Enigma' and discuss with leaders in the communities that contirbute to our social change and dynamic in 'En Mi Comunidad'.
The ESL Sessions Presents: "En Mi Comunidad - Javier Rojas, @Deported Artist"
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The ESL Sessions Presents: "En Mi Comunidad - Javier Rojas, @Deported Artist"
What happens after your are deported? Who gains moniteeraly and benefits from overreaching laws, punishment and violations of your constitutional rights? And after being forcibly being removed from the united states how do you start all over again, in your country of brith that you have never lived in?
In this episodes, i am joined by an individual who has exerienced these violations of his rights, and revocation of his legal status due to the laws, inacted int the state of California. Through his experience with their judicial system, incaceration, and being volunterally forced, into the California inmate fire fighter crew he recounts his experience with ICE air in 2014. After arriving in Mexico working in the outsource world of call center services, he rediscovers his passion for art, and its power to be a driving force for messages of change. From painting small cultural pieces to murals on the US/México border, we explore his journey as not only a deported individual but as an artist and activist... en mi comunidad.
The ESL Sessions
Exploring the immigrant condition through each individuals unique story.
Join me in English and in Spanish, as we touch on all types of social and cultural subjects as immigrants and foreigners through stand alone opinion based episodes, one-on-one interviews on 'Enigma' and discuss with leaders in the communities that contirbute to our social change and dynamic in 'En Mi Comunidad'.
