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This week, Chuck Rocha talks to Greisa Martinez Rosas (@GreisaMartinez), executive director of the nation's largest youth-led network in the country, United We Dream. The pair talk about her family's journey crossing the Rio Grande into the U.S., their shared love of Texas football, why she proudly wears the title of "undocumented and unafraid" and so much more. 

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Ahead of the holiday weekend, Chuck Rocha catches up with New York Times bestselling author Naima Coster (@zafatista). The two talk about the wonderful world of fiction, the deep love she has for Brooklyn, the stories she's writing for her newborn daughter and so much more. 

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In this episode of Nuestro, Chuck Rocha talks to celebrated Chicano cartoonist and activist Lalo Alcaraz (@laloalcaraz) about discovering his artistic talents as a young kid in San Diego, working behind the scenes on the Oscar-winning film COCO, the evolution of political satire over the years and so much more. 

To learn more about Lalo Alcaraz, click here. 

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Former Senior Advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign Chuck Rocha sits down with Jonathan Jayes-Green (@JayesGreenJ). The two talk about Jonathan's childhood split between Panama and Maryland, becoming an early DACA recipient, addressing anti-Blackness in the immigrant rights movement, lessons learned from their time as the Latinx Outreach Director for Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential run, and so m...

In our first episode, Chuck Rocha talks to award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa (@maria_hinojosa) about her family's move from Mexico City to Chicago, becoming one of the first Latina reporters at NPR in the 1980s, the stories that have stuck with her over the years, how she unwinds from it all (hint: pass her the boxing gloves!), and so much more. 

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We've all got a story to tell. Each week, join veteran organizer and political commentator Chuck Rocha as he talks with artists, activists and politicians about the stories that have defined their lives. These stories highlight the rich tapestry of Latinx voices today, while reaching back to our past and paving the way for our collective future. Here on Nuestro, these are our stories to tell. 

The first episode of Nuestro drops ...