Si Yo Fuera Una Canción

If I Were a Song

Hemos creado este podcast como un auto-retrato musical de la gente de Santa Ana, CA.
We've created this podcast as a musical self-portrait of the people of Santa Ana, CA.

¡Que nos escuchemos!
Let's listen to each other!

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Yax Montaño

Entrevistada el día antes de su vigésimo primer cumpleaños, Yax revela una fuente de sabiduría y seriedad digna de una persona ya mayor. En su parecer, el estado de siempre de todxs migrantes, “Ni de aquí ni de allá,” no es necesariamente trágico, sino una oportunidad de conocer mejor a unx mismx.

Interviewed the day before her 21st birthday, Yax reveals a source of wisdom and seriousness worthy of a much older person. In her view, the migrant condition as a person who is “Neither from here nor from there” is not necessarily tragic, but rather an opportunity to know oneself better.

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Laura Pantoja

Desde la adolescencia en el D.F. ha abogado por la justicia social: corre la equidad en la sangre de Laura Pantoja. Nos comparte varios episodios de una juventud mexicana y madurez migrante, desde un punto de vista irónico, sabio, y compasivo.

She has sought social justice since her adolescence in Mexico City; equity flows in Laura Pantoja’s veins. She shares various episodes of a Mexican youth and migrant maturity from an ironic, wise, and compassionate perspective.

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Don Apolonio Cortés

La filosofía de la autosuficiencia radical le ha servido bien durante una vida llena de movimientos y desplazamientos. Sin embargo, casi a pesar de sí mismo, Don Apolonio se ha quedado en Santa Ana 20 años ya, y se ha vuelto activista comunitario. Así ¡espera vivir hasta la edad de 200 años!

A personal philosophy of radical self-sufficiency has served him well during a life full of movement and displacement. Yet almost in spite of himself, Don Apolonio has remained in Santa Ana for 20 years, and become a community activist. And doing this, he means to live until he’s 200 years old!

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EL PARQUE MEMORIAL, CON ALBERCA Y MURALES (MEMORIAL PARK, POOL, AND MURALS)

July 12, 2021

Santa Ana

Memorial Park, at 2102 S. Flower St, is part of a system of public parks established in Santa Ana shortly after World War II; the “memorial” in this case is to those killed in that war…

Supporting Our Homeless Neighbors

July 2, 2021

It’s most likely that those who have the resources and the time to listen to our podcast and read these words, have homes that are at least somewhat secure. Nevertheless, we offer a short list of shelters and help programs for those who don’t have a roof over their heads around Santa Ana.