CON GANAS was produced and edited by Bobbie Bermúdez. This blog and podcast were made for the UOregon Latino Roots project. This podcast focuses on the importance of advocacy for the Latinx community and analyzing the different struggles immigrants in America face. Each episode features a unique guest that brings new insights into how diverse and resilient immigrants can be!
Adriana Miranda, executive director of CAUSA https://causaoregon.org/
This is the first episode of the CON GANAS podcast, where we sit down with Adriana Miranda. Adriana is a Mexicana living in OR and a dedicated advocate for her Latinx community. She is the executive director of Causa, Oregon’s immigrant rights organization located in Salem.
In this episode, Adriana shares her vivid memories of crossing the border, the hustle of starting a new life in OR and her parents’ undying perseverance to keep their Mexican culture alive. This podcast also touches on the human cost of immigration laws, such as IRCA and the SAW programs of 1986, which provided a path to citizenship for millions such as the Miranda family.
LISTEN TO EPISODE 1 NOW:
Links worth checking out:
*Causa website : https://causaoregon.org/
*Oregon Worker Relief Fund: https://causaoregon.org/oregon-worker-relief-fund/
*Latino Roots project at UOregon: https://latinoroots.uoregon.edu/archives/
*Cliff Notes video of US immigration history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBSZwde070c
MEMORIES FROM ADRIANA’S CHILDHOOD
First job at 4 years old: Adriana collecting fishing worms with her brother.
Adriana’s next job was picking cherries with her father in the fields of Keizer, OR. She recalls she had to quit after she started kindergarten.
Childhood Memories:
Adriana and her brother posing in front of their Dad’s Bronco in OR. This was one of the Miranda family’s first big purchases and Adriana has fond memories of the old Bronco that lasted for years.
Milestones : Birthdays – The Miranda family celebrating one of their first birthdays in the USA.
No birthday is quite complete without a cake in the face.
Milestones: Disney Trip Adriana fondly remembers one of her first family trips to Disney in CA. She had dreamt of going to the amusement park for years.
Milestones: Graduation
Adriana makes the Miranda family proud by earning her high school diploma. She is the first in her family to complete high school in the USA.
Thank you for taking the time to listen to the first episode of my podcast! Best, Bobbie Bermúdez
bxb@uoregon.edu
