Episodes

  • Interview with Jose Villa, President of Sensis

    Interview with Jose Villa, President of Sensis
    Mar 18 2025
    Join us as we speak to U.S. born Jose Villa, son of Cuban immigrants. Villa shares tales of his bicultural youth, including his journey from ESL to applying to college without parental guidance. He gives us a peek as to how he’s integrated his multiple monikers (Jose, Joe, Cheo) to develop a single, confident identity. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Interview with Rosa Alonso, Little Miss Translator

    Interview with Rosa Alonso, Little Miss Translator
    Mar 11 2025
    Join us as we speak to esteemed, Cuban-born, marketing and media executive, Rosa Alonso as she shares her story. Raised in NY in a multigenerational environment, she came to the U.S. from Spain at the age of 13. The new culture created conflict, changed her role in the family, and distanced her from her background. The power of music brought her back to her roots. Hear her story. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Interview with Deacon Charlie, CEO of Black/Brown

    Interview with Deacon Charlie, CEO of Black/Brown
    Mar 4 2025
    Join us as we speak to Charlie Echeverry, a U.S. born son of Colombian immigrants, Charlie was raised outside of the U.S. (Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela and St. Thomas) until high school, when the family returned to the U.S. A very atypical upbringing filled with everything from culture clashes to the role of cultural interpreter, only to return to his cultural roots after taking a job at a Hispanic media company. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • All Aboard: Miriam’s Arrival, the Birth of Empathy, and the Return of Insecurity

    All Aboard: Miriam’s Arrival, the Birth of Empathy, and the Return of Insecurity
    Feb 25 2025
    In this episode, a new classmate triggers multiple, unwelcome feelings for MariVi, and challenging scenarios. Questions regarding who MariVi truly is arise, as she faces a student who is very similar to MariVi, yet different. Uncertainty and uneasiness return to her school life. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • All Aboard: LacaVi, Gordo, Abuelita & Dominoes

    All Aboard: LacaVi, Gordo, Abuelita & Dominoes
    Feb 18 2025
    In this episode, sibling rivalry creeps in and Abuelita continues her role of nurturer and Lady Wisdom. Though MariVi was interested in Spelling Bees, the evening ends with a favored Latino game, Dominos. Again, a reminder, that MariVi’s household is Hispanic, not American. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 mins
  • All Aboard: The Magic of Spelling, Jump Rope & Bicultural Thinking

    All Aboard: The Magic of Spelling, Jump Rope & Bicultural Thinking
    Feb 11 2025
    In this episode, MariVi masters the English language for reasons she’s unaware of, and realizes that without her Latina side, she would miss out on critical familial relationships. Her bicultural station becomes increasingly evident. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • Interview with PR Maven Claudia Santa Cruz

    Interview with PR Maven Claudia Santa Cruz
    Feb 4 2025
    Join us as Santa Cruz shares her Peruvian background, and her upbringing in Bolivia, the Philippines, Norway and the U.S. Hear her stories of living in a typical, and strict, Latino household. Regardless of what part of the world she was in, she had to navigate numerous culture clashes and translate and interpret for her relatives. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Interview with Marketing Entrepreneur Lupe de los Santos

    Interview with Marketing Entrepreneur Lupe de los Santos
    Jan 28 2025
    Join us as we speak to de los Santos, born and raised as a south Texan with Mexican roots. Hear stories of his atypical youth, his first brush with discrimination, and how he’s used his unique childhood experiences and biculturalism to help corporate America navigate authentic and resonant Hispanic marketing efforts. Are you raising a bilingual and bicultural child? Add MariVi the Master Navigator to your child’s bookshelf! Click here to read children’s books in English and español. Join Our Familia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemarivi/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/wearemarivi Instagram: www.instagram.com/wearemarivi/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WeareMariVi Threads: www.threads.net/@wearemarivi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins