Terrifying Times for Immigrants in America and Cristina Jimínez is Incredibly Hopeful

Podcast: Depresh Mode with John Moe · John Moe, Maximum Fun

Opublikowano: 2026-05-18

This episode of the show is about America, ultimately. We’re joined by Cristina Jimínez, author of the memoir Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear into Pride, Power, and Real Change and MacArthur genius grant recipient for a discussion of mental health in the immigrant and undocumented immigrant communities in light of events like the ICE surge, 9/11, and January 6th. Cristina fled Ecuador with her family when she was 13, landed in Queens, and, despite a lot of complicating factors having to do with legal status, went to college and graduate school. She was one of the founders of...