Latinx/Latine Episodes

78 I The Interpreter Who Sees Everything: Rose Cano on Immigration, Grief, and Real Care
Nov. 17, 2025

78 I The Interpreter Who Sees Everything: Rose Cano on Immigration, G…

Overview: We explore how immigration status profoundly impacts healthcare access, from barriers to benefits and financial assistance, to the psychological toll experienced by patients and families navigating fears of deportat...

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77 I Your Hands on the Wheel: Rose Cano Teaches Us How Stories Drive Healthcare
Nov. 4, 2025

77 I Your Hands on the Wheel: Rose Cano Teaches Us How Stories Drive …

Overview: We explore the powerful intersection of healthcare and thearts with our guest, Rose Cano—a Spanish medical interpreter, playwright, and cultural mediator specializing in type 2 diabetes care for Spanish-speaking pa...

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38 I Navigating Machismo, LGBTQ+ Identity, and Mental Health in Latino Communities  (Fernanda Mazcot)
Jan. 24, 2024

38 I Navigating Machismo, LGBTQ+ Identity, and Mental Health in Latin…

Summary: In this episode, we continue the conversation with guest Fernanda Mazcot about the challenges of mental health accessibility, focusing on the value of drop-in services in breaking down barriers and making mental heal...

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37 I Solutions to the Mental Health Crisis—Culturally Responsive Mental Healthcare by BIPOC, for BIPOC Communities (Fernanda Mazcot)
Jan. 18, 2024

37 I Solutions to the Mental Health Crisis—Culturally Responsive Ment…

Summary: In this episode, we discuss the challenges and barriers individuals from different cultures face in accessing mental health support, featuring guest Fernanda Mazcot. We explore the stigma and perceptions of mental il...

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22 I Latine/Using Community Health Workers to Care for the Undocumented (Dr. Ponce-Gonzalez)
June 26, 2023

22 I Latine/Using Community Health Workers to Care for the Undocument…

When I first met Dr. Ponce Gonzalez, I was struck by her passion for the Latinx community and her dedication to making a difference in their lives. In today's episode, I had the privilege of sitting down with her to discuss t...

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21 I Latine/Caring for Undocumented Latinx Patients Through Illness Narratives (Dr. Odette Zero)
June 13, 2023

21 I Latine/Caring for Undocumented Latinx Patients Through Illness N…

Be part of our community by visiting https://www.healthcareforhumans.org/support/ . Follow us on Instagram @healthcareforhumanspodcast How can we make sense of suffering and create meaning in our lives through illness narrati...

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19 I Latine/Afro-Latinx—What Do You Mean Black AND Latinx? Navigating Racial and Coloristic Oppression as an Afro-Latina (Sandra Huber)
May 14, 2023

19 I Latine/Afro-Latinx—What Do You Mean Black AND Latinx? Navigating…

In this episode, we dive deep into the Afro-Latino Latinx identity, as experienced by Sandra Huber from Panama to the United States, where her identity shifted from being simply Panamanian to being labeled as Hispanic, Latina...

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18 I Latine/DACA-From Undocumented Immigrant to Family Medicine Doctor: The IMPACT of DACA (Ale Duran)
April 24, 2023

18 I Latine/DACA-From Undocumented Immigrant to Family Medicine Docto…

In this episode, I share the inspiring journey of Dr. Duran, a family medicine resident who immigrated to the US from Mexico at the age of 14. Despite facing obstacles such as being undocumented and not having a Social Securi...

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17 I Latine/Mexican—What's the Real Story about Mexican Immigration to the US? (Dr. Jerry Garcia)
April 11, 2023

17 I Latine/Mexican—What's the Real Story about Mexican Immigration t…

In this episode of Healthcare for Humans, we talked to Dr. Garcia again and delve into the often-overlooked history of Mexican immigration in the United States and its connection to the labor market. From desperate times to d...

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16 i Latine—Wait, or is it supposed to be Hispanic, Latino, Latinx or Chicano? (Dr. Jerry Garcia, Daniel Padron)
March 30, 2023

16 i Latine—Wait, or is it supposed to be Hispanic, Latino, Latinx or…

Dr. Jerry Garcia is a professor at Texas Christian University with expertise in teaching Chicano/Latino Studies, US History, and Mexican History. He was previously the Vice President for Educational Programs at Sea Mar Museum...

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