Rediscovering Latinidad

👑 A podcast fit for a Queen! 👑 We talked with historians Dr. Ellie Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social & Susan Abernethy @susanabernethy2.bsky.social about the astounding lives of medieval queens & princesses in Iberia & broader Europe. Stay tuned for this episode in October! rediscoveringlatinidad.com

Catching up on podcasts this summer? Learn all about Season 6 of "Rediscovering Latinidad," available wherever you get your podcasts: geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com/2025/06/redi... #latinos #genealogy #familyhistory

Why is Pope Leo XIV invited to the carne asada? We discuss Pope Leo's Peruvian soul, his creole and Black ancestry that was uncovered by internet sleuths, and the legacy of Pope Francis. It's a two-Latino-Pope special! www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

I remember my Latino Studies professor, Dr. Frances Negron-Muntaner, saying that historically, "To be Puerto Rican is to feel shame."

The world's #1 recording artist, Bad Bunny, wearing a Boricua pava into the rarefied, ultra-elite Met Gala is a stunning pop culture moment. ¡Que viva Borinken!

Ending Chancla Culture WE'VE ALL SEEN THOSE MEMES… You know the ones in which the punchline is a […]

Learn more about ending "Chancla Culture" latinxparenting.org/workshop/end...

Don't miss the re-release of our great conversation with Latinx Parenting founder Leslie Priscilla! Learn about #chancla culture, how Latine families can heal, and how to raise future ancestors: www.spreaker.com/episode/re-a...

#Genealogy doesn't have to be an expensive hobby. We cover FREE and low-cost family history resources in our latest episode: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

(With apologies to Norman Rockwell.)

Trump wants to bring "Columbus Day back from the ashes" for "the Italians that love him so much." But was Columbus even Italian in the first place?

We talked with @shamrockgen.bsky.social about Columbus's mysterious (and "Jewish"?) DNA: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi... 🕵🧬

Join us for Fall 2025 at Bronx Community College CUNY. Our faculty publish and research widely in their fields, and they transfer this expertise to the classroom www.bcc.cuny.edu/registrar/sp...

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Listen to our very own Dr. Raquel Otheguy (Associate Professor, History Bronx Community College CUNY) talk about her roots and scholarship #meetbccfaculty #wearebcccuny

ICYMI 🎧 Dr. Raquel Otheguy (Bronx Community College) talks about her roots and scholarship @redisclatinidad.bsky.social

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Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Argentina and Latin America at large, has died at the age of 88, and "Rediscovering Latinidad" reflects on the legacy of one of the 21st century's most influential possessors of Latinidad. Que en paz descanse.

We can't cover all of Cuba's beauty and culture in one episode, but we had fun trying!

Dr. Jane Landers from @vanderbilt.edu and Dr. Raquel Otheguy from @bcccunyhistory.bsky.social unpack Cuba's rich history and heritage: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

¿Asere, qué bolá? Grab a cafecito and listen to our #CUBA episode with two historians: Dr. Jane Landers from SlaveSocieties.org & Dr. Raquel Otheguy from @bcccunyhistory.bsky.social!

Check it out, compay: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

🎥 Tertulia de #cine: We cover the Cuban film "Yuli," based on the life of ballet dancer Carlos Acosta! Listen now 🎞️: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

Don't worry, it's not an "Emilia Perez" episode... it's our #TrueCrime episode about Kate del Castillo & El Chapo!

Plus we give updates on #23andMe declaring bankruptcy and Yolanda Saldivar denied parole: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

Latinx Histories UNC Press is delighted to announce the launch of Latinx Histories, a book series premised on the view that understanding Latinx history is essential to a more complete and complex understanding of the...

@latinxhistories.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Led by series editors @innisjimenez.bsky.social & @loriflores.bsky.social, supported by a dream editorial advisory team, & blessed with an incredible roster of authors, please follow. We're also at uncpress.org/series/latin.... @uncpress.bsky.social

This week's episode of @redisclatinidad.bsky.social follows up on #23andMe declaring bankruptcy and the question of To Delete, or Not to Delete 💀. Tune in Thursday! www.spreaker.com/podcast/redi...

Now's a good time to revisit our episode on the Fall of #23andMe, with genealogists @efsacco.bsky.social & @rrbbgenealogy.bsky.social: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

🎉 🍀 We celebrate #Purim and #StPatricksDay with @shamrockgen.bsky.social from @americanancestors.bsky.social!

We look at Iberia’s Celtic roots, the myth of the “Black Irish,” and whether Columbus really had “Jewish” DNA. 🧬

Check it out for good luck! 🌈 www.spreaker.com/episode/los-...

Another big episode on #CITIZENSHIP!
- History of US citizenship
- Getting citizenship throughout Latin America
- Descendants of Sephardic Jews getting Spanish citizenship
- #FamilySearch tips for find citizenship records
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#genealogy #RootsTech2025 #RootsTech

Do you know about the #FamilySearch Research Wiki? Debbie Gurtler, Assistant Director of the Family History Library, gives us LOTS of advice about how to find #immigration records! www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

This week we cover the history of US #immgration and #deportation! Also, #FamilySearch's Debbie Gurtler tells us how to find your Latin American ancestors’ immigration records: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

(Photo by Accra Shepp, on display now at the International Center of Photography)

#FamilySearch Full-Text Search does it again! Here's how the little search engine that could revealed a possible Colombian gateway ancestor... to two of the most anti-Semitic monarchs in history: geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com/2025/02/colo... #genealogy

Abu Dhabi luxury, Latine excellence! Learn about the tens of thousands of Latinos who live in the UAE, and how @artistsreward.bsky.social met most of them😆: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi... #AbuDhabi #DubaiChocolate

Latinos in Abu Dhabi?!? We be here! Don't miss the new Travel Episode of "Rediscovering Latinidad": www.spreaker.com/podcast/redi... Photos by @artistsreward.bsky.social! 📸

🌍 LATINOS AROUND THE WORLD: Check out @artistsreward.bsky.social's beautiful photos from her recent trip to ABU DHABI! We talk about the UAE's surprising number of Latin American and Latino expats and we try the viral Dubai chocolate! Listen now🧳✈️: www.spreaker.com/episode/redi...

#FamilySearch does it again! Here's how Full-Text Search led me back to my 12th-great-grandparents, their hometown in Basque Country, and a mad conquistador: geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com/2025/02/azca...

Meet my cousin, Manuel the pharmacist! Here's how #FamilySearch full-text search and Google helped me piece together Manuel Joaquín Vásquez's journey from Panama to Massachusetts to Cartagena, Colombia and beyond: geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com/2025/02/full... #genealogy #AI