Episode 19: Coming to America Amidst its Turmoil

On today’s episode I spoke with Sandra Botero. She is the mastermind behind Hero Couture. 

Imagine coming to the United States 3 days before a monumental historic tragedy.  You don’t know the language and you do not understand what the anger is all about. That is the climate her family found themselves in. Her father came to the U.S. and secured a residency and her mother became a housewife. The idea of the America she had in her mind was truly different than what she was faced with. Despite that her ingenuity on how to try to communicate was incredible.

We discuss racism and micro aggressions.  Before we didn't identify them as such. Now we are learning to identify that things like, "you don't sound/look Latina" are a form of microagressions. I hope that as we are identifying these comments we learn to use our power to stop them.

We also discuss how our translations in Spanish don't always have the same meaning in English. As it is a hot topic at my house I found a way to relate to a fellow Latina in my frustrations. I hope that by these conversations most of you start understanding that you are not alone. That our Latina/o brains work overtime and there is true beauty in our imperfections.

Follow Sandra Botero @heroicouture Designs for women that love the chic geek look. She highlights WonderWoman and RBG in all of their power!