Spanish S.W.A.G. Program Expands Statewide, VOCES Teams with U of M, & a Dearborn Family Departs U.S.

Read the articles at EL CENTRALmedia.com!In this week’s edition of EL PULSO, we report on a Detroit educator expanding a Spanish learning program built around culture, identity, and real-world use across Michigan.In Southwest Detroit, residents are partnering with VOCES and the University of Michigan to document more than a century of Latino history through oral storytelling workshops rooted in the community. We also follow one Dearborn family’s decision to leave the United States after a deportation, reflecting the difficult choices immigrant households across Michigan are facing. Plus, more than 100 Detroit students step onto a Southwest construction site to train alongside skilled trades workers, as demand for these careers continues to grow statewide. We cover Detroit’s new summer safety plan focused on youth engagement and prevention, and check in on Detroit City FC after a road loss as the team looks for its first away win of the season. The articles mentioned in this episode are published throughout the week at ELCENTRALmedia.com, with new stories dropping Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday.🎧 New episodes every Thursday on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Hosted by Michael D. Gutierrez