East Side Rose

Episodes

1. 21

   Quarantine Life

   Obed Silva interviews Carlos Centeno along with two Puente Program students, Ramon Morales and Ana Velez.

   Apr 11, 2020

   55m
2. 20

   Weight of Words

   ELAC student, Evan Hill, shares several personal vignettes with host Obed Silva.

   Mar 28, 2020

   38m
3. 19

   Sowing the Seeds

   Dolores Carlos, Professor of English at East Los Angeles College (ELAC), shares a reflection, "Steven", about an ailing friend with host Obed Silva. Carlos, who attended ELAC as a student, currently teaches English composition at ELAC.

   Dec 23, 2019

   35m
4. 18

   Powered by Imagination

   Host Obed Silva discussed imagination and poetry in prose with ELAC student Jairo Perez.

   Oct 14, 2019

   33m
5. 17

   Two Poets

   Guests Violeta Tablilla-Esquivel and Crystal Ruby Juarez share poetry and discuss life challenges with host Obed Silva.

   Aug 31, 2019

   30m
6. 16

   Being Vulnerable

   ELAC English major, Eros Saldana, reads a personal story about the loss of a family member with host Obed Silva. Saldana discusses poetry, men's issues and familial support.

   Jun 4, 2019

   36m
7. 15

   Reminiscing Through Writing

   Patty Godinez, Professor of English at East Los Angeles College (ELAC), reads two pieces about growing up in Orange County in the 1990s and discusses her educational path with host Obed Silva.

   Mar 16, 2019

   51m
8. 14

   Value of Art

   Pilar Tompkins Rivas, Director of the Vincent Price Art Museum(VPAM) at East Los Angeles College (ELAC), discusses her education, the art market and her role as an art museum director.

   Feb 15, 2019

   34m
9. 13

   Strength of Character

   ELAC English major, Mark Nardone, reads from his narrative "Horizon" and discusses art, writing and education with host Obed Silva.

   Nov 26, 2018

   28m
10. 12

    Prepared and Fearless

    ELAC communications major, Kaitlyn Gonzalez, reads poetry and discusses identity, the ELAC Speech Team, and personal growth host Obed Silva.

    Nov 19, 2018

    46m
11. 11

    LA All Day

    Professor and writer, Mike Sonksen @MIkethepoetla, reads poetry and discusses LA history with host Obed Silva

    Sep 20, 2018

    32m
12. 10

    Live Poetry Reading Part 2

    End of the academic year poetry reading event (part 2 of 2) featuring: Sara Borjas, La Poeta Violeta, Alana de Hinojosa, Joseph Rios, Jesus Ruiz, Michelle Esquivel, Christopher Barba, and Andres.

    Jul 15, 2018

    31m
13. 9

    Live Poetry Reading Part 1

    End of the academic year poetry reading event featuring: Mark Nardone, Jairo Perez, Albert Romero, Kaitlyn Gonzalez, Irene Sanchez, Matt Sedillo, Crystal Juarez, Obed Silva, and Henry Chow

    Jul 15, 2018

    42m
14. 8

    Watch Me

    Dafne Macias, an English major at East Los Angeles College, shares two of her poems with host Obed Silva. Macias is transferring in the Fall of 2018 to the University of California system. Her goal is to become a professor of literature.

    Jun 8, 2018

    24m
15. 7

    Love Poems

    Natalie Morales, adjunct professor at East LA College and Pasadena City College, shares three poems with host Obed Silva. She has been penning poems since the age of 10, and she is currently working on a chapbook of visual poems. Morales is also an editor of the Pomona Valley Review

    May 7, 2018

    23m
16. 6

    Complete Opposites

    Fernando Jimenez, Associate Professor of English at East Los Angeles College (ELAC), shares excerpts from his story "Chin On Chest" and discusses diversity within the Latino community with host Obed Silva. Jimenez, who grew up in East Los Angeles, currently teaches courses in Humanities,...

    May 4, 2018

    28m
17. 5

    Brown is Beautiful

    Monserrat G. Aguilar, a transfer student from East Los Angeles College (ELAC) to UC Santa Cruz, shares a poem titled "The Perfect Woman". Aguilar is an undocumented scholar majoring in Literature. She fell in love with reading as child learning a new language, but never thought about writing...

    Feb 22, 2018

    11m
18. 4

    Rebirth of Cuentos

    Albert Romero, an ELAC English major, shares excerpts from his tale "Incident at Cactus Fruit Creek", a story which includes Mexican folklore. Host Obed Silva discusses the purposes of cuentos. Mentioned in this episode: Cucuy and La Llorona

    Feb 15, 2018

    15m
19. 3

    A Clean Start

    Stephanie Ochoa shares her first-person narrative about living through the separation of her parents as a teenager. Ochoa discusses depression, cleaning and healing with professor Obed Silva. Ochoa is currently working toward her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutritional Science at California…

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    Dec 11, 2017

    13m
20. 2

    Helping Others Tell Their Stories

    Christian Siguenza, ELAC English major, reads a poem about his grandfather and shares the story behind the poem with host Obed Silva. Siguenza discusses writing as a way to uncover family history and to understand the Central American Angeleno experience. Mentioned in this episode: Movie: Voces...

    Nov 6, 2017

    14m
21. 1

    Teaser

    Professor Obed Silva, host of the podcast, describes the inspiration, origin and format for the show in this teaser episode. The East Side Rose podcast is developed by the East Los Angeles College Writers Society students and is produced by Gregory Mena. The East Side Rose Podcast is a companion...

    Nov 1, 2017

    1m