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For The Generation
by For the Generation
For The Generation is a podcast that discusses the various tactics of being a first-generation student. Essentially, our goal is to bridge a connection of first-generation students to the world. We hope to promote awareness of the community that these students have and create a comfortable space to share their unique individual stories . “For the Generation” will touch on a diverse group of students to embrace different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. With doing so, listeners will have an opportunity to get an up-close and personal view of the lives of first-gens
Episodes
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We are back
We are back for our last season! Watch to find out why we were gone, what we’ve been up to, and what’s next on For The Gen! Don’t forget to follow us on our other socials!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/forthegen/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@forthegen Youtube -...
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Summer Camp
It's all happening on zoom nowadays. Court hearings, job interviews, and even summer camps. Unfortunately this summer camp's sign up sheet has closed but that shouldn't stop you from checking out what went down. Don’t forget to follow us on our other socials!Instagram - / forthegen Tiktok - /...
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The Last Summer
Catch us talking about a little bit of this and a little bit of that. You won’t find any spoilers over here in the description. Alright, someone loses an eye but we won’t tell you when. Anyways let us know what you think. Were Alexa’s bangs banging, why’d she get rid of them? Is Natalia’s job as...
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Career Updates: Where are we headed?
Hey, Generators join us as we take you along our future career plans for this summer and beyond graduation! Listen as we talk about our last summer of college plans, internship updates, and what we plan on pursuing beyond our time at LMU. Don’t forget to follow us on our other socials! Instagram…
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Study Abroad: First Gen Edition Featuring Jessica Garcia
Hey, Generators join us as we interview Jessica Garcia on the First Gen Study Abroad Experience! Tune in as she gives us the insight on her position as a Study Abroad Program Advisor at LMU, what it's like to Study Abroad as a First Gen Student, and more! Jessica Garcia is a Study Abroad Program...
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For The Gen Chats
Hey, Generators join us and catch up on the random stuff we have been up to! Don’t forget to follow us on our other socials!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/forthegen/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@forthegen Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh12KD6AlRUfdQUSxHsaRSQ Twitter -...
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First-Gen Spotlight with Jordan Pace
Hey, Generators join us as we interview Jordan Pace for our First Gen Spotlight! Listen in as she tells us about her first-gen experience at LMU and how her new business Pa Dekwa is going! Jordan Pace is currently a middle school art teacher in the Long Beach Unified School District and an...
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For The Gen Spring Updates
Hey Generators, we've missed you! We're happy to be back for the spring semester! Join us and catch up on all the latest happenings around LMU and what we've been up to. Bye see you soon! Don’t forget to follow us on our other socials! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/forthegen/ Tiktok -...
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First To Career
In this episode, First to career, we get valuable career advice from Simone Jackson. Simone works in Career and Professional Development as the Associate Director of Graduate Programs and Education Professions at LMU. Join us as we talk career advice, internships, and how to face the job market....
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First Gen in Stem
In this episode, First Gen in Stem we interview Zoe Zidon who is a sophomore mechanical engineering major. She is the Student engagement lead for the Undocumented Student Support Services (USSS), a Peer facilitator for the FTG community, and the Secretary for Resilience. Don’t forget to follow us...
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Unpacking Self-Love: Navigating College as a First-Gen
In this heartfelt episode of For The Generation, we delve deep into the empowering world of self-love as experienced by first-generation college students. Join us as we explore the unique challenges and triumphs faced by these trailblazers in pursuit of higher education. Don’t forget to follow us...
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The First Gen Experience at Brown University
In this episode, we take a look into the first-generation experience at Brown with an interview of Sophia Ordoñez. She is currently a Junior at Brown University and is double majoring in Economics and Public Health. She’s the Campus Engagement Coordinator for the Latinx Student Union, Financial...
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New Character Unlocked
Hi Generators! Join us as we unlock a new character for this season! They're really great and you’ll love them! You’ll understand why it took us so long to show them on camera. Don’t forget to follow us on our other socials! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/forthegen/ Tiktok -...
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For The Gen International : Germany Edition
In this episode, we start of our summer season AKA season 5.5. Listen as we talk about our Germany trip and our summer plans ! Don’t forget to follow us on our other socials! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/forthegen/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@forthegen Youtube -...
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Grad School and Beyond First-Gen Through the Years
In this episode, we kick off the last episode of the First-Gen Through the Years series featuring Emil Sol. Emil Sol is currently the Program Coordinator of the Center for Service and Justice at Loyola High School of Los Angeles, his alma mater. He is also a graduate of LMU’s class of 2022 where…
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Junior & Senior Experience First-Gen Through the Years
In this episode, we kick off episode 2 of First-Gen Through the Years series featuring our guests Natalie Lopez and Veronica Gomez. Natalie Lopez is a Junior Film Production major and double minor in Chicana/o and Latina/o studies and business administration. She has a great deal of experience in...
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First-Gen Through the Years
In this episode, we kick off our First-Gen Through the Years series featuring our firsts guest Vez Claudio and Xion Nelson. Vex is a freshman majoring in Film production with a minor in philosophy. Currently, at LMU he just became a part of the service org Creare. He is next year's director of...
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Sophomore Spring Semester!
Hey Generators! Welcome back to the second half of the Season 5 Episode!! Join us as we talk about the start of the new semester, what we have been up to, and other random LMU stuff! Don’t forget to follow us on our other socials! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/forthegen/ Tiktok -...
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Last One!
It’s just the last episode of the season, but also the year! We’ll be returning next year for season 6 don’t worry. I can assure you that we all have work-study that needs to be fulfilled. Alexa and Natalia are busy right now, so I said I’d take care of the description for once. I’m like 90% sure...
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First-Gen Spotlight with Sean-Ryan Petersen
In this episode, we kick off our First-Gen spotlight series featuring our first guest Sean Ryan-Petersen. He is a senior English major at Loyola Marymount University. He is known for his voice acting in Chadley on the Final Fantasy 7 remake and also voices Valentino on Cartoon networks, Victor…
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Spooky Side of LMU
Hey Generators! Welcome to Season 5 Episode 2, 1st Generation Halloween Edition! Join us as we talk about the scary side of being 1st gen, halloween costumes, and more! Don’t forget to follow us on our other socials! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/forthegen/ Tiktok -...
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Summer Recap + Goals
Welcome to Season 5 generators! In this episode, we talk about our summers, the goals that we have for ourselves for this semester and season 5 of our podcast!
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The First Gen Experience at UCSD + Gaby Cerda interview !
In this episode we take a look into the first generation experience at UCSD with an interview of Gaby Cerda. Gaby Cerda is a first year Political Science major on the Pre-Law Track. Listen as we get to know more about her and her first year experience so far! Don’t forget to follow us on our…
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Unconventional Majors Mini-Series: Animation [Sabrina Rae Gonzales]
In this episode we start off our Unconventional Majors mini series by interviewing Sabrina Rae Gonzales. Sabrina is a first year animation major at LMU, and is also part of the First to go program. Listen as we discuss what it’s like to have a major in the arts, her creative process, and the…
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Seniors to Freshman: The Application Experience
In this episode, we talk about our transition from high school to college and what to expect throughout the application process. We go over how we made our decision to become lions, our own college transition, and share some tips and advice for those who are going through their own application...
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Getting to know us + Memo interview!
This podcast is bridging a connection of first-gen students to the world! In this episode, we introduce ourselves, Natalia Velasco and Alexa Gomez, as the new hosts of season 4! After our brief introduction, we interview the co-founder of this podcast, Guillermo Gonzalez, also known as Memo! Memo...
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Immigration Justice: Part Two
In this episode, we had the amazing opportunity to have a panel with Lizbeth Ramales, a fellow FTG student and Sociology and Chicanx/Latinx double major, and Marissa Montes, Director, and Founder of Loyola Law School’s Immigrant Justice Clinic. She built the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic in...
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Immigration Justice: Part One
In this episode, we had the amazing opportunity to have a panel with Leonardo Dominguez-Ortega, a First To Go Psychology major, and Dr. Claudia Sandoval, a professor in the Political Science department that does research in Race, Immigration, and Black/Latinx relations. We'll discuss immigration...
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MEChA High School Conference
In this episode, we discuss MEChA and the MEChA High School Conference with the amazing Barbara Velasco, the external chair for MEChA. Barbara shares the history of MEChA, the advocacy that they promote, and details about the MEChA High Scool Conference. We hope you enjoy this episode and are...
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Post Grad Life in a Pandemic
In this episode, we had the amazing opportunity to have a panel with two first-generation alumni discussing the challenges and learning curves of post-undergraduate life during a pandemic. We will be joined by Jordan Pace, the Graduate Assistant at the First To Go Program, and Housing Service...
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Celebrating first-gen history in the making: An interview with Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles
In this episode, we begin to celebrate First To Go's 10th year anniversary with the founder of the program, Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles, also known as LT by the higher education and first-gen community. Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles is currently the Director of UCLA's First Year Experience (FYE) Office…
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All Hands on Deck: The Importance of Peer Mentorship
In this episode, we discuss the importance of peer mentorship with the extraordinary Emil Sol, Memo's co-coordinator for First To Go's Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Program. Emil shares a few of his involvements that inspire him to create peer mentorship opportunities, his experience being a mentor and…
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Financial Literacy
Welcome to the 2nd episode of the 3rd season of For the Generation Podcast! In this episode, we go over financial literacy topics with the wonderful Patricia "Patty" Guttierez, an emerging finance professional, an LMU alum, and a dear friend of the First To Go community. Patty shares with us a...
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First-Gen Leaders and Social Justice Advocacy
Welcome to the 1st episode of the 3rd season of For the Generation! In this episode, we had the amazing opportunity to interview the great Raven Yamamoto, a first-gen OG and dedicated activist. We'll be going through their leadership journey, the importance of campus organizing, and how being a...
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You First!: Wellness Check
Welcome to the spring semester of season 2 of For The Generation!! This episode unpacks the psychological and emotional impact of being a student AND first-gen student. In a generation where depression and anxiety are extremely prevalent. We had the pleasure of speaking to Gabriela Pineda, a...
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JC's Jems: Self Care Mini-Episode
We hope you are all hanging in there, we will all prevail. With Finals coming up, JC wanted to share some self-care tips to make sure that you are all prepared as much as possible to tackle your finals. This is also the last episode of this semester. We hope you have an amazing holiday season and...
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Uncovering the First Gen Identity
Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! We hope that you are ready to tackle these next few weeks. In this episode, JC, Memo, and Megan uncover the struggles and strengths of being a first-gen student. They talk about the issues of imposter syndrome and survivors' guilt and how to overcome them as...
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Transfer First Gen
Whew! This is the first episode of the fall y’all! We are so excited to be Back! In a long-overdue episode, JC, Memo, and Ms. Love uncover the intersections of the first-gen and transfer identity. They tackle the stigmas of agism found in higher education and break down the constraint that we are...
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4 the Culture
In this episode, JC and Memo, pay tribute to Black History Month by discussing the intersections of the first-generation identity and being an African-American student. This episode also includes two exclusive interviews, one with Kandyce Mitchell, a freshman at Loyola Marymount University and...
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The First
Tune in to "The First", the very first episode of "For the Generation". In this episode, JC and Memo, the hosts of this podcast, introduce themselves and the podcast. This episode also includes an exclusive interview with Daquan Bass, a senior at Loyola Marymount University. Daquan talks about…
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For The Generation is a podcast that discusses the various tactics of being a first-generation student. Essentially, our goal is to bridge a connection of first-generation students to the world. We hope to promote awareness of the community that these students have and create a comfortable space to share their unique individual stories . “For the Generation” will touch on a diverse group of students to embrace different experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. With doing so, listeners will have an opportunity to get an up-close and personal view of the lives of first-gens
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