A Revolutionary Love Letter

A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all the things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective.

Unseen with Set and Pedro Part 2 05/05/2024

Unseen with Set and Pedro Part 2 In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Filmmaker Set Hernandez and Pedro about their documentary film UNSEEN (2023). The story captures seven years of Pedro's life, as he navigates the U.S. soceity as a blind undocumented immigrant and aspiring social worker. In the second part of our conversation with Set and Pedro, we turn to the DREAMer narrative and who is left out when we individualize or amplify only one kind of narrative: the able bodied, aspiring, working body. You can stream Unseen on PBS.ORG/POV or the PBS app until June 16, 2024. We hope you enjoy this episode. Find our Show Notes and Transcript: https://bit.ly/S3EP8_Shownotes-Transcript /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/31128183

Unseen with Pedro and Set Part 1 04/21/2024

Unseen with Pedro and Set Part 1 In this week's episode, we speak with Filmmaker Set Hernandez and Pedro about their documentary film UNSEEN (2023). The story captures seven years of Pedro's life, as he navigates the U.S. soceity as a blind undocumented immigrant and aspiring social worker. In the first part of our conversation with Set and Pedro, we talk through the intersections of immigration, disability, and citizenship. You can stream Unseen on PBS.ORG/POV or the PBS app until June 16, 2024. We hope you enjoy this episode. For Transcript --https://bit.ly/S3EP7_Shownotes-Transcript /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/30914858

On unsettling migrant poetics with Jennifer Tamayo Part 2 01/22/2024

On unsettling migrant poetics with Jennifer Tamayo Part 2 We continue our conversation with Jennifer Tamayo, a poet, educator, and organizer. Jennifer is the author of the visual art and poetry collection [Red Missed Aches, Read Mistakes, Red Mistakes, Read Missed Aches] (2011), YOU DA ONE (2017), to kill the future in the present (2018), and bruise/bruise/break (2022). In this episode, Jennifer reads two of their poems: "THERE'S A WOUND ON MY THROAT" and "Jennifer, Jeniffer, Jenniffer, Jennif(f)er." We hope you enjoy this week's episode. For Shownotes and Transcript --https://bit.ly/S3EP6_Shownotes-Transcript /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/29585488

On unsettling migrant poetics with Jennifer Tamayo 01/07/2024

On unsettling migrant poetics with Jennifer Tamayo In this week's episode, we speak with Jennifer Tamayo, a poet, educator, and organizer. Jennifer is the author of the visual art and poetry collection [Red Missed Aches, Read Mistakes, Red Mistakes, Read Missed Aches] (2011), YOU DA ONE (2017), to kill the future in the present (2018), and bruise/bruise/break (2022). In the first part of our almost two-hour long conversation with Jennifer, we delve into Jennifer's visual art work and practice; migrant poetics and migrant radical politics; of being unsettled; and rejecting settler colonial poetics. We hope you enjoy this episode. For Shownotes and Transcript --https://bit.ly/S3EP5_Shownotes-Transcript /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/29370368

On Anger with Eunsoo Jeong Part 2 12/17/2023

On Anger with Eunsoo Jeong Part 2 In this week's episode, continue our conversation with with comic artist, zine creator, color designer Eunsoo Jeong, a.k.a. Koreangry. Her zine and comic series KOREANGRY addresses issues of racism, anti-blackness, sexism, xenophobia, immigration and mental health. In part 2 of our conversation, Eunsoo shares her artistic practices and how to center joy, when you are pursuing your artistic practice. For Shownotes and Transcript --https://bit.ly/S3EP4_Shownotes-Transcript /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/29112663

On Anger: with Eunsoo Jeong of KOREANGRY Part 1 12/03/2023

On Anger: with Eunsoo Jeong of KOREANGRY Part 1 In this week's episode, we speak with comic artist, zine creator, color designer Eunsoo Jeong, a.k.a. Koreangry. Her zine and comic series KOREANGRY addresses issues of racism, anti-blackness, sexism, xenophobia, immigration and mental health. In part 1 of our conversation, we talk about Eunsoo's apporach to anger, how she built her community through zine and comic creation, and making love to hot saucy Korean Fried Chicken. For Shownotes and Transcript --https://bit.ly/S3EP3_Shownotes-Transcript A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/28900683

A Conversation with Katherine Sarwopeni Antarikso Part 2 10/15/2023

A Conversation with Katherine Sarwopeni Antarikso Part 2 In this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Katherine Sarwopeni Antarikso about her poetry chapbook, "The Accidental Immigrant." We talk about the history of sugar in Indonesia and Katherine's relationship to the archive. For Shownotes and Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/28317557

A Conversation with Katherine Sarwopeni Antarikso Part 1 10/01/2023

A Conversation with Katherine Sarwopeni Antarikso Part 1 In this week's episode, we speak with Katherine Sarwopeni Antarikso about her poetry chapbook, "The Accidental Immigrant," as well as her work as a community organizer and archivist in Philadelphia. For Shownotes and Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/28179248

Interrogating Citizenship with Harsha Walia Part 2 06/19/2023

Interrogating Citizenship with Harsha Walia Part 2 On this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Harsha Walia, author of Border and Rule (2021) and Undoing Border Imperialism (2013). We discuss the importance of understanding borders through an internationalist perspective, and how all organizing is care work. Trained in the law, Harsha Walia is a community organizer and campaigner in migrant justice, anti-capitalist feminist, and anti-imperialist movements including No One Is Illegal and Women's Memorial March Committee. For Show Notes & Transcript -- https://bit.ly/S2E9_shownotes-transcript A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/27189138

Interrogating Citizenship with Harsha Walia Part 1 06/04/2023

Interrogating Citizenship with Harsha Walia Part 1 On this week's episode, we speak with Harsha Walia, author of Border and Rule (2021) and Undoing Border Imperialism (2013). Trained in the law, Harsha Walia is a community organizer and campaigner in migrant justice, anti-capitalist feminist, and anti-imperialist movements including No One Is Illegal and Women's Memorial March Committee. Harsha is here to chat with us about citizenship. For Show Notes & Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/27041286

On Migrant Palimpsest: with poet Wo Chan Part 2 05/21/2023

On Migrant Palimpsest: with poet Wo Chan Part 2 On this week's episode, we continue our conversation on migrant palimpsest with poet and drag performer, Wo Chan (aka The Illustrious Pearl). Wo shares with us what it was like to write through a deportation process and what drag means to them. You can purchase Wo's book, Togetherness, published by Night Boat books here: For Show Notes & Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/26903580

On Migrant Palimpsest: with poet Wo Chan Part 1 05/07/2023

On Migrant Palimpsest: with poet Wo Chan Part 1 On this week's episode, we speak with poet and draf performer, Wo Chan (aka The Illustrious Pearl) about their book of poetry titled, Togetherness published by Nightboat Books. Togetherness is the winner of the 2023 Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature. In our episode, Wo Chan shares their approach to the title and the cover of the book. For Show Notes & Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/26761386

On Trains, Arriving, and Chosen Family: A conversation with poet danilo machado Part 2 04/16/2023

On Trains, Arriving, and Chosen Family: A conversation with poet danilo machado Part 2 On this week's episode, we continue our conversation with poet danilo machado to talk about their poetry collection, This is your receipt and is not your ticket for travel, with FaintLine Press. We have the immense pleasure of hearing danilo read their poem, "Walking poem for Bo and Claire." For Show Notes & Transcript -- https://bit.ly/S2Ep5_shownotes-transcript A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/26556582

On Trains, Arriving, and Chosen Family: A conversation with poet danilo machado Part 1 04/02/2023

On Trains, Arriving, and Chosen Family: A conversation with poet danilo machado Part 1 On this week's episode, we invited poet danilo machado to talk about their upcoming poetry collection, This is your receipt and is not your ticket for travel, coming out soon with FaintLine Press. We have a history of weaving and suturing writing together. We talk about trains, on arriving (or not arriving), and on chosen families/calderas that hold. For Show Notes & Transcript -- https://bit.ly/S2Ep4_shownotes-transcript-revised A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/26418642

Unsung America with Prerna Lal Part 2 03/19/2023

Unsung America with Prerna Lal Part 2 On this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Prerna Lal, author of Unsung America: Immigrant Trailblazers and Our Fight for Freedom, and a pivotal leader of the undocumented immigrant youth movement. We reflect on how DACA was won through staunch activism by undocumented immigrants. Prerna reminds us that there are multiple tacticsthat makes up a movement, and most importantly, that the leaders of the movements must be those most impacted. For Show Notes & Transcript -- https://bit.ly/S2Ep3_shownotes-transcript A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/26267499

Unsung America with Prerna Lal Part 1 03/05/2023

Unsung America with Prerna Lal Part 1 On this week's episode, we invited a very special guest, Prerna Lal. Prerna is an immigration lawyer, author of Unsung America: Immigrant Trailblazers and Our Fight for Freedom, and a pivotal leader of the undocumented immigrant youth movement. For Show Notes & Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/26124318

Season 2 Returns..! 02/19/2023

Season 2 Returns..! Listeners, we are back! On today's episode, Keish and Angel reflect back on the Radical Kindship series conversation with poet danilo machado and Dr. Alan Pelaez Lopez. For Show Notes & Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/25972491

On Trains: Radical Kinship Series 02/06/2023

On Trains: Radical Kinship Series This is a bonus episode, originally recorded on February 10, 2022 as part of the , organized by Dr. Alan Pelaez Lopez. The talks highlighted undocumented and formerly undocumented scholars and artists who write about citizenship and illegality, undocumented and unauthorized migration, settler colonialism, and or the global circuit of forced migration. Keish and I decided that we wanted to talk about the word trains to think about the history of labor, dispossession, displacement, and fugitivity. The Radical Kinship Series co-sponsored by the On the Same Page Program, the Multicultural Community Center, the Undocumented Student Program, and the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative at UC Berkeley. For Show Notes & Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/25837923

On Work: with Luna X Moya Part 2 11/21/2021

On Work: with Luna X Moya Part 2 On this week's episode, we continue our conversation with documentary filmmaker Luna X Moya on their film vignette, What the Pier Gave Us, which was recently screened at BAMCinemaFest and Un Colectivo Recuerda For Show Notes & Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/21234356

On Work: with Luna X Moya Part 1 11/06/2021

On Work: with Luna X Moya Part 1 On this week's episode, we speak with documentary filmmaker Luna X Moya on their film vignette, What the Pier Gave Us, which was recently screened at BAMCinemaFest and Un Colectivo Recuerda For Show Notes & Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/21073172

On Trains: with Miko Revereza Part 2 10/03/2021

On Trains: with Miko Revereza Part 2 On this week's episode, we continue our conversation with filmmaker Miko Revereza on modern fugitivism, paranoia, and slowness of riding trains as an undocumented im/migrant. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/20680610

On Trains: with Miko Revereza Part 1 09/18/2021

On Trains: with Miko Revereza Part 1 On this week's episode, we speak to filmmaker Miko Revereza on modern fugitivism, paranoia, and slowness of riding trains as an undocumented im/migrant. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/20519321

Mid-season recap with Jenny part 2 09/05/2021

Mid-season recap with Jenny part 2 We continue our mid-szn recap conversation, asking each other, What is doing too much? How do we address feeling that we're doing too much? We also share our own wellness practices that help us navigate day-to-day life. For show notes & transcript -- /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/20372195

Mid-Season Recap with Jenny part 1 08/15/2021

Mid-Season Recap with Jenny part 1 We're halfway through Season 1! Our friend Jenny joins us for this mid-szn recap, where we ask, "What does it mean to be quote-unquote undocumented? Is it an identity? Should we center organizing work around this quote-unquote identity of being quote-unquote undocumented?" For show notes & transcript -- /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/20145470

On Wellness: with Soultree part 2 08/01/2021

On Wellness: with Soultree part 2 On this week's episode, we continue our conversation with Soultree to talk about wellness practices, queer undocumented joy on settler land, and how to take care of each other. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/19936628

On Wellness: with Soultree part 1 07/18/2021

On Wellness: with Soultree part 1 On this week's episode, we speak to Soultree about what it means to be "well" under settler states as racialized, gendered, working migrants. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/19829561

On Fugitivity & Alien: with Alan Pelaez Lopez Part 2 07/04/2021

On Fugitivity & Alien: with Alan Pelaez Lopez Part 2 In this episode, we continue our conversation with Alan Pelaez Lopez on settler futures, the DREAM Act, and how one can interrupt such futures by being a bad citizen subject. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/19694807

On Fugitivity & Alien: with Alan Pelaez Lopez Part 1 06/20/2021

On Fugitivity & Alien: with Alan Pelaez Lopez Part 1 In this first episode, we speak with Alan Pelaez Lopez on the words, "fugitivity" and "alien." For Show Notes & Transcript -- A Revolutionary Love Letter: To All Migrants, Past, Present, and Future is a podcast hosted by Keish and Angel about all things we wished we had known growing up undocumented in the part of Turtle Island called the United States. We host conversations between writers, artists, and organizers talking about migrant rights from a left perspective. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/19367462

Pilot 06/05/2021

Pilot In our pilot episode, we wanted to share who we are and how A Revolutionary Love Letter podcast came to be. /episode/index/show/arevolutionaryloveletter/id/19366013

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