Indómitas: Live Podcast with guest Fabiola Santiago
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020
7pm in Brava’s Cabaret (doors at 6:30pm)
Indómitas is a live monthly podcast series hosted by Chelis López of KPOO and Radio Bilingüe, featuring untamable voices of fierce women artists and activists. For the February 2020 podcast, Indómitas will interview Oaxaca native, Fabiola Santiago.
This is a FREE community event (though donations are happily accepted). Please note that the conversation will be in Spanish.
ABOUT FABIOLA SANTIAGO
Fabiola Santiago es originaria de Oaxaca, México y llegó con su familia a California cuando era una niña.
Como adolescente indocumentada vivió la terrible experiencia de la deportación de su madre y padre. A pesar de las limitaciones por su estatus migratorio Fabiola obtuvo la licenciatura en sociología y una maestría en salud pública en la Universidad de California Los Angeles (UCLA
Entrar a la universidad no fue su único reto, también sufrió acoso y abuso sexual.
En la sangre lleva la herencia de su abuela, una maestra mezcalera de quien aprendió que el mezcal es más que una bebida de moda, es identidad y posee usos medicinales.
En momentos en que la comida oaxaqueña se ha adueñado de los reflectores, esta joven mamá sabe que una revolución alimentaria es necesaria y ha decidido abrazar sus raíces y su gusto por la cocina a través de comidas comunitarias en el Área de la Bahía donde ofrece platillos originarios de Oaxaca cargados de historias y aromas que evocan recuerdos, el humo que emerge del comal sana el paladar de su comunidad.
Esta promete ser una charla donde las palabras evocarán aromas y sabores.
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Fabiola Santiago is originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, and came to California as a child. As an undocumented teenager, she experienced the trauma of seeing her mother and father deported. Despite the limitations she faced due to her immigration status, Fabiola obtained a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s in public health from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). The educational system wasn’t her only challenge; she also suffered sexual abuse and harassment.
Her blood bears the legacy of her grandmother, a mezcalera who taught her that mezcal is more than a trendy drink: It is identity, it possesses medicinal properties.
At a time when Oaxacan food has entered the spotlight of world cuisine, this young mother knows that a culinary revolution is needed. She has decided to embrace her roots and her enjoyment of cooking by hosting community meals in the Bay Area, where she offers traditional Oaxacan dishes, each with stories and scents that trigger memories. The smoke from her comal restores her community’s palate.
This promises to be a conversation where words evoke aromas and flavors.
ABOUT INDÓMITAS
Indómitas is a live podcast series hosted by Chelis López of KPOO and Radio Bilingüe, featuring interviews with fierce women artists and activists
Each month in Brava’s Cabaret, Indómitas will interview female singers, writers, poets, activists, artists, journalists, filmmakers, and others – some well-known and some deserving to be – for live broadcast. These 60-minute conversations will cover the women’s stories of achievement, pitfalls, and hopes for their futures.
Be ready for open and honest conversations, where intimacy fosters the sharing of joy, fear, acceptance, and ultimately, the strength of women. It’s our time to be the ones who narrate our stories of who we are, what we do, what matters to us and how we organized and stand up for our rights.
Indómitas Podcast Series will be available through Chelis López’ website, and other platforms.