Melanie (She/They) and Sheila Cruz-Morales (She/They) are the co-founders and Directors (Deputy and Executive) of College Access for Non-Citizens, a nonprofit organization that was founded in the pursuit of assisting undocumented, first-generation, low-income, BIPOC students receive access to higher education. They are multi-hyphenate Organizers, Activists, and Digital Creators, with their advocacy efforts being recognized by President Biden, the White House, NYT, Teen Vogue, and Telemundo, acknowledging them as Latinx Leaders creating significant change for their communities. In this episode, we discuss the future of DACA, immigration reform, and centering Indigenous and Black narratives in our intersectional world.Links Minority Report w/ Salomón Instagram - @minority_report_podPersonal IG Page - @Salmonflamingos

• Melanie:

  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melaniedonaji/

  • Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MelanieDonaji

• Sheila:

  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheilacrruz/?hl=en

  • Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sheilacruzinfo

• CAN:

  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegeaccessnoncitizens/

  • Donation Fund: https://donorbox.org/fundbipocfutures

  • Linktree: https://linktr.ee/collegeaccessnoncitizens

Created and hosted by Salomón FlamencoOur Music is by Apoorva MangipudiThe design work is by Sherry ChiangThank you to Melanie and Sheila for taking the time to talk with us!

In the season finale of Minority Report, Salomón is joined by Georgetown Professor Mark Habeeb and MENA Forum President Rawan Chaker (MSFS '23) to talk about the intersection of Middle Eastern identity and conflict. They also discuss the history of Lebanese migration to the US, navigating the complexities of the Lebanese diasporic experience, and questions of integration, belonging, and discrimination among the new generation of MENA expats in the United States.

Socials

Minority Report w/ Salomón Instagram - @minority_report_pod

Personal IG Page - @Salmonflamingos

GU MENA Forum Website

MENA Forum Instagram - @gu.menaforum

GU Middle East North Africa Forum Newsletter

Bonus - Hanine Y Son Cubano - ya habibi

Credits

Created and hosted by Salomón Flamenco

Our Music is by Apoorva Mangipudi

The design work is by Sherry Chiang

And once again, a special thank you to Professor Habeeb for taking the time to sit down with us, and thank you to the Georgetown MENA Forum for helping bring this episode together.

Desolate Dreams is a short film in pre-production set in 1942 in downtown Los Angeles. It follows Robert Parker (Deon Tillman), an African American journalist who advocates for justice alongside a Japanese American family forced into a prison camp after issuing Executive Order 9066 following the events of Pearl Harbor.

In this conversation, we’re joined by Writer - Director Kiyoka “Kex” Rhodes, Deon Tillman, and Brent Yoshida to discuss the pre-production process, the inspiration behind ‘Desolate Dreams’ and what this project means to them on a professional and personal level.

Socials

Minority Report w/ Salomón Instagram - @minority_report_pod

Personal IG Page - @Salmonflamingos

Official ‘Desolate Dreams’ Website

- Sponsorship Page

Desolate Dreams IG page - @desolatedreamsfilm

Desolate Dreams Twitter - @DesolateFilm

Credits

Created and hosted by Salomón Flamenco

Our Music is by Apoorva Mangipudi

The design work is by Sherry Chiang

And a big thank you to Kex, Deon, and Brent for coming on the show!