Immigration MIC

Yessenia Tolentino, Immigration Reform Activist on Immigration MIC!

Episode Summary

Yessenia's story is one of a kind: after she hurt her knee and couldn't see a way to train to one day compete on Bailando Por Un Sueño anymore, she transferred her energy to #immigrationreform activism! She talks about Delaware, participating in the Trail Of Dreams walk in 2010, her personal motivations as an ally to protect her community, healing spaces, and how she's still living her dreams at Ballet Folklorico Xochiquetzal! Thank you Yessenia for such a great conversation, and looking forward to all the amazing things you will accomplish!

Episode Notes

Yessenia's story is one of a kind: after she hurt her knee and couldn't see a way to train to one day compete on Bailando Por Un Sueño anymore, she transferred her energy to #immigrationreform activism!

She talks about Delaware, participating in the Trail Of Dreams walk in 2010, her personal motivations as an ally to protect her community, healing spaces, and how she's still living her dreams at Ballet Folklorico Xochiquetzal!

Thank you Yessenia for such a great conversation, and looking forward to all the amazing things you will accomplish!