Episode 20: Food & Culture: Celebrating Latinx Cuisine with Dominique Calza
"Food is super important in our culture. As a Mexican Indigenous person, that's the way that I identify, food is an integral part of everything that we do....I think when we're speaking about Latinx culture, it's so varied and it's so diverse and food is part of the way that we can also share our culture and our identity with people that are like us and not like us." - Dominique Calza
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Welcome to the Food & Culture Series is a celebration, of food and the story it tells. Culture is for everybody and today we are talking to Dominique V. Calza (she/her/ella). Dominique currently serves as the Director for the Adalberto and Ana Guerrero Student Center at the University of Arizona where she supports the recruitment, retention, and community readiness of Latinx students. She received both her B.A in Psychology and her M.S in Mexican American Studies from the University of Arizona. Dominique is a community educator who has served students and families for the past 18 years in in the areas of mental and behavioral health, substance use and misuse, suicide prevention, sexual health, equitable education, and indigenous cultural awareness. Dominique is committed to the educational advancement and wholistic well-being of minoritized communities in these desert lands where she has lived and loved throughout her life. She likes to spend her time watching movies and going on road trips with her partner and their two kids.
Links Mentioned on the show:
- UA Guerrero Center Instagram
- Aromas & other Programs at the UA Guerrero Center
- CAPS embedded Counselor at the UA Guerrero Center
Links for Local Eateries mentioned on the show:
- Selena's Salvadorian Restaurant
- Patricia's Cuban Kitchen
- Ruiz Hot Dogs
- La Indita Mexican Restaurant
- Ensenada Street Food
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