Episode 127: Owning Your Heritage (And Writing A BOOK About It) With Johanna Rojas Vann

The Carlos Whittaker Podcast

That Sounds Fun Network

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Human Hope familia, let me introduce you to my new friend and this show’s VERY FIRST novelist: Johanna Rojas Vann!!!

When I tell you this woman is a BRILLIANT storyteller, I’m not lying.

I don’t think I’ve ever identified with a guest as much as I do with Johanna… and she writes about our shared experience as the children of Latino immigrants so thoughtfully.

Listen when I tell you that Johanna’s novel so BEAUTIFULLY portrays the intricacies and importance of what it means to be, have, and love immigrants in this country.

And remember, whether you’re a child of an immigrant or not, your family has stories. Maybe you’ll write a book about them, maybe you won’t. But take the time to listen, and you just might be surprised by what you learn.

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0:00.0	Today's podcast is brought to you by E-L-I-C. Listen, y'all know, my mission is to bring
0:08.8	hope everywhere I go. I just like to leave a trail of it, and this is an organization
0:14.9	that is doing it already. I couldn't be more excited to share with you that we are partnering
0:20.3	with E-L-I-C. They are dedicated to changing lives by equipping and sending people to teach
0:26.6	English in unreached areas. I'm talking about Asia. I'm talking about the Middle East. I'm
0:32.1	talking about North Africa, and you've heard me say it before, English is the language that most
0:37.2	of the planet is beginning to lean into. They provide training, support, and a team of passionate
0:43.0	people who are ready to make a difference. So, if you're a college student, a recent graduate,
0:48.2	or maybe you're somebody old like me that's like, I got some time on my hands, they've got a
0:52.5	two to six week option in the summer, that's perfect for you. If you're ready to create hope
0:58.4	with the global impact, visit E-L-I-C.org slash human hope.
1:09.6	Hey, all right, y'all know? Welcome, men, women, and children. Hope is in the building.
1:19.5	Welcome to another episode of the Human Hope podcast with your host,
1:22.6	Garros Enliga, with you at Guzmánachivo, Cabello, or Los for short.
1:28.4	Dr. Delight bringing us in with these beats in his episode 127,
1:33.6	127. How in the world have I had 127 things to say?
1:39.5	That's more than two years. That is, I have a lot less gray hair in my face when I started
1:45.6	this thing, but here we are. And you are going to love today's guests that it's going to bring us
1:52.4	into 127 with truth and inspiration. Oh, it's going to be a good, good day. Hey, listen,
2:00.4	I'm a week into 50, right? No, two weeks, maybe two and a half weeks, I don't know. How is 51
2:07.6	next? That is weird. That is weirding me out. But I'm loving it. I'm having a good time. We had
2:12.4	a incredible, incredible church conference this last week. I'm telling you, I met so many of my
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