Dawn Martinez Oropeza's guest appearances

Dawn Martinez Oropeza

Below the Median Income

Bright Lights Big Data

Mid-Americana: Stories from a Changing Midwest

Richard Duncan

Nathan Armstrong

Courtney Smith

Brad Anderson

Kao Kalia Yang

Jordan Murphy

Adam Hammes

Mike Draper

Jamie Fitzgerald

Megan McKay

Bob Leonard

Daniel Beck

Rob Sand

Rachel Lunsford

Toby O'Berry

OwlTail

Lesley Payne interviews Dawn Martinez Oropeza, the Executive Director of Al Éxito, which means “to success”. The organization provides programming to youth in Des Moines and nine other cities in Iowa. They develop Latino/a students’ leadership potential through civic engagement, college preparation, career development, family support, and celebration of culture.

Lesley Payne interviews Dawn Martinez Oropeza, the Executive Director of <a href="https://www.alexitoiowa.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Al Éxito</a>, which means “to success”. The organization provides programming to youth in Des Moines and nine other cities in Iowa. They develop Latino/a students’ leadership potential through civic engagement, college preparation, career development, family support, and celebration of culture.

Day 26: Dawn Martinez Oropeza

Mike flies solo for an interview with Dawn Martinez Oropeza as part of our second-annual Give Local nonprofit series. Learn more about the great work Al Exito does for latinx youth in Iowa. To support Al Exito, visit https://www.alexitoiowa.orgTo support Drem Sed, the Al Exito youth-led business, visit http://www.dremsed.org

Mike flies solo for an interview with Dawn Martinez Oropeza as part of our second-annual Give Local nonprofit series. Learn more about the great work Al Exito does for latinx youth in Iowa. To support Al Exito, visit <a href="https://www.alexitoiowa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.alexitoiowa.org</a>To support Drem Sed, the Al Exito youth-led business, visit <a href="http://www.dremsed.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.dremsed.org</a>

BLBD 41: Give Local - Al Exito w/Dawn Martinez Oropeza

Dawn Martinez Oropeza is Executive Director of Al Exito, a mentoring and youth empowerment organization that works with hundreds of middle and high school-aged Latinos across Iowa. She has deep roots in Des Moines, on both the Jewish and Mexican sides of her family. Since childhood, she has navigated blended identities and cultural divides. Dawn shares about her pilgrimage into the private world of César Chávez, as she preserved his legacy and helped establish a national monument in his honor. We talk about her explorations of art, food, and religious practice, a journey that took her to Seattle, Chicago, Miami, California, and back home to the Midwest. 

Dawn Martinez Oropeza is Executive Director of <a href="https://www.alexitoiowa.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Al Exito</a>, a mentoring and youth empowerment organization that works with hundreds of middle and high school-aged Latinos across Iowa. She has deep roots in Des Moines, on both the Jewish and Mexican sides of her family. Since childhood, she has navigated blended identities and cultural divides. Dawn shares about her pilgrimage into the private world of César Chávez, as she preserved his legacy and helped establish a <a href="https://www.nps.gov/cech/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">national monument</a> in his honor. We talk about her explorations of art, food, and religious practice, a journey that took her to Seattle, Chicago, Miami, California, and back home to the Midwest.

Divided by Difference: Dawn Martinez Oropeza