About this episode

Coach Dora Mendez and guest Zenaida Mendez discuss migration, identity, and community leadership in a personal conversation reflecting on Zenaida's experiences as an immigrant.

n this special encore presentation of Building Leadership Community Podcast, Coach Dora Mendez welcomes back activist, advocate, and author Zenaida Mendez for a deeply personal conversation about migration, leadership, identity, and community. Zenaida reflects on arriving in New York as a teenager, the political realities that shaped her family’s migration journey, and the years she spent organizing for representation, environmental justice, and equity in communities across New York...

People in this episode

Host: Coach Dora Mendez

Guest: Zenaida Mendez

Topics covered

• Migration and identity
• Leadership through community organizing
• Representation and civic engagement
• Intergenerational wisdom
• Language, confidence, and belonging
• Preserving family and community stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Zenaida's Book

Places: New York, Washington Heights, New York City

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