102 (Spanglish) Women's History Month: Kat Carbajal Mezarina, Education and Migration Rights Advocate

Kat Carbajal Mezarina works for an International Cooperation in Peru and is currently developing projects on education and gender equality in different provinces. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations and is internationally certified as an ESL Teacher by Cambridge University. She has been an ambassador for The World Literacy Foundation and has a publication on US immigration policy and humanitarian impact. She has also worked in an NGO in the United States that provides legal and educational services to refugee women who are overcoming gender-based violence.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Encanto and the overwhelming pressure put on Latinx daughters

• Life as a reverse immigrant – being born in the U.S. but growing up in Peru

• Feminism and racism in Peru

• How the Peruvian diaspora is influencing (or not) young Peruvians in Peru

• Peruvian 2021 General Elections – Castillo vs. Fujimori

• Repsol Oil Spill

Connect with Kat:

• Instagram: ⁠@katpriscilla⁠

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