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MendoLatino premieres ‘Where I Belong’ – A radio story of community

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The following is a press release issued by MendoLatino:


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MendoLatino is proud to announce that it has completed the second episode of Nuestro Norte/Our North in both English and Spanish. Where I Belong is a compelling half-hour audio program that interweaves the story of Mendocino Coast Clinics with the life of its current Executive Director, Lucresha Renteria. As one of the founders of MCC, Renteria and Mendocino Coast Clinics came of age together. 

The English-language version of Where I Belong will first be aired on KZYX & Z on Monday, April 14 at 9:00 a.m. on MendoLatino’s radio program. The first half hour of the program features a conversation with Lucresha and others about the episode, followed by the premiere of the episode at 9:30 a.m. 

The Spanish-language version of Donde Pertenezco (Where I Belong) will be broadcast on KZYX & Z on Monday, April 28 on MendoLatino’s radio program. The first half hour features a dialogue about the production of this episode, followed by the premiere of the Spanish-language version at 9:30am. 

Nuestro Norte/Our North recounts the story of the arrival, growth, and establishment of the Latino community of the Mendocino Coast. The first episode of the series, The Making of a Teacher, can be heard here on Soundcloud. Subsequent audio stories will be released in 2025 and 2026, and will include episodes about Latinos in lumber, fishing, agriculture and the restaurant business. 

MendoLatino’s mission is to make visible the voices, histories, cultures, and perspectives of the local Latino community of Mendocino. We work in multiple media formats, including radio, video, audio stories, and oral history. 

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Diana Coryat and Loreto Rojas, the co-directors of MendoLatino, believe that the need for this project has only grown since they began recording these stories. For the Latino community, its contributions to our region are finally being recorded and publicly recognized. For the whole region, sharing these stories generates positive and healing effects. As StoryCenter founder Joe Lambert has discovered through decades of storytelling work, “…if you see yourself in the other, if you know their story, you come to see how much is shared between all of us. And knowing those connections makes it harder to discard their needs, their suffering, their rights.” 

This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org. We thank our local funders: The Community Foundation of Mendocino, The Arlene and Michael Rosen Foundation, and The Tarbell Family Foundation. We are grateful for all the local support we have received from individuals and organizations, including our fiscal sponsor, KZYX Mendocino County Public Broadcasting.

EN ESPAÑOL – PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 

MENDOLATINO LANZA SU SEGUNDO EPISODIO DE PODCAST EN ABRIL EN INGLÉS Y EN ESPAÑOL (Mendocino, California). 9 de abril de 2025 

Contacto: MendoLatino 

Diana Coryat y Loreto Rojas, Directoras del Proyecto 

Info@mendolatino.org 

https://mendolatino.org

MendoLatino se complace en anunciar el segundo episodio de Nuestro Norte/Our North tanto en inglés como en español. “Donde Pertenezco” es un convincente audio relato de media hora que entrelaza la historia de Mendocino Coast Clinics con la vida de su actual Directora Ejecutiva, Lucresha Renteria. Como una de las fundadoras de MCC, Renteria y Mendocino Coast Clinics crecieron juntas. 

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La versión en inglés de “Donde Pertenezco” (“Where I Belong” en inglés) se transmitirá por primera vez en KZYX & Z el lunes 14 de abril a las 9:00 a.m. en el programa de radio de MendoLatino. La primera media hora del programa presenta una conversación con Lucresha y otras personas sobre el episodio, seguida del estreno del episodio a las 9:30 a.m. 

Nuestro Norte/Our North narra la historia de la llegada, el crecimiento y el establecimiento de la comunidad latina de la costa de Mendocino. El primer episodio de la serie, “The Making of a Teacher” que en español se llama: “El Nacimiento de una Maestra”, puede escucharse aquí en Soundcloud. El resto de las audio historias se publicarán en 2025 y 2026 e incluirán episodios sobre los latinos en la industria maderera, la pesca, la agricultura y en restaurantes. 

La misión de MendoLatino es hacer visibles las voces, historias, culturas y perspectivas de la comunidad latina local de Mendocino. Trabajamos en múltiples formatos, incluyendo radio, video, audio relatos e historia oral. 

Diana Coryat y Loreto Rojas, co directoras de MendoLatino, creen que la necesidad de este proyecto no ha hecho más que crecer desde que empezaron a grabar estas historias. Para la comunidad latina, por fin se registran y reconocen públicamente sus aportes a nuestra región. Para toda la región, compartir estas historias genera efectos positivos y curativos. Como ha descubierto el fundador del StoryCenter, Joe Lambert, a lo largo de décadas de trabajo narrando historias, “…si te ves a ti mismo en el otro, si conoces su historia, llegas a ver lo mucho que compartimos todos. Y conocer esas conexiones hace más difícil ignorar sus necesidades, su sufrimiento, sus derechos”. 

Este proyecto ha sido posible gracias al apoyo de California Humanities, una organización sin ánimo de lucro asociada a la National Endowment for the Humanities. Visite www.calhum.org. También agradecemos a nuestros patrocinadores locales: la Fundación Comunitaria de Mendocino, la Fundación Arlene y Michael Rosen, la Fundación de la Familia Tarbell. Agradecemos todo el apoyo local que hemos recibido de individuos y organizaciones, incluyendo nuestro patrocinador fiscal, KZYX Mendocino County Public Broadcasting. 

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