Chika Cuy, Juan Carlos Marin & Maria Vera | I am A Dreamer

In this episode of I Am A Dreamer: Francisca Chika Cuy who is from Guatemala and has lived in Brooklyn for 10 years, is an artist of traditional Mayan embroidery, an art form that she learned as a kid but has developed in the US, right now she is looking to advance her career by enrolling in college, she is helped by Eddie Deleon, and Admissions Counselor at the CUNY Welcome Center, Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Juan Carlos Marin is in a healing process after the death of his son last year, and music has been a great tool for that process, and as part of this process he wants to talk to his friend, the documentary filmmaker Gisela Sanders. Maria Vera, an immigrant students rights activist, takes part in a panel about DACA and the recent changes this policy has suffered. Surrounded by fellow students, activists, and high ranking CUNY officials, María engages in a necessary debate about the consequences and possibilities of the present and future of undocumented students in New York. Recording Date 01/26/2023 First Air Date 02/08/2023 In the documentary series ‘I Am A Dreamer’, we see the experience of DREAMers & undocumented immigrants, we go into their lives, their dreams and their struggles in this city. Through fast-paced images and heartfelt stories we hope to inspire our audience to be socially active and also to support the organizations that are working on behalf of the thousands of undocumented immigrants, so ‘I Am A Dreamer’ is a tool to engage the audience in social change. In the production process we make sure to create a safe space for the people involved telling their stories of migration. The series started in 2017, as a reaction to the cancellation of DACA by the Trump Administration and we are currently producing our 6th season. Watch more I am a dreamer at www.tv.cuny.edu/show/iamadreamer I am a dreamer' playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRqOW3sjwjhNfGpxbYXh16lLI1_Te5-JX Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13 Follow CUNY TV: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/cunytv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cuny75/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cunytv75 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cunytv/ Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu DREAM06004_V1