Dad, If I haven’t said so before, thank you for raising me on your own for the four years that our family’s immigrant story separated us from mom. Being a dad raising two girls on his own — and during our formative years at that (sis from ages 6–10, and…

Season 2, Episode 8 Transcript — (Note: Also check out our lists, Discover Books by Native Authors and Latine and Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List on The Lift Up’s shop on bookshop.org) V: Happy Wednesday! I’m Vina Orden, here with Tamara Crawford. And this is The Lift Up podcast — inviting you to discover empowering reads…

Season 2, Episode 7 Transcript — (Note: Also check out our lists, Books on Antiracism, Black History, and Black Liberation and Discover Books by Caribbean Authors, which you may purchase through The Lift Up’s shop on bookshop.org) T: Happy Wednesday! I’m Tamara Crawford, here with Vina Orden, and this is The Lift Up Podcast — inviting…

Season 2, Episode 6 Transcript — (Note: Also check out our list of other books by Caribbean authors, which you may purchase through The Lift Up’s shop on bookshop.org) V: Happy Wednesday! I’m Vina Orden, here with Tamara Crawford. And this is The Lift Up Podcast — inviting you to discover empowering reads by marginalized writers…

Season 2, Episode 4 Transcript — (Check out our list of other books by Pasifika authors on The Lift Up’s shop on bookshop.org. Following this transcript is a list of books we also recommend that currently aren’t available on Bookshop.*) V: Happy Wednesday! I’m Vina Orden, here with Tamara Crawford. And this is The Lift Up…

Season 2, Episode 3 Transcript — T: Happy Wednesday! I’m Tamara Crawford, here with Vina Orden. And this is The Lift Up podcast — inviting you to discover empowering reads by marginalized writers. …

Season 2, Episode 2 Transcript — (Note: Due to mic issues, choppy sections were excised from the audio recording but have been restored in this transcript.) V: Happy Wednesday! I’m Vina Orden, here with Tamara Crawford. And this is The Lift Up Podcast — inviting you to discover empowering reads by marginalized writers. …

Season 2, Episode 1 Transcript — (Note: check out our list of Books on Antiracism, Black History, and Black Liberation, which you may purchase through The Lift Up’s shop on bookshop.org*) T: Happy Wednesday! I’m Tamara Crawford, here with Vina Orden. And this is The Lift Up podcast — inviting you to discover empowering reads by…

Season 1, Episode 7 Transcript — (Note: following this transcript is a list of other books by Mexican authors, which you may purchase through The Lift Up’s shop on bookshop.org*) V: Happy Wednesday! I’m Vina Orden, here with Tamara Crawford. And this is The Lift Up Podcast, inviting you to discover empowering reads by marginalized writers…