Juvencio Rocha Peralta's guest appearances

Juvencio Rocha Peralta

First in Future: Where Emerging Ideas Take Flight

Tom Campbell

Pat Mitchell

John Locke

Jason Miller

Eric Johnson

Jonathan Feldman

Mike Ward

James White

Scott Hamilton

Jim Johnson

Marshall Brain

Patrick Miller

Eric Davis

Jenn Mann

Josh Stein

OwlTail

Deepak Kumar

African Americans make up 22% of the state's population, but have 24% of the COVID cases and 33% of the deaths. Ten percent of the state's population are Latinx, but Latinx people have 46% of the COVID cases. What is going on and why, and what can we do about this?Our First in Future guests on this episode to address this are Dr. Deepak Kumar, Director of Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute of NCCU, and Juvencio Rocha Peralta, Executive Director of the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN).

African Americans make up 22% of the state's population, but have 24% of the COVID cases and 33% of the deaths. Ten percent of the state's population are Latinx, but Latinx people have 46% of the COVID cases. What is going on and why, and what can we do about this?<br>Our First in Future guests on this episode to address this are Dr. Deepak Kumar, Director of Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute of NCCU, and Juvencio Rocha Peralta, Executive Director of the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN).

Deepak Kumar and Juvencio Rocha Peralta

In 1980, Juvencio Rocha Peralta became frustrated by the job opportunities in Veracruz Mexico, a town of about 500 people, so he took a big chance. At the age of 16, he moved to Duplin County, where he worked in agriculture. He wanted more, so he started studying and eventually moved into a new career. He came to love this area, set down roots, and in 1986, became a citizen.This week’s First in Future guest, Juvencio Rocha Peralta, is the Executive Director of AMEXCAN (The Association of Mexicans in North Carolina), an agency that tries to do two different things: help Mexicans and other members of the LatinX community figure out how to be fully-participating members of the towns they live in, and also to help the long-time members of their communities appreciate the importance of the new residents. On today’s show we talk with Juvencio about his AMEXCAN work, and his pathway from working in the fields to being recognized as part of the Academy of Community Engaged Scholars. We hear his thoughts on current immigration policy and some critical health care challenges the LatinX community are facing.

In 1980, Juvencio Rocha Peralta became frustrated by the job opportunities in Veracruz Mexico, a town of about 500 people, so he took a big chance. At the age of 16, he moved to Duplin County, where he worked in agriculture. He wanted more, so he started studying and eventually moved into a new career. He came to love this area, set down roots, and in 1986, became a citizen.<br>This week’s First in Future guest, Juvencio Rocha Peralta, is the Executive Director of AMEXCAN (The Association of Mexicans in North Carolina), an agency that tries to do two different things: help Mexicans and other members of the LatinX community figure out how to be fully-participating members of the towns they live in, and also to help the long-time members of their communities appreciate the importance of the new residents. <br>On today’s show we talk with Juvencio about his AMEXCAN work, and his pathway from working in the fields to being recognized as part of the Academy of Community Engaged Scholars. We hear his thoughts on current immigration policy and some critical health care challenges the LatinX community are facing.

Juvencio Rocha Peralta, Executive Director of AMEXCAN