Paseo Podcast: Sharing Puerto Rican Stories
Society & Culture
Being a small business owner can be tough, and the pandemic has only made things harder, especially for BIPOC owners. On today's episode, we welcome Boricua small business owner, Rachel Diaz, to the show. She is the owner of a Puerto Rican Bakeshop called Borinken Cakes. She’s a working mother of two, who - before getting into the baking business - had a career in product design with products appearing on the shelves of retailers like Target, Michael's, and Joann Fabrics. When she entered the baking industry, she went from baking at home, to operating out of a mall kiosk to now owning two storefronts. We’re going to talk with Rachel about what it took for her to start her own business, the challenges she faced as a small business owner, and of course, the wonderful world of Puerto Rican desserts!
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★ About Our Guest(s) ★
Borinken Cakes ★ https://www.borinkencakes.com/our-story
★ Partners + Additional Credits ★
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website ★ https://prcc-chgo.org
CIMA ★ https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/independent-media-alliance-about-cima/Content?oid=82156315
Sounds ★ MEINL Percussion
Production Assistant Richie Requena ★ https://twitter.com/RichieRequena
Publicist Ambar Colon ★ https://twitter.com/MeDicenAmbi
Video Editor Josue Ortiz ★ https://twitter.com/TheJosueAngel
Episode 74: Are More Young Puerto Ricans Favoring Puerto Rico Independence?
Episode 73: The West Side Story Remake: Why Now?
Episode 72: What Does Elevating Puerto Rican Cuisine Look Like in Practice? - with Executive Chef Yari Vargas
Episode 71: The Honeycomb Network Creates a BIPOC Collective Care Sanctuary + PC1003 Becomes Law - What That Means For Puerto Rico’s Pensions, Education & Public Services
Episode 70: An Offshore Dilemma: Puerto Rico & The Pandora Papers
Episode 69: LUMA Energy & Blackouts in Puerto Rico
Episode 68: Chicago‘s Puerto Rican Fest & Creating Community Events for Us, By Us
Episode 66: What Did We Miss??? Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, The Pauls & Act 60, Climate Change x Puerto Rico, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More!
Episode 65: Predatory Gentrification in Puerto Rico
Episode 64: Puerto Rican & Palestinian Solidarity w/ Dr. Sara Awartani
Episode 63: Multi-Medium Artist, Ali Six
Episode 62: 8 Actions the Executive Branch Should Take to Aid Puerto Rico
Episode 61: 50 years of Promoting Afro-Latin Arts & Culture in Chicago
Episode 60: Why Go Mainstream When You Can Breakthrough?
Episode 59: I'm A F***ing Intellectual: Being Puerto Rican in Higher Ed
Episode 58: The Murder of Keishla Rodríguez & The University of PR's Budget Cuts
Episode 57: From Humboldt Park to Grey's Anatomy
Episode 56: Adam Toledo & The Investments We Have Yet To Make
Episode 55: The Borinqueneers
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