In this episode, Veronica Uribe (she) talks to Dr. Maga Miranda (she/they), interdisciplinary scholar and Chau Mellon postdoctoral fellow at Pomona College. Maga shares with us her research and activist work with care workers in California and across the US border. At the beginning of the conversation, Maga reflects on her childhood in Los Angeles, their tías, and their motivation for starting this research project, and organizing work with care workers in Southern California.

The researcher also narrates her long-standing collaboration with the California Domestic Workers Coalition (CDWC). Maga has helped the coalition deploy efforts to leverage platforms to improve the quality of care workers' jobs. In particular, Maga and Veronica discuss Alia, a portable benefits platform that makes it easy for employers and clients to contribute to benefits for domestic workers.

Finally, the author discusses how platforms like Alia help workers connect and organize to improve working conditions and advance legislation in California.