"Al Éxito" supports the leadership development, post-secondary education, and civic engagement of Iowa Latina/o youth. In the summer of 2015, it piloted "Movimiento Al Éxito," a "pop up" summer program. In this article, we detail the innovative components and curriculum and describe our journey with "new diasporic" Latina/o youth learning about their place in Iowa and developing "testimonios" which challenge existing narratives. We explain how emergent critical consciousness led to the program's continuation and expansion the following school year.