Pain on the Border
Not a single seat is left in the humble dining hall decorated with murals of campesinos harvesting corn in the fields. Above rows of wooden tables ceiling fans spin frantically, failing…
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Theme: Immigration and Latino Studies
Displacements: A First Take
Although only three percent of the world’s population are international migrants, mobility is an essential part of the human condition. From our earliest origins…
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Dominican Bachata
English + Español
Ask kids in any U.S. urban middle school if they know who Romeo is. They’ll likely respond with an enthusiastic yes, but their answer will not refer to the Romeo in Shakespeare’s classic play…
Musical Transitions
Cuban singer-songwriter Luis Barbería’s album, A Full, was awarded the prize for best album in Cuba’s annual music awards, Cubadisco in May 2015. Vocal group Sexto Sentido, the jazz piano…
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Entre el Amor y la Distancia
I’m a first -generation child of immigrants, dealing with the complexities of familial love and the effects the Latin American diaspora has had on this love…
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