Yara Simón, Author at Remezcla

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Yara Simón

Yara Simón is a Miami-born Nica-Cubana living in NYC. She studied journalism and English at the University of Florida. She loves YA novels and Yuri on Ice. She is the managing editor at Remezcla.

The Caravan Is a Stark Reminder of the US’ Legacy of Cruel and Dehumanizing Policies in Central America

11.26.18

Junior, an immigrant from Honduras, waves the American flag while standing with other immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border fence on November 25, 2018 in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

This Pre-Packaged Meal Company Offers Healthy Versions of Our Favorite Rice Dishes

11.21.18

There’s a Recipe for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Coated Turkey & People Have Lots of Thoughts

11.20.18

Latinas Had a Big Night at the 2018 National Book Awards

11.15.18

As Fires Rage on in California, Many Farmworkers Are Working in Hazardous Conditions

11.14.18

Los Angeles County firefighters attack flames approaching the Salvation Army camps in Malibu Creek State Park during the Woolsey Fire on November 10, 2018. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images

El Paso Restaurants Step Up to Help Feed Central American Asylum Seekers in Need

11.13.18

U.S. Border Patrol agent Ray Provencia informs Angelica and Karla (who didn't want their last names used), along with Ruben Garcia, director of the Annunciation House, (R) who was helping them cross, that they will have to wait at the top of the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry, where the U.S. and Mexico border meet, for space to open up at the border processing center so they can ask for asylum on June 20, 2018 in El Paso, Texas. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses the crowd gathered at La Boom night club in Queens on November 6, 2018. (Photo by Rick Loomis/Getty Images)

Culture

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Can’t Afford DC Apartment Until She Starts Her New Job

11.09.18

CNN's Jim Acosta attends the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts 2017 Noche de Gala at The Mayflower Hotel on September 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images for National Hispanic Foundation For The Arts

Culture

Jim Acosta Took Trump to Task on Immigrant Caravan. Then, His White House Press Pass Was Revoked

11.08.18

Courtesy of the People for Catalina Cruz Campaign

Culture

Catalina Cruz Is First Formerly Undocumented Member of the New York State Assembly

11.07.18

Still from 'Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Could Be The First Latina to Represent Her District in Congress' by Remezcla

Culture

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins: The Youngest Woman Ever Elected to Congress Is Latina

11.06.18

Photo by Hill Street Studios / Blend Images

Culture

3 Latinos on Why the 2018 Midterms Will Be the First Time They Vote

11.05.18

Perez Hilton attends the "School Of Rock" Broadway opening night at Winter Garden Theatre on December 6, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

Culture

Twitter Destroys Perez Hilton After His Bad Take on Birthright Citizenship

10.31.18

The Caravan Is a Stark Reminder of the US’ Legacy of Cruel and Dehumanizing Policies in Central America

This Pre-Packaged Meal Company Offers Healthy Versions of Our Favorite Rice Dishes

There’s a Recipe for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Coated Turkey & People Have Lots of Thoughts

Latinas Had a Big Night at the 2018 National Book Awards

As Fires Rage on in California, Many Farmworkers Are Working in Hazardous Conditions

El Paso Restaurants Step Up to Help Feed Central American Asylum Seekers in Need

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Can’t Afford DC Apartment Until She Starts Her New Job

Jim Acosta Took Trump to Task on Immigrant Caravan. Then, His White House Press Pass Was Revoked

Catalina Cruz Is First Formerly Undocumented Member of the New York State Assembly

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins: The Youngest Woman Ever Elected to Congress Is Latina

3 Latinos on Why the 2018 Midterms Will Be the First Time They Vote

Twitter Destroys Perez Hilton After His Bad Take on Birthright Citizenship

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