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Junot Díaz on Immigrant Communities: “Our Legacy Is That We Overcome Monsters”

Yara Simón — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 21:23:33 +0000

Junot Díaz is one of the literary world’s most important voices. Through his words, he’s documented life for the Dominican diaspora in the United States. It’s certainly not surprising that his latest book, Islandborn – his first foray into children’s literature that follows an Afro-Latina girl – is also rich and nuanced. In a conversation with

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Xenia Rubinos is Behind the New Theme Song for NPR’s Latino USA

Julyssa Lopez — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 19:33:21 +0000

Boricua-Cuban artist and multi-instrumentalist Xenia Rubinos is no stranger to Latino USA, the longest-running Latino-focused radio program on American public media, distributed nationally by NPR. She’s a devoted listener who says she’s regularly tuned in to learn about everything from Pedro Almodóvar movies to the Puerto Rican debt crisis—and she’s also been on the show

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From Detention to Sanctuary: This Moving Podcast Looks at Undocumented Immigrants Under Trump

Adriana Cataño — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:31:22 +0000

As Donald Trump’s presidency moves forward, immigration continues to take center stage. Just this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions reiterated that sanctuary cities – that is, those vowing to stand in solidarity with the undocumented community by refusing to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – stand to lose federal funding. In his first

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Here’s a Step-by-Step Look at How ‘Star Wars’ Movies Are Dubbed Into Spanish

Yara Simón — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:19:37 +0000

Between Lalo Alcaraz’s Princess Lupe (a mashup of la Virgen de Guadalupe and Princess Leia) and the family who cholofied R2-D2, Han Solo, and Leia – US Latinos and Latin Americans have made Estar Guars Star Wars their own. The character they’ve perhaps taken the most liking to is Arturito, aka R2-D2. Across Latin America, people address the

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From ‘Star Wars’ to Sundance: This Podcast Uncovers How Latinos Shape the Movie Business

Vanessa Erazo — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 20:24:38 +0000

With so many options available to watch movies – Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, Blu-ray, and the somehow now old-school-seeming DVD – it’s easy to forget that there was a time when going to the cinema was a special event. You’d get dressed up, buy tickets, load up on snacks, and settle into a comfy chair in

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American Latinos Don’t Make it to Sundance Often, But These Filmmakers Hustled Hard

Vanessa Erazo — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 06:41:23 +0000

Latinos born in the United States come up against a unique set of challenges compared to directors working in Latin America who often have access to government funding for their projects. The glaring differences are evidenced in the vast disparity between the amount of Latin American movies circling the globe at Class-A festivals compared to

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Are Quinceañeras Relics of the Past or Woke Celebrations of Womanhood? Latino USA Investigates

Yara Simón — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 21:30:41 +0000

For something as culturally specific to the Latino population as quinceañeras, these coming-of-age celebrations have certainly entered into the public consciousness and captivated even non-Latinos. It’s why someone like Mike Chesworth of Phoenix, Arizona threw his 15-year-old poodle a quinceañera last year. And why French photographer Delphine Blast spent some time in the suburbs of south

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Introducing Weed Week, in Partnership With Latino USA

Andrea Gompf — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 21:15:03 +0000

This year, Tax Day and everyone’s favorite stoner holiday, 4/20, will fall just two days apart on the calendar – a coincidence that is sure to see plenty of people engulfing their IRS sorrows (or celebrating their fat refunds) in a cloud of weed smoke. Their closeness on the calendar is fitting for more reasons than one

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The Classic ‘Dracula’ Has a Forgotten Version in Spanish That’s Way Better Than the Original

Andrew S. Vargas — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:47:00 +0000

During the filming of 'Dracula' in 1931, a night shift of actors and crew made an exact shot-for-shot version in Spanish while everyone else slept.

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How Did the Latinization of Baseball Happen?

Andrew S. Vargas — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 17:29:34 +0000

Is Latino presence in the MLB a reflection of the demographic transformations currently taking place in the United States? You could say so, but if that’s the case the MLB is way ahead of the curve. Just look at the data: 30% of MLB players identify as Latino, and the starting rosters for both leagues

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