Teddy Espinales tenía siete años cuando llegó a Nueva York en 1987. Sus padres habían emigrado antes que él, primero su madre, cuando todavía no cumplía un año, y después su padre. Cuando finalmente pudieron llevarlo con ellos, Teddy llegó a una ciudad que en aquellos años tenía una enorme galería desplegada frente a sus ojos: las calles.
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Edgar Allan Poetato y el mundo de Saz Ross
Una lúdica imagen de Edgar Allan Poe convertido en papa fue lo que me llevó hasta Saz Ross. Lo encontré casi por accidente en Baltimore, cuando estaba por salir de Blue Moon Cafe y, entre toda la decoración del lugar, vi una ilustración que inmediatamente me hizo detenerme: Edgar Allan Poetato.
My CLT Home
This image celebrates the work, presence, and influence of the Hispanic community. I hope that, in addition to bringing color to homes and workplaces, it will become a statement of identity and belonging: “I’m here to stay, because this is [also] my home.”
Roxana Marinoff and César Dávalos: Tango as Conversation
César describes traditional tango as an improvised conversation between two people. Unlike other, more structured dance styles, tango does not rely on a set sequence of steps, but rather on constant communication between the dancers.
Reading to Find Yourself: Talks and Books, a community born between the pages
They first met on social media through their accounts dedicated to book reviews. They shared recommendations, talked about books, and eventually began to ask themselves a very simple question: Why wasn’t there a physical space in Spanish where Latinx readers could gather here?
India: The Taste of Belonging
Her cuisine stems precisely from that collective memory. From a childhood where blended chicken broth was served in a baby bottle, where weekends meant roast beef, indio viejo, or vigorón, and where cooking was a way for the family to find emotional support.