Storytelling
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To Be or Not to Be…Alejandra
Read ArticleMy story began at birth. Original, right? My father was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and was an undocumented immigrant when he met my mother in the United States. To my…
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Who Am I?
Read ArticleFor most of my life, I didn’t embrace my heritage as a Mexican-American. I didn’t know how, and honestly, I didn’t know what that meant. I grew up in a…
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Latino Heritage – Daniel Castro
Read ArticleI grew up as a white dude. I grew up speaking English in white suburbia that had zero Latin culture. There was only one thread connecting me to my Latin…
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Zoila Cortes
Read ArticleWhat does identitad mean to me? It means perseverance and resilience. It means immigrating to the United States at the age of five to a space that did not want…
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Xochitl Wilson
Read ArticleWho is Xochitl Wilson (formerly Gandarilla)? My entire existence has dealt (🤦🏻♂️🤣) with correcting people how to properly say my name. So much so that even I no longer say…