July 2010
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Is Miami the capital of Latin America?
An interview with Argentinean writer Hernán Iglesias Illa, author of Miami.
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Los Tres in New York: A Radiograph of Chile
[Published on Qué Pasa under the unrequested pseudonym of José Miguel Simián] Click on the picture to enlarge
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Moona Luna: Songs for Raising Bilingual Kids
To watch Sandra Velásquez, of Alt-Lat band Pistolera, talking about Moona Luna, her bilingual band for kids, click on the photo below. To listen to their music, click here.
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The Tectonic Plates of Hispanic New York
Columbia professor Claudio Iván Remeseira recently published Hispanic New York, an impressive anthology of academic papers that try to define what it means to be Latino in New York City (a place formed by the “tectonic plates” of different Latino communities), and the role the city has had for Hispanic culture everywhere. In this interview for…
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Jorge Ramos and the Promise of America
Univisión’s anchor and reporter Jorge Ramos came to Contraportada to talk about his book A Country for All (Tierra de todos). In this extended version of the interview, Ramos explains how he balances his role as activist for immigration reform with being a fair and neutral anchor; why he thinks that the Declaration of Independence contains…
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Susana Baca: “I had to kick open the doors to success”
[Published on Pie Derecho, July 2010. Click to enlarge.]
José Manuel Simián 