Arts + Education = a win/win, and THAT’s #CAPICUCULTURE! After nearly 7 years of producing some of the top cultural events in NYC – Capicu Cultural Showcase unveiled details of their latest project More...
Artwork by Franchesca Guzman © 2007 Borinquen in me Franchesca Guzman 1998 Dedicated to: Juan, Miguel, Milagros, Olga, y Manuel Borinquen, a name soothing and comforting like a mothers touch to her ill child. More...
The first of my Boricua profiles will be of my mom, Margarita Maria Morales Kearns who passed away this year at the age of 80. Margarita, or Daisy as she was known, was born in 1932 in San German, Puerto Rico. More...
“Why have we as a people been able to continue to exist? Because we know where we come from. By having roots, you can see the direction in which you want to go.” – More...
Español: Victoria Ocampo y la revista Sur (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Morality, like physical cleanliness, is not acquired once and for all: it can only be kept and renewed by a habit of constant watchfulness More...
“The other kids had nice tennis clothes, nice rackets, nice white shoes, and came in Cadillacs. I felt stigmatized because we were poor.” – Rosemay Casals, More...
“I had envisioned this a long time ago so it feels right and very normal. I always had faith, almost a feeling of certainty that this would happen as long as I worked hard enough and focused on my music . . . More...
“I think it has a terrible impact when you don’t see yourself reflected in the society because then you get the feeling you don’t belong.” – Sonia Manzano, Puerto Rican actress, portrayed More...
“History is a tale somebody has told us from a biased point of view; it’s only one possibility among many. Novels give another version, recover truths that have been repressed. The task is to “make More...
“Storytelling is a folk art. All folks do it. It’s how we stay connected to each other. It’s art because it can be elevated to a very sophisticated level.” – David Gonzalez, Puerto More...
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