Somos Connecticut
Connecticut Public is committed to elevating the stories of, and connecting with, our Latino communities. See how we are expanding our reporting, programming and engagement opportunities locally and abroad.
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Cities across the state hosted watch parties for the U.S. match against Paraguay on Friday night.
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Carolina Gieczewski is a Spanish teacher at West Hartford Public Schools and the 2026 CT COLT Language Teacher of the Year. She found success in following her purpose after making a big career change. Now, she promotes self-reflection to discover personal values.
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Immigrant advocates held a demonstration in front of the federal courthouse in Hartford Wednesday afternoon, stopping traffic for nearly two hours. They want federal immigration officers to stay out of Connecticut.
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Soccer players across the globe are warming up to play for the FIFA World Cup. The city of Hartford is warming up to watch with its Summer of Soccer initiative.
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In their first meeting, commissioners voted to add energy to their main issues of focus.
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“Double Exposures” at El Museo del Barrio features Sophie Rivera’s work from her decades of portraiture to the more experimental and is on display through Aug. 2.
Meet the journalists behind ¡Somos Connecticut!
A dedicated team telling the stories, sharing the voices, and covering the issues that shape Latino life across our state.
Radio Shows
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Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective. Listen to past episodes at latinousa.org.
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Every week, Alt.Latino introduces listeners to new alternative Latin music, including diverse genres such as cumbia, Mexican garage rock, Panamanian rap, heavy metal mariachi and many more boundary-blurring sounds from around the world. Listen to past episodes on npr.org.
Somos Connecticut is made possible, in part by funding from Avangrid Foundation, Charles D. Fleischman Charitable Trust, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Adam R. Scripps Foundation, The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts, and Susan Howarth Foundation.