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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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.
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Connecticut Public
The celebrations, running from June through September, focus on cultural education as much as fun.
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Connecticut Public
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Hartford-based artist Pablo Delano collected pieces of American media about Boricuas since the U.S. took over the Spanish colony in 1899. Many are dehumanizing depictions. -
Members of the 65th infantry regiment who settled in Connecticut after their military service were celebrated on the national holiday’s fifth anniversary. -
El último libro de Victor Piñeiro para jóvenes de secundaria es un encuentro entre la mitología taína y la experiencia de la diáspora moderna. -
Victor Piñeiro’s latest middle grade book is where Taíno mythology meets the modern diaspora experience.
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The group HUSKY 4 Immigrants hand-delivered a letter to Gov. Ned Lamont and several other legislative leaders, asking for their support in adding all residents, regardless of immigration status, to legislation geared at mitigating federal funding cuts.
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. -
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.
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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.