Paseo Podcast: Sharing Puerto Rican Stories
Society & Culture
We talk a lot about the importance of knowing our history as Puerto Ricans on this show, including the ways in which our history is kept from us. Some people recommend watching documentaries and reading books, but what about seeing and reading our history in the form of a graphic novel?
Storyteller, artist and art teacher, John Vasquez Mejias, joins the show to talk about the Puerto Rican War - a graphic novel that tells the story of Puerto Rican revolutionaries fighting American colonialism in 1950. We spoke to him a couple of weeks ago to talk about his purpose behind this graphic novel, his art and his perspective on the back-to-school debate as a teacher amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Host: Joshua Smyser-DeLeon, Twitter @jsdeleon
Site: paseomedia.org
Facebook + Twitter + Instagram: @paseopodcast
Sound Editor: Richie Requena, Twitter @RichieRequena
Sounds: Notification Sounds + Flor Meléndez Ramos
John Vasquez Mejias' Website + Instagram
The Puerto Rican War
Puerto Rican Cultural Center Website + Facebook + Twitter
Episode 54: The Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act
Episode 53: The Jones Act, Workers' Rights & Unionizing Your Workplace
BONUS: U.S. Rep. Chuy García on Puerto Rico Policy, The Squad & The Democratic Party's Future
Episode 52: Reporting on Puerto Rico w/ Nicole Acevedo from NBC News & NBC Latino
Episode 51: Two PRs Talking PR
Episode 50: What The IL Culturally Responsive Teaching And Leading Standards Mean For BIPOC Students
Episode 49: Leading Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School Through The Pandemic
Episode 48: Chicago’s Looming Eviction Crisis & Its Impact on the BIPOC Community
Episode 47: A Trip to London’s Puerto Rican Diaspora w/ Naomi Bonafoux
Episode 46: Latino Rebels & Representation in Media w/ Julio Ricardo Varela
Episode 45: Star Wars, Representation & How Boricuas Fit In w/ the Hosts of Triad of The Force
Episode 44: Organizing in Puerto Rico & Chicago, Attack at the Capitol & More w/ Alderwoman Rossana Rodríguez Sanchez
Episode 43: Decolonizing Wellness w/ Constanza Eliana Chinea
Episode 42: The Taste of Sugar & the Publishing Industry with Novelist Marisel Vera
Episode 41: Knowing Our Roots & Sharing Our History w/Adrián Román
Episode 40: Researcher & Filmmaker Andrew J. Padilla
Episode 39: The Puerto Rico Election 2020
Episode 38: The Puerto Rican Electorate with Erica González from #Power4PuertoRico
Episode 37: Cooking with Genesis, an 8-Year Old Boricua Chef
Episode 36: City Bureau Journalist Justin Agrelo
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