In 2018, Afro-Latinx Connection (ALC) at UCLA was founded in response to the lack of a space where Afro-Latinx students could feel seen, heard, and protected. Since its founding, ALC has worked to execute its mission of “bridging the gap between the African Diaspora and Latinx communities,” educating others on the existence of Afro-Latinx people […]
Nadia Calmet es una artista profesional de la danza folklórica, específicamente la danza afroperuana, y educadora cultural, con la meta de difundir conocimiento sobre la cultura afroperuana vía las artes de performance. Su primera experiencia con la danza y cultura afroperuana fue cuando tenía aproximadamente cuatro años, en la casa de sus abuelos. Ahí, […]
The Andes mountains, which span Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, are home to vibrant Andean communities with rich cultural festivals. Many of these festivals celebrate the Pacha Mama, or the Andean Mother Earth, and express gratitude for the environment and its fertility. These celebrations represent an important part of Andean identity and […]
Yasuni National Park Image Credit: Flickr User sara y tzunki Extraction of oil in the Amazon Rainforest began in Peru and Ecuador in the 1920s and has continuously grown in scale since then. Today, oil extracted from the Amazon travels all around the world, but about 66% of oil mined goes to the U.S., […]
Yasuni National Park Image Credit: Flickr User sara y tzunki Extraction of oil in the Amazon Rainforest began in Peru and Ecuador in the 1920s and has continuously grown in scale since then. Today, oil extracted from the Amazon travels all around the world, but about 66% of oil mined goes to the U.S., […]
Throughout the pandemic, there have been way too many instances where I’ve found myself endlessly scrolling through the disheartening cycles of COVID-19 news. This phenomenon, often referred to as doom scrolling, became more and more common during the pandemic, as staying caught up on news about the virus became essential to our safety. While […]
This November, Perú experienced a period of political unrest as deep rooted corruption rose to the surface and subjected the country to a presidential crisis. On November 9th, the Peruvian Congress, headed by Manuel Merino, voted to remove President Martín Vizcarra from office. Vizcarra was removed due to allegations of accepting around $630,000 in bribes […]