Festival de cine trae un poco de Latinoamérica al oeste de Michigan por un fin de semana
I created and distributed this press release in Spanish for the 2019 Grand Rapids Latin American Film Festival. (2019) Read Full Press Release
Usted puede ser la pieza que falta en la vida de un niño en riesgo
I worked with the West Michigan Partnership for Children to create a culturally appropriate, Spanish-language version of a brochure to recruit Spanish-speaking families to serve as foster parents. (2019)
Latinos to become the largest racial or ethnic minority group in the electorate
I pitched, planned, and conducted two interviews, in English and Spanish, that were included in Season 4 of ¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?, which was dedicated to census and election coverage (this…
Actividades para hacer en casa
I worked with the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum to create culturally-appropriate content in Spanish to encourage at-home play and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020) Learn More
Kitchen Spanish
I pitched, reported, and co-produced this episode for the podcast Racist Sandwich to explore Kitchen Spanish, a sort of practical patois used among English-dominant gringos and Spanish-dominant Latinos that work…
La lengua de la serpiente
I wrote, edited, and produced this episode of Tertulia about language justice and reclaiming ancestral identity, including interviews with a friend reflecting on her family’s loss of the Quechua language…
En busca de mi tocaya
I pitched, wrote, and voiced this original nonfiction piece in both Spanish for the multilingual narrative podcast Ochenta Cuentos. I also wrote and voiced an English version of the piece.…
Las Estrellas de Indianápolis
I wrote, edited, and produced this episode of Tertulia about two bilingual Latina journalists who convinced the The Indianapolis Star to start paying attention the Latinx community in central Indiana…
Inmersos/Immersed: A Quest to Find Out How Many Spanish-Speaking Children Benefit from the Spanish Immersion Education Boom
This paper, based on my presentation of the same title at the Observatory of the Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures in the United States’ 2021 symposium New Perspectives on Hispanic…
La Peña
La Peña is a special Tertulia series that I produced, featuring readings of poetry and fiction by US-based authors to celebrate literature in Spanish with roots in the United States.…