Fernanda Suarez is an artist with a gift for illustrating gorgeous portraits of women. And the world is noticing! She has over 220,000 followers on Instagram, something only 2% of the platform’s users have accomplished. Her account (@fdasuarez) has over 100 of her paintings. She recreates iconic Disney…
The slightest criticism about eye or skin color can shape how we view the world. For Latinos, these comments are ingrained in our experiences from an early age. They start with an abuela who says that only straight hair is “nice” (like in the film “Pelo Malo” above).…
Before Tom Kiefer was an artist, he was a janitor at a Customs and Border Protection processing center in Ajo, Arizona. There, fifty miles from the U.S.- Mexico border, he was in charge of throwing away bags full of items confiscated from undocumented migrants. In 2007, he began…
If you want to know the definition of an American hero, look no further than Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez. His selfless acts on the battlefield even inspired a graphic novel, “Medal of Honor: Roy Benavidez” honoring his heroics during the Vietnam War. This Mexican American 🇲🇽 is…
Doña Angelita puts on her apron and walks through her ranch in Michoacán, Mexico picking ingredients for meals she makes in front of a camera for millions to see. She’s spent her life humbly mastering the traditional cooking methods passed down to her. But in summer 2019, she…