Liz Alarcón: Picture the scene: a humid summer night, dim yellow bulbs flickering around Old San Juan, lighting up the oldest cathedral in the New World. In the background, you hear a beat, that undeniable reggaeton beat you can recognize from a mile away. As it gets louder…

Liz Alarcón: COVID-19 is still impacting families and communities throughout the world. But here in the US, the toll has been worse than anywhere else. And nuestra gente has been on the frontlines of it all. As our country got back to work, Latinos pivoted from being first…

Liz Alarcón: Every kid dreams of being part of their school play, or at least I did. Seeing your parents in the audience, eyes sparkling with pride, there’s no better feeling. I got to be and feel that as a six year old my very first time on…