Cafe y Chisme Corner
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Colombia Pride: What It Means to Carry the Flag...
Colombia is a country that its diaspora carries with precision. The green, yellow, and red of the flag. The specific sound of cumbia from the coast versus the music of...
Colombia Pride: What It Means to Carry the Flag...
Colombia is a country that its diaspora carries with precision. The green, yellow, and red of the flag. The specific sound of cumbia from the coast versus the music of...
Churros: Why the Line Is Always Worth It
The line is always worth it. Whether it's the churro cart at a Mexican fair at 11 p.m., the window at a churrería in Madrid at 8 a.m., or the...
Churros: Why the Line Is Always Worth It
The line is always worth it. Whether it's the churro cart at a Mexican fair at 11 p.m., the window at a churrería in Madrid at 8 a.m., or the...
Flan: The Dessert That Shows Up at Every Table
At some point in every Latino family gathering, someone disappears into the kitchen and comes back carrying a plate with a flan on it, and the room understands immediately that...
Flan: The Dessert That Shows Up at Every Table
At some point in every Latino family gathering, someone disappears into the kitchen and comes back carrying a plate with a flan on it, and the room understands immediately that...
Yuca: The Root That Feeds the Whole Diaspora
Ask a Dominican grandmother what's for dinner and the answer might be yuca. Ask a Cuban family what's on the table for a celebration and there's a very good chance...
Yuca: The Root That Feeds the Whole Diaspora
Ask a Dominican grandmother what's for dinner and the answer might be yuca. Ask a Cuban family what's on the table for a celebration and there's a very good chance...
Tejana: The Identity Behind the Hat
The hat is a Western hat. The identity is its own thing entirely. When someone calls herself tejana, she's reaching for something that the word "Texan" doesn't hold and the...
Tejana: The Identity Behind the Hat
The hat is a Western hat. The identity is its own thing entirely. When someone calls herself tejana, she's reaching for something that the word "Texan" doesn't hold and the...
Padre Pio: The Saint Whose Wounds Changed Lives
People who have experienced something impossible — a healing that no doctor could explain, a crisis survived against all odds — often end up with Padre Pio somewhere in the...
Padre Pio: The Saint Whose Wounds Changed Lives
People who have experienced something impossible — a healing that no doctor could explain, a crisis survived against all odds — often end up with Padre Pio somewhere in the...