Janice Llamoca

Nov 29, 2024 | latinousa.org | Janice Llamoca |Luis Eduardo Luna

In the 90s, tax lawyer Maria Perez-Brown made a career switch from law to entertainment, specifically children’s television. She’s the creator of two prominent multicultural shows for Nickelodeon: “Taina” and “Gullah Gullah Island.”In this episode, we focus on the legacy and nostalgia of “Taina.” The show, which premiered in 2001, was about a 15-year-old Latina from Queens who attended a performing arts high school in Manhattan and constantly daydreamed of being a star.

Oct 12, 2024 | latinousa.org | Janice Llamoca |Luis Luna

In the U.S., the second Monday in October is reserved for Columbus Day, in honor of the Italian navigator Christopher Columbus. But not everyone is on board with celebrating Columbus. His colonization of the “new world” led to the bloodshed of Indigenous people and while he did arrive to the Americas, he never set foot in North America. So how did this federal holiday in the U.S. come to be?

Sep 29, 2024 | latinousa.org | Janice Llamoca |Luis Eduardo Luna

March 25, 1945: Palm Sunday. No chances of going to church; but still our prayers are holding everyone up. This day it reminded me of the hundreds of people attending mass at the cathedral in Durango, Mexico. I wish I could be there now. This is an entry from the diary of Anthony Acevedo, which is housed inside the  (USHMM) in Washington, D.C. Acevedo was a former Army medic and a prisoner of war during World War II.

Aug 4, 2024 | latinousa.org | Janice Llamoca |Tara Terranova

Vicente Montalvo grew up in Echo Park, minutes away from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Little did he know, his family had history that was buried underneath the stadium that opened its doors in 1962. His grandparents told him their story: how they grew up in the ’30s and ’40s in a community named Palo Verde, how they owned a home, and how happy they were among their neighbors in Palo Verde, La Loma and Bishop—three neighborhoods that made up a community called Chavez Ravine.

Jan 29, 2024 | latinousa.org | Janice Llamoca |Luis Luna

Sandra Cisneros doesn’t need an introduction. Her coming-of-age novel, The House on Mango Street, has sold over six million copies and has turned the Chicago native into a household name. With a writing career that spans over 40 years, Cisneros is one of the most renowned Mexican-American authors of our generation. Her latest published work is a bilingual chapbook titled Puro Amor, where the author captures a moment in the lives of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in La Casa Azul.