By Efrain Nieves The other day I was reminiscing on my young years when I did not have the slightest idea on how to speak English. I was born in the States, how could that have happened? Because my parents had never spoken a word of English en la casa (well, maybe a one or two). Back then, I was never rediculed for not knowing […]
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John Gascot: Latin Pop Shop
September 16, 2010 
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John spent the first twelve years of his life in Puerto Rico, a fact to which he attributes his love of bold color. His work, in particular the Latin Pop series, combines the visual, literal, lyrical and musical. The female form dominates a vast majority of his canvases. Their bodies are curvaceous and large, but […]
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A Night of Orgullo, Poetry and Talent
September 14, 2010 4 Comments
Written by Victoria Cepeda It was a brisk Saturday evening in downtown Manhattan. In the backdrop, the beams of light brightened the skyline marking the 9th year since the terror attacks on the Word Trade Center as we mourned and remembered the fallen earlier that day. However, my colleague and I were on our way […]
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