“We are super into these types of costumes but putting them in a different context,” Raquel Berríos tells Emperifollá. “I like taking bits of those cultural symbols to contextualize them through a contemporary lens.”
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What Home Means To Me, After 20 Years Chasing the American Dream
“The idea of being an American citizen is something that I’m even now processing in my head, and that comes with so many overwhelming feelings. But one thing that I do know is that I’m rootless and that I’m only able to grow when I’m in movement. “
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The Emperifollá Latinx Heritage Month Reading List
Our stories and bodies are under siege, so Latinx Heritage Month feels more important in 2019 than ever before.
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#RickyRenuncia: The Powerful Symbols in Puerto Rico’s Historic Uprising
¡Seguimos!
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With ‘Chula,’ Amanda Alcantara Redefines Latinx Womanhood
“I don’t remember when I first started hearing the word chula. But I remember the feeling of it growing up, more than the actual word.”
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On Loving Rosalía As A Latina Woman
Madre mía, Rosalía, bájale.
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