Somos Connecticut
Connecticut Public is committed to elevating the stories of, and connecting with, our Latino communities. See how we are expanding our reporting, programming and engagement opportunities locally and abroad.
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Meet the journalists behind ¡Somos Connecticut!
A dedicated team telling the stories, sharing the voices, and covering the issues that shape Latino life across our state.
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The Latinas In Leadership Symposium is set to gather women from different industries at the Connecticut Convention Center for its 23rd year.
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El último libro de Victor Piñeiro para jóvenes de secundaria es un encuentro entre la mitología taína y la experiencia de la diáspora moderna. -
Victor Piñeiro’s latest middle grade book is where Taíno mythology meets the modern diaspora experience.
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The group HUSKY 4 Immigrants hand-delivered a letter to Gov. Ned Lamont and several other legislative leaders, asking for their support in adding all residents, regardless of immigration status, to legislation geared at mitigating federal funding cuts. -
These Puerto Rican leaders are making bilingual content for one of the fastest-growing audiences in the U.S. sports economy: Latinos. -
Barbara Lopez is a founder of Make the Road Connecticut, an organization that fights for the rights of immigrant, Latino, and working-class communities. She looks back on her years of leadership and reflects on the lessons learned that will help her continue to grow as a leader.
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Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective. Listen to past episodes at latinousa.org. -
Every week, Alt.Latino introduces listeners to new alternative Latin music, including diverse genres such as cumbia, Mexican garage rock, Panamanian rap, heavy metal mariachi and many more boundary-blurring sounds from around the world. Listen to past episodes on npr.org.
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Somos Connecticut is made possible, in part by funding from Avangrid Foundation, Charles D. Fleischman Charitable Trust, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Adam R. Scripps Foundation, The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts, and Susan Howarth Foundation.