This week, the LMC crew takes the time to vent on what took place before, during and after the presidential elections. Lots of venting, lots of debating, and lots of questions still left to be answered regarding the future of Latinos in the US & Latin America as a whole.
Nov 11th 2016: Gentrifying Latino Food Culture
On this episode, we speak with Daniel Alvarenga, the creator of Salvadoran blog site www.salvacultura.com/ on how gentrification can even affect the food we eat & how it can be co-opted to the rest of mainstream American food culture. Buen provecho!
Oct 7th 2016: Venezuela Opposition Fact vs Fiction
Gabriel Hetland speaks with us about the history of violence by the Venezuelan opposition against the former government of Hugo Chavez and current admin of Nocolas Maduro. He also debunks the US media perception of the current food crisis. Gabriel Hetland is an assist professor of Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latino Studies at the University of Albany. Learn more at gabrielhetland.com/