American Boricua On the Road
American Boricua is ‘Under My Skin’ at The Wing Luke Museum
This audio excerpt is from a recent American Boricua interview in Seattle, Washington. Ray Cabatit describes his father Ramundo’s migration from San Marcelino, the Philippines, through San Francisco, California, to the Yakima Valley of Washington. When Josefina Cabatit landed in the mainland U.S. from Gurabo, Puerto Rico after WWII, her love of Washington State was [...]
Descanse En Paz Piri Thomas
It is with deep grief that I share the news of the passing of poet and author Piri Thomas. Through the years we developed a treasured friendship and became family. He really is a beloved Tío. Tío Piri, as I mourn your passing the hardest thing is accepting a world without you in it. I [...]
Welcome to American Boricua
American Boricua is the first modern visual history of Puerto Rican life in all 50 states of the U.S. Wanda is traveling throughout the country to interview and photograph Boricuas who live, work, love, and carry on the business of being Puerto Rican here in the United States. What most people do not know about [...]
