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Myrna Kahan

Nos encantaría presentar una nuevo periodista a Wehpa. Myrna Kahan es una exitosa mujer hispana de negocios y periodista nacida en San Juan, Puerto Rico. Llegó a Canadá en 1989 y rápidamente se convirtió en una personalidad de los medios de comunicación dentro de...
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Mario Funes

Mario Funes - Music Specialist Correspondent based out of Toronto Mario Funes is half of the Woke Up A Rebel DJ/Producer team.He was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, and is Salvadoran/Mexican.He relocated to Toronto, Canada, when he was almost three years old, and...
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Andres Ramirez

Andres Ramirez is the son of immigrant parents.  He grew up watching his parents...
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CapitanMega Atlanta Correspondent.

We are excited to introduce CapitanMega to the Wehpa Familia. He is Wehpa's correspondent...

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Afro-Mexican History: Mexico’s Third Root, Finally Counted

Mexico counted its Black population for the first time in 2020 — 2,576,213 people. The heritage is five centuries old; the count is five years old.
Culture

Is Brazil Latino? Why the US Government Says No

Brazil is in Latin America and most Brazilians in the US call themselves Latino — but the federal definition excludes them. A 2020 census error revealed the gap.
History

Arab Last Names in Latin America: Why So Many Latinos Are Lebanese

600,000 Levantine migrants crossed to the Americas before 1914. They were labelled “turcos” — and that label was not the friendly thing it later became.
Culture

Why Do Quinceañera Dresses Look Like That? The History of the Gown

The quinceañera gown went from convent white to full couture. What changed, what never changed, and how much of the origin story is actually documented.