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SPIN El Poeta: Using One Mic to Build Cultural Friendships

The showcase of the emerging new profile mixing Latin roots with indigenity through artistic expression Written by: Maria Alejandra Guardado Who is SPIN El Poeta? SPIN El Poeta is a man of many hats and talents from being an arts educator, advocate, and poet he sets a...
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Live Nation New Director of Latino Music Canada Ricky Taco.

Keep your head down and put in the work. Here is your proof Ricky Taco been grinding for year in the shadow. Wehpa congratulates you on your appointment as director of Latin music Canada. Well deserved. We had the honour of asking him a few...
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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.
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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.
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Can Puerto Ricans Vote for President? U.S. Citizens Since 1917, Explained

The short version: Can Puerto Ricans vote for president? Yes and no. Puerto Ricans...
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What Does Wepa Mean? The Puerto Rican Word Behind the Shout

Wepa is a Spanish exclamation of joy, pride and approval, closest to “woo-hoo!” in English. What it means, where it came from, and why nobody can prove it.