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Besanya Santiago Ayala
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Iberospherical

How I’m Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

Unlearning should also be part of the process

Oct 2

A colourful and vibrant street mural painted on a wall in Cancun, Mexico

Oct 2

Besanya Santiago Ayala
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The Memoirist

Why I Stopped Trying to Change My Mother

Some battles aren’t worth having a clear winner.

Aug 12

A white, surrender flag waving in the wind

Aug 12

Besanya Santiago Ayala
in
The Jibara Story

Why Does Puerto Rico Have Its Own Olympic Team?

From invisibility to the podium.

Aug 8

The floor of a tennis court with a white baseline running horizontally and centered. A crack runs vertically and centered, splitting the tennis court floor in half, forming a cross between the baseline and crack.

Aug 8

Besanya Santiago Ayala
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A-Culturated

Dear New York City: It Wasn’t Your Fault

Finding home through a Hawaiian goddess named Pele

Jul 29

Jul 29

Besanya Santiago Ayala
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Iberospherical

The Man on the Train in Barcelona

And a girl who chose kindness

Jul 17

An old man’s wrinkled hands in sharp focus through the window of a passing train, the rest of the man and the person next to him blurred and streaked by the glass or motion

Jul 17

Besanya Santiago Ayala
in
The Jibara Story

Puerto Rico Is Without Electricity — Again

It’s time for LUMA to go the way of Ricardo Rosselló.

Jul 8

A single candle burning in the dark.

Jul 8

Besanya Santiago Ayala
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The Jibara Story

Puerto Rico Had the Best Coffee in the World — What Happened?

From plantation to industrialization.

Jun 19

A farmer is picking fresh, red and yellow coffee beans and is holds a branch up to the camera.

Jun 19

Besanya Santiago Ayala
in
The Jibara Story

What Does It Mean to Be Nuyorican?

Two cultures, two histories, one people.

Jun 12

What Does It Mean to Be Nuyorican?

Jun 12

Besanya Santiago Ayala
in
The Jibara Story

Puerto Rico and Birth Control: Depopulation Through Forced Sterilization — Part Two

An island history of lies and contraception, continued.

Jun 3

Puerto Rico and Birth Control: Depopulation Through Forced Sterilization — Part Two

Jun 3

Besanya Santiago Ayala
in
An Injustice!

Why United Nations’ Solidarity Week With Non-Self-Governing Territories is Absolute Bullshit

Colonialism isn’t going anywhere.

May 30

Why United Nations’ Solidarity Week With Non-Self-Governing Territories is Absolute Bullshit

May 30

Besanya Santiago Ayala

Besanya Santiago Ayala

Actor and Journalist. I make people feel things. Founder of The Jibara Story. To contribute: https://ko-fi.com/bsantiagoayala

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