Besanya Santiago AyalainThe MemoiristWhy I Stopped Trying to Change My MotherSome battles aren’t worth having a clear winner.Aug 125Aug 125
Besanya Santiago AyalainThe Jibara StoryWhy Does Puerto Rico Have Its Own Olympic Team?From invisibility to the podium.Aug 811Aug 811
Besanya Santiago AyalainA-CulturatedDear New York City: It Wasn’t Your FaultFinding home through a Hawaiian goddess named PeleJul 2913Jul 2913
Besanya Santiago AyalainIberosphericalThe Man on the Train in BarcelonaAnd a girl who chose kindnessJul 179Jul 179
Besanya Santiago AyalainThe Jibara StoryPuerto Rico Is Without Electricity — AgainIt’s time for LUMA to go the way of Ricardo Rosselló.Jul 82Jul 82
Besanya Santiago AyalainThe Jibara StoryPuerto Rico Had the Best Coffee in the World — What Happened?From plantation to industrialization.Jun 1917Jun 1917
Besanya Santiago AyalainThe Jibara StoryWhat Does It Mean to Be Nuyorican?Two cultures, two histories, one people.Jun 124Jun 124
Besanya Santiago AyalainThe Jibara StoryPuerto Rico and Birth Control: Depopulation Through Forced Sterilization — Part TwoAn island history of lies and contraception, continued.Jun 31Jun 31
Besanya Santiago AyalainAn Injustice!Why United Nations’ Solidarity Week With Non-Self-Governing Territories is Absolute BullshitColonialism isn’t going anywhere.May 303May 303
Besanya Santiago AyalainThe Jibara StoryYes, Puerto Rican Citizenship is a ThingBeing colonized twice has some benefits, apparently.May 227May 227