Meet one of our Directors
JAY SANSONE:
I am a Puerto Rican person of color with African roots. I am also a white male. Both descriptions are technically accurate, but fail to illustrate the nuances of my competing identities. As a half-white half-Puerto Rican, my racial identity has remained inconsistent to myself and others, and I have struggled to pinpoint my place in such conversations. After the death of George Floyd, I felt a calling and an obligation – to both my ancestries- to attempt to bridge gaps of misconception.
Undocumented and Unafraid
Tijuana became an oasis, the wait has no place among the migrant faces, the political asylum in the United States is a nightmare. On the brink of social collapse, the city of Los Angeles is full of protests in favor of immigrants and against deportations under the administration of Trump. On the border with Mexico, thousands of people try to cross every day.
