How Patricia Van Dalen Trapped the Colors of the Tropics
This Miami-based visual artist strayed away from the kinetic art path, in order to explore the light in public and private works of art that see the world with Venezuelan eyes
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How a Sinatra Song Told the Story of the Venezuelan Diaspora
When David Calcaño and Ala Nulu made the annual Christmas animated video for the Old Blue Eyes’ YouTube channel, they chose an angle that goes directly into our hearts
The Migrant's Conundrum: Between Looking Back and Moving Forward
Being an immigrant is hard. Legal and technical issues become something of their own. But when it comes to facing yourself in the mirror and finding out the identity of the person you’ve become, that’s a whole different subject not everybody’s ready to explore
More Venezuelans Face Hell at the Darien Gap
Many migrants, including Venezuelans, are risking their lives crossing an untamed jungle that covers the border between Colombia and Panama, as they move north in search of a better life
Luring Birdwatchers to Venezuela
It’s the number one trend in global ecotourism: birdwatching. It’s the activity that raises more money and causes the least environmental damage. And Venezuela was, for a very...
How the Crisis Endangers Breast Cancer Patients
One of the most common kinds of cancer among women is extremely difficult to prevent and treat in Venezuela and it has a severe impact on thousands of people
Bots Are Leading the Online Conversation Against the UCV
This week Maduro announced measures that affect Venezuela’s most important university. Here’s how we are talking about it on social media and who could benefit from that
Maracaibo’s ‘New Normal’
Contrary to what a lot of people thought in 2019, Zulia’s capital isn’t dead. But the patches of prosperity aren’t larger than the ones made by oil spills
Lía Bermúdez, Timeless Sculptress and Champion of the Arts
Venezuela just lost one of its most important artists, who left us both an important body of art and a legacy of management and promotion of culture
Kristhyan Benitez Brings the Music
In this very special episode of the Venezuela Diaspora Project, we get much more than a good story. Listen to the tunes of Kristrhyan Benitez, world-renowned piano young gun
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