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The Dangers of Venezuela's ID System
In Venezuela, we’re used to giving away our ID number and even showing our identity card in all kinds of situations, which makes us vulnerable to thieves and the regime
How to Infuse a Venezuelan Cuatro with the Spirit of Jimi Hendrix
Some musicians want our traditional instruments to become global and technology is the key to that. This is the story of Luis Colmenares, a luthier from Maracay now living in Minnesota
Exporting Judicial Terrorism
Two elder writers in Eastern Venezuela, a photographer in Paris… the ruling elite is suing citizens who pose no danger for the regime. The abuse of power goes beyond staying in control, it’s also used for personal matters
Alicia Castillo Holley: A Venezuelan Angel Investor in San Francisco
The Venezuela Diaspora Project is back. Chubeto interviewed Alicia Castillo Holley, who went from being a researcher at Universidad Central de Venezuela to becoming a successful angel investor based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Karina Sainz Borgo: ‘I Don’t Believe There's Such a Thing as a National Literature’
Two years after the explosive success of It Would Be Night in Caracas, this journalist and writer from Caracas discusses the complexities of turning the Venezuelan tragedy into a universal story
Mining is Igniting an Indigenous Conflict in the Venezuelan Amazon
Some of them want to work for the miners, others only want to defend their ancestral land, but violence has already begun and the ELN is behind it all
Venezuelans Now Cross The Rio Grande, Too
Men, women, children and elderly people are entering the United States via Rio Grande, following migratory routes and methods that Mexicans and Central Americans had traditionally used
How to Briefly Explain Venezuela to an American Audience
After going through several stages of migratory grief, I’ve learned some useful things during my experiences talking about my country
From ‘Red-Tiled-Roofs’ to ‘Gray Facade’ Caracas
The vice president of Citizen Safety ordered that all facades in downtown Caracas must be painted in a specific shade of gray to commemorate the Battle of Carabobo.
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