The 21st Show

Latinos in Bloomington-Normal share their stories

Produced by Christine Hatfield
 
Yolanda Alonso (left) speaks to visitors at Illinois Art Station's We Are The Latinos en BloNo: Our Stories in Words & Photographs exhibit.

Yolanda Alonso (left) speaks to visitors at Illinois Art Station's We Are The Latinos en BloNo: Our Stories in Words & Photographs exhibit. Illinois Art Station's Facebook page

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Yolanda Alonso moved to the Bloomington-Normal area with her husband and daughter in 2019 after spending years as a newspaper reporter in Mexico and the United States. She started Latinos en BloNo to share perspectives of Latino people. Her interviews are now the subject of an exhibit at Illinois Art Station in Normal called We Are the Latinos en BloNo: Nuestras historias en palabras y fotografías … Our Stories in Words & Photographs. It’s open through November 4.

GUEST:

Yolanda Alonso

Founder, Latinos en BloNo