Artist Jasmine Dillavou fights for space in a mostly-white profession, fueled her passion for art that highlights Latino joy.

Host and producer: May Ortega 
Mixed by: Emily Williams 
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas 
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg 
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez 
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music 
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón 
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Artist Jasmine Dillavou fights for space in a mostly-white profession, fueled her passion for art that highlights Latino joy.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Host and producer: May Ortega&lt;br&gt;
Mixed by: Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas&lt;br&gt;
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg&lt;br&gt;
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music&lt;br&gt;
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón&lt;br&gt;
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;QuienAreWe.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

Artist Jasmine Dillavou fights for space in a mostly-white profession, fueled her passion for art that highlights Latino joy.

Artist Jasmine Dillavou fights for space in a mostly-white profession, fueled her passion for art that highlights Latino joy.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Emily Williams
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

The Artist

We'll be back next week with a new episode. In the meantime, we're excited that our friends at Off the Walls are taking over the feed this week – with the people and the stories behind Denver's street art.

Listen to all five episodes of Off the Walls on <a href="https://www.cpr.org/podcast/off-the-walls/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CPR.org</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts.

To see photos of the mural “Huitzilopochtli,” visit <a href="https://www.cpr.org/podcast-episode/the-hummingbird-warrior/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CPR.org</a>.

Credits for “The Hummingbird Warrior” from Off the Walls:

Hosts: Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams 
Editor: Jo Erickson 
Written and reported by Emily Williams and Kibwe Cooper 
Mixed by Kibwe Cooper 
Denverite editor: Obed Manuel 
Additional editorial support: Kevin Beaty, Erin Jones, Rebekah Romberg, Luis Antonio Perez 
Theme music by Kibwe Cooper. Additional music via Universal Production Music. 
Executive producer: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale 
Thanks also to Kevin Beaty, Hart Van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Kyle Harris, Desiree Mathurin, Kim Nguyen, Maria Juliana Pinzón, Clara Shelton, Rebecca Tauber, Isaac Vargas, Arielle Wilson.

This show was produced with support from PRX, and is made possible in part by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and a grant from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation.

Off the Walls is a production of Denverite and Colorado Public Radio — part of the NPR Network.

Credits for ¿Quién Are We?:

Host and producer: May Ortega 
Mixed by: Emily Williams 
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas 
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg 
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez 
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music 
Cover art: Mia Rincón 
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;We'll be back next week with a new episode. In the meantime, we're excited that our friends at Off the Walls are taking over the feed this week – with the people and the stories behind Denver's street art.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Listen to all five episodes of Off the Walls on &lt;a href="https://www.cpr.org/podcast/off-the-walls/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;CPR.org&lt;/a&gt; or wherever you listen to podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To see photos of the mural “Huitzilopochtli,” visit &lt;a href="https://www.cpr.org/podcast-episode/the-hummingbird-warrior/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;CPR.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Credits for “The Hummingbird Warrior” from Off the Walls:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hosts: Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Editor: Jo Erickson&lt;br&gt;
Written and reported by Emily Williams and Kibwe Cooper&lt;br&gt;
Mixed by Kibwe Cooper&lt;br&gt;
Denverite editor: Obed Manuel&lt;br&gt;
Additional editorial support: Kevin Beaty, Erin Jones, Rebekah Romberg, Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Theme music by Kibwe Cooper. Additional music via Universal Production Music.&lt;br&gt;
Executive producer: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale&lt;br&gt;
Thanks also to Kevin Beaty, Hart Van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Kyle Harris, Desiree Mathurin, Kim Nguyen, Maria Juliana Pinzón, Clara Shelton, Rebecca Tauber, Isaac Vargas, Arielle Wilson.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This show was produced with support from PRX, and is made possible in part by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and a grant from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Off the Walls is a production of Denverite and Colorado Public Radio — part of the NPR Network.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Credits for ¿Quién Are We?:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Host and producer: May Ortega&lt;br&gt;
Mixed by: Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas&lt;br&gt;
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg&lt;br&gt;
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music&lt;br&gt;
Cover art: Mia Rincón&lt;br&gt;
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;QuienAreWe.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

Our friends at Off the Walls take over the feed this week  – with the people and the stories behind Denver's street art.

We'll be back next week with a new episode. In the meantime, we're excited that our friends at Off the Walls are taking over the feed this week – with the people and the stories behind Denver's street art.

Listen to all five episodes of Off the Walls on <a href="https://www.cpr.org/podcast/off-the-walls/" target="_blank">CPR.org</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts.

To see photos of the mural “Huitzilopochtli,” visit <a href="https://www.cpr.org/podcast-episode/the-hummingbird-warrior/" target="_blank">CPR.org</a>.

Credits for “The Hummingbird Warrior” from Off the Walls:

Hosts: Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams
Editor: Jo Erickson
Written and reported by Emily Williams and Kibwe Cooper
Mixed by Kibwe Cooper
Denverite editor: Obed Manuel
Additional editorial support: Kevin Beaty, Erin Jones, Rebekah Romberg, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Kibwe Cooper. Additional music via Universal Production Music.
Executive producer: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale
Thanks also to Kevin Beaty, Hart Van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Kyle Harris, Desiree Mathurin, Kim Nguyen, Maria Juliana Pinzón, Clara Shelton, Rebecca Tauber, Isaac Vargas, Arielle Wilson.

This show was produced with support from PRX, and is made possible in part by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and a grant from the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation.

Off the Walls is a production of Denverite and Colorado Public Radio — part of the NPR Network.

Credits for ¿Quién Are We?:

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Emily Williams
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Cover art: Mia Rincón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

Introducing Off the Walls

Jennifer Serrano and Veronica Vasques are former enemies, turned lovers and business owners of a design company called JZD. But being Latina and queer can come with both opportunities and obstacles – including from one of the biggest corporations of all: Target.

Host and producer: May Ortega 
Mixed by: Emily Williams 
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas 
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg 
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez 
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music 
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón 
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Jennifer Serrano and Veronica Vasques are former enemies, turned lovers and business owners of a design company called JZD. But being Latina and queer can come with both opportunities and obstacles – including from one of the biggest corporations of all: Target.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Host and producer: May Ortega&lt;br&gt;
Mixed by: Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas&lt;br&gt;
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg&lt;br&gt;
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music&lt;br&gt;
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón&lt;br&gt;
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;QuienAreWe.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

For Jennifer Serrano and Veronica Vasques, being Latina and queer has come with both opportunities and obstacles.

Jennifer Serrano and Veronica Vasques are former enemies, turned lovers and business owners of a design company called JZD. But being Latina and queer can come with both opportunities and obstacles – including from one of the biggest corporations of all: Target.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Emily Williams
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

The Businesswomen

Growing up in beautiful, tropical Costa Rica led anthropologist Fernando Villanea to fall in love with the biology of nature. And it’s led him down a path of passion, success and a yearning for home as he studies one of the most interesting animals of all: us.

Host and producer: May Ortega 
Mixed by: Emily Williams 
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas 
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg 
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez 
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music 
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón 
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;Growing up in beautiful, tropical Costa Rica led anthropologist Fernando Villanea to fall in love with the biology of nature. And it’s led him down a path of passion, success and a yearning for home as he studies one of the most interesting animals of all: us.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Host and producer: May Ortega&lt;br&gt;
Mixed by: Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas&lt;br&gt;
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg&lt;br&gt;
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music&lt;br&gt;
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón&lt;br&gt;
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;QuienAreWe.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

Fernando Villanea's passion for nature led him to study one of the most interesting animals of all: us.

Growing up in beautiful, tropical Costa Rica led anthropologist Fernando Villanea to fall in love with the biology of nature. And it’s led him down a path of passion, success and a yearning for home as he studies one of the most interesting animals of all: us.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Emily Williams
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Luis Antonio Perez
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

The Anthropologist

A family trauma expert, Mariel Buque, guides us through her own path of acceptance and healing. Her perspective was shaped by her family's difficult transition from the Dominican Republic to New Jersey.

Host and producer: May Ortega 
Mixed by: Luis Antonio Perez 
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas 
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg 
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams 
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music 
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón 
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;A family trauma expert, Mariel Buque, guides us through her own path of acceptance and healing. Her perspective was shaped by her family's difficult transition from the Dominican Republic to New Jersey.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Host and producer: May Ortega&lt;br&gt;
Mixed by: Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas&lt;br&gt;
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg&lt;br&gt;
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music&lt;br&gt;
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón&lt;br&gt;
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://quienarewe.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;QuienAreWe.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

A family trauma expert, Mariel Buque, guides us through her own path of acceptance and healing.

A family trauma expert, Mariel Buque, guides us through her own path of acceptance and healing. Her perspective was shaped by her family's difficult transition from the Dominican Republic to New Jersey.

Host and producer: May Ortega
Mixed by: Luis Antonio Perez
Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas
Project Manager: Rebekah Romberg
Additional editorial support: Jo Erickson, Kibwe Cooper, Emily Williams
Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music
Episode art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's members and staff.

<a href="http://quienarewe.org/" target="_blank">QuienAreWe.org</a>

Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

The Therapist

¿Quién Are We? is a podcast from Colorado Public Radio exploring what it means to be Latino, Hispanic or Chicana ... or however you identify. Host and journalist May Ortega shares stories about our wide-ranging identities and the beautiful things that make us who we are.

¿Quién Are We? is a podcast from Colorado Public Radio exploring what it means to be Latino, Hispanic or Chicana ... or however you identify. Host and journalist May Ortega shares stories about our wide-ranging identities and the beautiful things that mak

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