Author: Von Diaz
Bio: Von Diaz is a writer and radio producer based in New York City. She is a self-taught cook who explores Puerto Rican food, culture, and identity through memoir and multimedia. Her work has been featured on NPR, American Public Media, StoryCorps, WNYC, PRI’s The World, BuzzFeed, Colorlines, and Feet in 2 Worlds.
Von has an M.A. in journalism and Latin American and Caribbean studies from New York University. A graduate of Agnes Scott College, she earned a B.A. in Women’s Studies and focused her research on women in Latin America. She is a currently a producer at StoryCorps, and previously worked in community advocacy and communications for nonprofits focused on women, children, art, and Latino culture.
Contributions:
Posted on: 16 Jul 2013
Karin Bogliolo and her wife Judy Rickard are celebrating after a 7 year fight to stay in the U.S. legally.
Posted on: 10 Jul 2013
Media serving immigrant communities insist ‘There is no room for failure.’
Posted on: 24 Jun 2013
Vargas’s film “Documented” is an emotional journey through his life as an undocumented immigrant and activism towards immigration reform.
Posted on: 19 Jun 2013
A new Fiscal Policy Institute report makes the economic case in favor of legalizing undocumented immigrants.
Posted on: 12 Jun 2013
Von Diaz reports for PRI’s The World on the first immigrant to set foot in Manhattan, a Dominican named Juan Rodriguez
Posted on: 02 May 2013
As part of her exploration of the Puerto Rican cookbook Cocina Criolla, Von Diaz takes on a daunting dish, stuffed beef tongue
Posted on: 18 Apr 2013
The first installment as Von Diaz begins cooking her way through Cocina Criolla, the bible of Puerto Rican cooking
Posted on: 14 May 2012
After the 1959 revolution, being gay in Cuba was considered counter-revolutionary. LGBT Cubans were jailed and harassed because of their sexual identity. Listen to the piece Fi2W reporter Von Diaz produced about Lesbian Cubans for our partner Latino USA.
Posted on: 09 Apr 2012
Immigrant youth are increasing pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support a bill to provide financial assistance to undocumented college students.
Posted on: 13 Feb 2012
Julio Salgado uses visual art to raise awareness about the challenges of being undocumented and gay.
