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YOMAIRA C. FIGUEROA-VÁSQUEZ, PH.D.

Writer, Scholar, Professor, Research Center Director
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[Dispatches from the diasporA]


paseo de la princesa, san juan, pr

poco a poco.

May 20, 2016

little by little.

I was recently chatting with my dear friend Jessica Marie Johnson, who encouraged me to stop hoarding my research and instead share bits and pieces as I complete my book manuscript. Like many first-generation academics I am often guilty of having a white knuckle grip on my work. You shall not pass, or rather, nah.

Though I am not new to blogging, my past ventures have been on centered on travel and fashion, low risk passions. But here I have a platform and I'm looking forward to using this space for monthly updates on research findings and to share more about some of the incredible and understudied literatures by Afro-Latinxs and Equatoguineans. Maybe there will be photos, opinion pieces, o bueno, lo que traiga el viento. 

nos vemos. 

Tags First generation, tenure track, afro-latino, latinx, equatorial guinea, literature
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