by Elizabeth Angeles | Dec 31, 2017 | Local Leader, Puerto Rico Support, Service
There have been various efforts to support Puerto Rican evacuees in the States, particularly in New York. I chatted with Lilah Mejia, a fellow Boricua and Lower East Side native, who has been working at the NYC Hurricane Service Center, on behalf of New York Disaster...
by Elizabeth Angeles | Nov 12, 2017 | Local Leader, Puerto Rico Support
Act + Share Today After attending the most recent conferences at El Centro, the only university-based research institute solely devoted to the interdisciplinary study of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States, I learned about these incredible Puerto Rican...
by Elizabeth Angeles | Oct 20, 2017 | Disaster Response, Puerto Rico Support, Service, Service Trip
I spent two weeks deployed in Puerto Rico after La Isla del Encanto was impacted by Hurricane Maria, the 10th most intense storm ever recorded in the Atlantic. I arrived in Puerto Rico on September 27th, seven days after the storm made landfall. Puerto Rico, the...
