Episode 7 of American Colony closed with a question from artist Pablo Delano about Puerto Rico’s colonial situation: What are you gonna do about it?

For the final episode of our first season, hosts Julio Ricardo Varela and Nuria Net ask that question to five Puerto Ricans — a social media strategist, a human rights lawyer, an independence organizer, a statehood advocate, and a psychologist studying how colonialism affects Puerto Ricans’ mental health.

All this during a time when parts of the archipelago face a water crisis, a $2 billion resort just got approved without a public hearing, and the fight over what comes next has never felt more urgent.

This episode of American Colony was produced by Amalia I. Núñez-Pires. It was edited by Julio Ricardo Varela and Nuria Net.

Credits

American Colony is a production of The Latino Newsletter and Shake It Easy Media

Original Concept by Julio Ricardo Varela

Senior Editor: Nuria Net
Senior Producer: Joaquín Cotler

Hosts: Julio Ricardo Varela and Nuria Net

Producer: Carlos Berríos Polanco
Consulting Producer: Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Managing Editor: Christina Hernández

Video Producer: Amalia I. Nuñez-Pires

Social Media Videos: Anthony Modesto Milián and Aliana M. Bigio

Illustrator: Ricky Rodriguez
Composer: Alain Emile

Additional music courtesy of Soundstripe

Executive Producers: Julio Ricardo Varela, Nuria Net, and Joaquín Cotler

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