Author: Jesenia De Moya Correa
Communities & Engagement Journalist, specialized in health and science reporting for bilingual Latino audiences. Periodista apasionada por la salud ambiental, las ciencias y las diásporas latinas en el continente americano.

Dominicans celebrate culture and progress in rainy Philadelphia
Mother Nature wasn’t very accommodating , as it was a very wet Sunday in Philadelphia. But that didn’t dampen the spirits of those who came out to

What does Taller Puertorriqueño mean for Philadelphia?
Taller Puertorriqueño, the cultural and social center for Latinos in Philadelphia that has been in operation for 43 years, opened a 25,000-square-foot building two years ago in

Caribbean bars converted into a Great Wall of China
I knew covering Philadelphia’s Latino communities would be a tremendous challenge. But I never thought I’d have such a difficult time on my first assignment in the

Young people tell about their lives in sanctuary in front of the Philadelphia City Council.
It’s been nearly eight months since Carmela Apolonio Hernández moved with her four children into the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia, declaring sanctuary to avoid the deportation

Oceans Best Kept Secrets Revealed
Read in Spanish At the entrance of the exhibit, waves bathe your feet in the form of a hologram. And, if you close your eyes and listen

Challenges and Rewards of a Bilingual Latino Journalist in the US
Professor Tom Robbins, the investigative journalist in residence at the CUNYJ School at the time of my 2017 graduation, contacted me before we met. He asked

Winter Storm Grayson Golpea Washington Heights
The winter storm is called Grayson and has the potential to become a hurricane. Residents of Saint Nicholas Avenue in Upper Manhattan believe there wasn’t enough time to prepare

Lost in the labyrinth of mental health
Whether as a group of three or a team of five, the journalistic investigation into the obstacles Latinos face in navigating and accessing mental health

The anger that drives Wanda Figueroa
No matter what you call it: Richmond County or Staten Island. However distant it may seem from the tip of South Ferry, it’s filled with the

Parishioners share some TLC w/ Puerto Ricans
We were all worried for those in the Caribbean. My grandmother’s relatives, my husband’s parents, my cousins and most of my friends and colleagues live in

Journalism made luxury at a Town Hall in Washington Heights
Community residents complained about bureaucracy affecting service in public offices, while organizers were flooded with unresolved complaints. It felt like a women’s convention at the Isabella Home Geriatric

View of the solar eclipse from Washington Heights
The 2017 solar eclipse was an astronomical Super Bowl for Americans. They haven’t had the opportunity to see this event in its entirety since 1979, according to NASA .

Digital Storytelling at VOA’s LatAm Division
During my Master’s summer internship, I worked with Carol Guensburg, who had been reassigned as VOA’s Bridge Editor early this year, to report between the Central News Desk

Giant Tortoise Fossils expose recent Climate Change in DR
Read in Spanish The biodiversity of Hispaniola island takes these specialists on a new journey in time. Scientists from Dominican Republic, New Zealand and the UK

High Death Toll for Environmentalists in LATAM
Lee en español Seven countries of Latin America sum up 61 per cent of killings documented against environmental activists in 2016, according to data from Global Witness’