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LAURA CASTAÑEDA teaches journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in Los Angeles. She’s also written for the websites of The Atlantic and Los Angeles Magazine and the print edition of The New York Times. While interviewing Gloria Estefan (page 36), she was surprised to learn that the singer-restaurateurcookbook author is famous for her pancakes and Thanksgiving dishes. “I was hoping she’d say picadillo, so I could ask her for her recipe.”
SYLVIA A. MARTINEZ is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared online, in print and on television. Former editor-inchief of Latina magazine, she also writes for social media, newsletters and websites. The native Texan lives in New Jersey with her husband. In this issue, she transports readers to the Napa Valley region of California where Latinos, whose ancestors once worked vineyards as laborers, are thriving as vintners who own their businesses (page 74).
MANAGING EDITOR Michelle Washington mjwashington@usatoday.com GUEST EDITOR Cristina Silva ISSUE EDITOR Tracy Scott Forson ISSUE DESIGNER Hayleigh Corkey EDITORS Amy Sinatra Ayres Harry Lister Deirdre van Dyk Debbie Williams DESIGNERS David Hyde Debra Moore Gina Toole Saunders Lisa M. Zilka CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Karen Asp, Laura Castañeda, Michaela Chesin, Luisa Colón, Ana Pelayo Connery, Pam George, Alan Gomez, Daniel Gonzalez, Ben Kenevey, Jennifer E. Mabry, Sylvia A. Martinez, Leah Murr, Jayne O’Donnell, Sarah Sekula
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LUISA COLÓN is a New York City-based writer whose work has appeared in print and online publications such as The New York Times, Latina and BuzzFeed. In this issue, she writes about dynamic Latina characters on TV (page 26) and the diverse programming offered by streaming services (page 22). “Writing about these amazing Latina characters currently portrayed on TV — a rocket scientist, a U.S. president, a military veteran — was gratifying and a little bittersweet. I would have loved to have experienced that kind of diversity in media when I was growing up; it would have been very meaningful to me.”
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ANA PELAYO CONNERY writes for a variety of outlets, including CNN and Reader’s Digest. The Miami-born writer has led content teams at some of the country’s top magazine brands, including Parenting, Cooking Light and Latina. Despite having interviewed a slew of celebrities and dignitaries, including former first lady Michelle Obama, talking to chef José Andrés (page 54) about his success with World Central Kitchen was a career highlight. “It’s amazing how quickly and creatively he applies his natural talent to natural disasters and public health crises. The world is a better place because he’s in it.”
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