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This edition: Diasporican Art in Motion: Nora Maité Nieves & Yanira Castro

Episode Details

Original tape date: November 24, 2025. First aired: January 12, 2026.

A panel of producers and archivists from The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at CUNY's Hunter College discuss their Diasporican Art in Motion docuseries, which profiles a number of Puerto Rican artists from different backgrounds, who work in a variety of mediums. We then hear from two of the featured artists.

Nora Maité Nieves reflects on her migration from Puerto Rico to the U.S., exploring what home truly means. Then multidisciplinary artist Yanira Castro discusses how her work engages with and activates the Puerto Rican diaspora and the American public. Yanira Castro’s YouTube video link: youtu.be/Q-e-YVJHPO4

Guest List

Yanira Castro Artist

Glorimar Garcia Art Researcher, CENTRO

Nora Maité Nieves Artist

Carlos Rivera Fernández Media Producer, CENTRO

Ángel Antonio Ruiz Laboy Director of Arts and Culture, CENTRO

  • Diasporican Art in Motion: Block 3
  • Monday, February 9 - 10:00am
  • Tuesday, February 10 - 10:00am
  • Wednesday, February 11 - 10:00am
  • Thursday, February 12 - 10:00am
  • Monday, February 16 - 10:00am
  • Tuesday, February 17 - 10:00am
  • Wednesday, February 18 - 10:00am
  • Thursday, February 19 - 10:00am
  • Diasporican Art in Motion: Block 4
  • Monday, February 23 - 10:00am
  • Tuesday, February 24 - 10:00am
  • Wednesday, February 25 - 10:00am
  • Thursday, February 26 - 10:00am
  • Monday, March 2 - 10:00am
  • Tuesday, March 3 - 10:00am
  • Wednesday, March 4 - 10:00am
  • Thursday, March 5 - 10:00am
  • Diasporican Art in Motion: Block 5
  • Monday, March 9 - 10:00am
  • Tuesday, March 10 - 10:00am