Orlando Pérez Nievez owns a small barber shop in Adjuntas. Thanks to Casa Pueblo, his shop is the first solar-powered business in the town. Orlando Pérez Nieves owns a...
Playlist - Infrastructure & Environment
In this section, we will hear Puerto Ricans from diverse backgrounds speaking about the island’s infrastructure, ecology, energy sources, and the hurricane’s impact on the environment. Some of the voices represented include small business owners, farmers, ecologists, community organizers, and academics
Lucas Mulea is a resident of San Juan and has been unemployed since the hurricane hit. In this impromptu interview in the Santurce district of San Juan, Lucas briefly...
Magaly Ramis is a resident of San Juan and a small business owner. In this impromptu street interview in the Santurce district of San Juan, Magaly talks about how she...
Cristina Catalá Lugo lives in the small mountain town of Yauco in the south of the island. She provided the footage and photographs of the destruction caused by the...
José E. Fernandez is the former President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oriental Bank. Fernández is also a Trustee Emeritus of the...
José Caraballo Cueto is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Puerto Rico. In this interview, José speaks to the economic disparities of...
The Michigan Teach-Out team was fortunate to be in Puerto Rico for the annual ritual known as La Noche de San Juan. This celebration takes place on June 24th, and...
Natalia Figueroa Emanuelli is a small business owner who is passionate about a recovering Puerto Rico. She owns Aguja Local, () a small fashion business located in San...
Paola Figueroa Emanuelli is the Director of Communications for the Foundation for Puerto Rico. In this conversation, Paola talked about the role that the Foundation for...
Juan Francisco Catalá is a third generation small nursery coffee grower in the mountains of Yauco. In addition to his work at the farm, he has dedicated his efforts to...