A Vietnamese Mardi Gras krewe.
The Black longshoremen of Mobile’s Banana Docks.
A meditation on rice and belonging.
This Food Issue isn’t just about what Southerners eat—it’s about who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
Irene Vázquez
About
Born in New Orleans, raised in Houston, & now living in Manhattan, Irene Vázquez is a queer Black Mexican American poet, translator, and journalist. Their debut chapbook, Take Me To the Water, was released by Bloof Books in 2022. By day, Irene works at Levine Querido, editing books about feisty twelve-year-olds.