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.
Verónica Dávila Ellis
About
Verónica Dávila Ellis is a post-doctoral fellow in Latinx Studies in Smith College’s Latin American and Latino/a Studies Program. They research, write, and teach about reggaetón and Latinx and Caribbean popular music with a focus on gender, queerness, and sound. They also co-host the transfeminist pop culture podcast The Platanano Diaries.