January 5, 2022 • 51 mins
Welcome to Possibilities over Problems. In today's episode, Sean will be speaking with J de laVega. An avid reader, she found that none of the protagonists from the books she read looked anything like her. Not to mention, already having to hop from one sleepy town to the next with her government-bound family, she felt just shy of belonging. Now as a writer and illustrator, J found her voice in children’s literature and is an advocate for equality, social justice, and representation. Bringing Latin culture front and center in both urban and suburban neighborhoods, J hopes to normalize the colorful lives lived by so many and create the books she once wished she had.
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