In 2023, Alan Muñoz helped launch the Civic Leader Education and Advocacy Program with Voces Unidas in Mexico City. In May, Muñoz traveled to Mexico early to see his family in Calvillo Aguascalientes, many of whom he had never met.
About Halle Zander
Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Halle grew up among the Appalachian mountains. She traveled to California to study environmental analysis at Pitzer College and then moved to Colorado.
She's been an educator at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and at the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment program, where she taught youth radio and managed a weekly public affairs show. She was a freelance broadcast journalist for both KDNK and Aspen Public Radio before joining the APR staff full-time in September 2021.
Recent Stories by Halle Zander
‘Me abrió los ojos’: el primer viaje a México ofrece perspectiva y oportunidad a un beneficiario local del DACA
Antes de este verano, Miguel González, un aprendiz de electricista que creció en el valle del río Colorado, solo conocía estereotipos de su país de origen.
‘Esa pequeña pieza de rompecabezas que me faltaba’: Una beneficiaria de DACA regresa a México por primera vez en 25 años
Luz Galaviz, maestra de tercer grado en Colorado no podia viajar normalmente por su estatus migratorio. Pero después de garantizar un permiso anticipado de salida (Advance Parole), voló a la Ciudad de México con Voces Unidas.
‘That little puzzle piece that I needed’: DACA recipient returns to Mexico for the first time in 25 years
Luz Galaviz, a third grade teacher in Rifle, normally can’t travel abroad due to her immigration status. But after securing advance parole in May, she flew to Mexico City with nonprofit Voces Unidas.
“They cannot fight ‘Latine’“: Colorado drag queens raise awareness for gender-neutral term
The Roaring Divas, a new group of drag queens in western Colorado, are popularizing the gender-neutral term “Latine” in place of “Latinx.”
Colorado Utility, Still Battling Carbon Reality, Adds Solar Farm Near Aspen
An ambitious energy co-op is making a bold transition away from coal to solar.
New Skier with ALS Tackles Snowmass
Asia Jami is proving Lou Gehrig’s disease can’t hold her back.
