Esmeralda Santiago appears in the following:
La Brega Presents: Esmeralda Santiago on Language and History
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
La Brega presents an interview from The New Yorker Radio Hour with one of the most celebrated writers of the Puerto Rican diaspora.
After the Storm: Marking 120 Years Since the U.S. Invasion of Puerto Rico
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Today, on the 120th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico, author Esmeralda Santiago joins The Takeaway to discuss the invasion and its ongoing legacy.
The Brian Lehrer Show Live: Lizz Winstead, Barry Jenkins, Jennifer Egan, Esmeralda Santiago and More
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
"Daily Show" creator Lizz Winstead, "Moonlight" director Barry Jenkins, and authors nominated for the "One Book, One New York" program join Brian for a live show from the Greene Space.
Art, Passion, and Pain for The Puerto Rican Diaspora
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Puerto Rico's cultural ambassadors are fighting for their island from a distance. Author Esmeralda Santiago reflects on the heartache of the Puerto Rican diaspora after Hurricane Maria.
Esmeralda Santiago's Conquistadora
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Esmeralda Santiago talks about her epic novel, Conquistadora, about a Spanish woman, Ana Larragoity Cubillas, who moves to Puerto Rico with her new husband in 1844 to run a remote sugar plantation on the island. There she faces unrelenting heat, disease and isolation, and the dangers of the untamed countryside.