‘We are the Latinos en BloNo': Historic exhibit celebrates Latinos at Illinois Art Station
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — Yolando Alonso has the first bilingual art exhibit at the Illinois Art Station. Her exhibit, 'We Are the Latinos en BloNo: Sh...
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — Yolando Alonso has the first bilingual art exhibit at the Illinois Art Station. Her exhibit, 'We Are the Latinos en BloNo: Showcasing Our Stories in Words and Photographs is also the first exhibit curated at the Illinois Art Station by someone from the Latino Community. In Mexico, Alonso spent more than 10 years as a newspaper reporter. After immigrating to the United States less than five years ago she used those journalistic skills to create her blog 'Latinos en BloNo.' 'We need to open a space for the community, for the Latino community.