Cafe Con Pam Podcast

Listeners, we're back this week with Juliet Menéndez.Juliet Menéndez is a Guatemalan American author and illustrator living between Guatemala City, Paris, and New York. While working as a bilingual teacher in New York City’s public schools, Juliet noted the need for more books that depicted children like the ones in her classrooms. She studied design and illustration in Paris and now spends her days with her watercolors and notebook. Latinitas is her first children's book.During our conversation, we talked about:Heritage and identityGrowing up moving between countriesNon-linear career and listening to your inner voiceHaving a career in art and finding your styleBeing an illustratorHer book Latinitas and how the project evolved.I love her mission of elevating Latina voices This episode was brought to you by the Small Biz Sponsorship Program:Are you a business owner and you'd love to hear the name of your business at Cafe con Pam? Well, your wish has been granted. We have reopened applications to the Small Biz