An earth-toned cactus, lightly touched with green brushstrokes, stretches its arms toward the Arizona sky beneath two clouds outlined in deep blue. The cactus is Rosa, a 9-year-old Colombian girl who chose to paint herself this way before she and her family decided to self-deport. She titled the piece “Adiós Tucson.” Next to the cactus […]
Author Archives: Carolina Cuellar
Carolina Cuellar is a bilingual journalist based in Tucson covering South Arizona. Previously she reported on border and immigration issues in the Rio Grande Valley for Texas Public Radio. She has an M.S. in Science Communication and worked as a laboratory researcher before pivoting to journalism.
Contact: ccuellar@azluminaria.org
