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Verónica Zaragovia

Verónica Zaragovia is a reporter on state government for KUT.

Verónica Zaragovia is a reporter who seeks immigration, politics and culture stories around the globe. She's based in Berlin, Germany and is a Robert Bosch Foundation fellow and Pulitzer Center grantee. Her favorite program to report for — and listen to — is PRI's The World. 

A group of men in red uniforms jump for joy on a soccer field.

Once divided by a wall, two Berlin soccer teams now kept apart by COVID-19

When Uwe Dahlke went to his first Union game 46 years ago, today’s Germany did not exist. Union and Hertha were two teams in divided parts of what was once one Berlin. 

A young woman with dark hair gives the peace sign inside a prison.

In post-conflict Colombia, imprisoned ex-combatants help maintain a fragile peace

Global Politics
A sign seen through a windshield says "Welcome." It is marking the entrance to a FARC camp in Colombia.

Former FARC fighters turn a camp into a tourist attraction

Conflict
People take photos with there phones of man standing in middle of a crowd

In the diaspora, Colombia’s presidential election is as much about the past as the future

Global Politics
Supporters cheer with the leaflets and placards ahead of the second round of presidential election in Soacha, Colombia, June 11, 2018.

Despite accord, peace in Colombia is tenuous as country heads to runoff election

Conflict & Justice
A Kosovo police officer crosses the bridge that connects north and south Mitrovica. The Ibar River serves as a natural divider in Mitrovica, where Serbs live on the northern side of the river and Albanians on the southern side.

There is one place where Serbs and Albanians coexist in Kosovo — in the country’s version of Costco

Culture

Ten years after Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia, Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo remain deeply divided — even over food.

William and Hyosun Tartaglia have been married for almost 20 years. They met in Korea when William was in the US military, and Hyosun worked at a snack bar for military personnel. Now Hyosun runs a restaurant in Killeen, Texas.

If you’re in Killeen Texas, try the kimchee or bibimbap

Food

Killeen, Texas has become a kind of Korean food capital, thanks to the many Korean-Americans who have settled there. It has a lot to do with the US Army base there.

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For Thanksgiving, this family shares homemade tamales and some tips for making them

Food

A Latino family in Texas gives thanks by sharing a Mexican-style tamale feast with the employees of the company they’ve built from the ground up.

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Cajuns are fiercely proud of their culture, but they’re divided over the word ‘coonass’

Culture

Because the word’s origins are murky, it’s difficult to know just how insulting calling someone a “coonass” used to be. Today, some Cajuns view the word as an ethnic slur, while others have embraced it as a badge of honor.