We sit down with Dra. Teresa Deglado to talk about the personal dynamics of the diaspora, the family motivations that drove Delgado’s research, and how to recover the links between Island and Barrio. Dra. Delgado tells us why literature was so important to her decolonial theology, and we get into a little Puerto Rican history. Elizabeth and I also share some of our family stories to understand the Puerto Rican colonial condition. Support the Mestizo Podcast by giving today. Have a question you want answered on the podcast? Leave us a message at 312-725-2995. Leave us a 30 second voicemail with your name, city, y pregunta and we’ll discuss it on the last episode of the season. You can also submit a question using the form on this page. Merch: Whether you want a t-shirt, hoodie, baby onesie, journal, mug, or sticker, tenemos un poquito de todo. My favorite is the recently released "Product of Abuela's Prayers" crewneck, celebrating the theology we inherit from nuestras Abuelitas. Check out our New merch store by visiting our store. Courses: Want to take courses that prepare you to face the challenges of doing ministry in the hyphen? Visit learn.worldoutspoken.com today and enroll in one of our newest courses. About Dra. Delgado Teresa Delgado is Dean of St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at St. John's University. Her more recent publications include Augustine and Social Justice, co-edited with John Doody and Kim Paffenroth (2015), and contributions to Queer Christianities: Lived Religion in Transgressive Forms (2014), Reinterpreting Virtues and Values in the U.S. Public Sphere (2013), and More Than a Monologue: Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church, Volume 1 (2013). Delgado serves on the Board of Directors for WESPAC Foundation (Westchester Peace Action Coalition) and lives in Mount Vernon, NY with her husband and their four children.