I used Illustration to investigate the untold stories of half-Puerto Ricans. I selected this medium for my investigation of the experience of being half mainlander and half islander by using skin tonality to highlight the different skin tones that mixed Puerto Ricans come in as well as to it promote the colorful lives that mixed Puerto Ricans live. My process for the booklet was interview a woman of half white and half Puerto Rican descent and sketch out my interviewee, then fill her in with color. My process for the social media illustrations was to draw then vectorize the portraits. I found that the illustrations brought to life the stories of every woman I interviewed. My final product is a short story booklet and social media campaign that is designed to inspire others to listen and learn from the untold stories of the half-Puerto Ricans.
