Kassidy Arena
Senior Reporter | Nebraska Public MediaKassidy Arena joined Nebraska Public Media in 2023 as the senior reporter after covering Latino, Spanish-speaking and immigrant communities for Iowa Public Radio and Report for America and after serving as an Engagement Producer at KBIA in mid-Missouri. Her work has appeared throughout the Midwest, NPR, Here & Now and PRX’s The World. She grew up in Omaha, but attended university at the University of Missouri, Columbia with a major in Convergence Journalism, Radio Reporting and Producing.
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En los estados centrales de Estados Unidos, la información acerca de las tasas de mortalidad materna entre las mujeres hispanas no es fiable. Eso es un desafío para las organizaciones de salud que dependen de esas estadísticas para enviar recursos a esa población. -
In Missouri and Nebraska, information about maternal mortality rates among Hispanic women is not reliable. That’s a challenge for health care organizations that depend on those statistics to send resources to that population.
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Almost 51% of Missouri are women, but they don’t have the same representation on the state’s appointed boards and commissions. -
Reparation efforts in urban area are gaining national attention. But rural areas are taking their own steps toward righting historic wrongs. -
Han pasado catorce años desde que el estado ha tenido una comisión funcional por el gobernador asignada para abordar los problemas que enfrentan los hispanos y latinos de Missouri. También desde entonces, esa población ha visto un aumento de más del cuarenta por ciento. -
As Hispanic Heritage Month wraps up, smaller towns throughout the state with their own celebrations said they’re looking forward more support outside their community to keep the festivals going for years to come. -
It’s been 14 years since the state has had a functional governor-appointed commission assigned to address issues facing Hispanic and Latino Missourians. In that time, the population has increased by more than 40%.
