Mia Casas
Arts & Culture ReporterMia Casas graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in Journalism and Theatre. She came to KUNM through an internship with the New Mexico Local News Fund and stayed on as a student reporter as of fall 2023. She is now in a full-time reporting position with the station, as well as heading the newsroom's social media.
She enjoys reporting on social justice, local culture and the arts. The art of story telling through audio is one she cherishes dearly. Email Mia
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Low-rider culture runs deep in Albuquerque. On Sundays you can see cars, barely an inch off the ground cruising down Central in their candy colored paint. Now, a new multimedia book celebrates this culture, and dispels some of the negative stereotypes. -
The United States is in very uncertain times for immigrants and people of color regardless of immigration status. But in New Mexico, these communities have had a couple big moments of joy over the past week. -
Delilah Montoya has been creating art infused with activism since the early 1980’s. A major retrospective of her work opens Saturday at the Albuquerque Museum. Montoya’s photography, printmaking, and large-scale installation art are rooted in the “Chicanismo” pride of New Mexico. -
Art often imitates life, but it also allows us to explore our wildest dreams. That’s the idea behind Suzanne Sbarge's exhibit Familiars. Her dreamscape work explores themes of mystery and mythology through multimedia collage. KUNM spoke with Sbarge about how the seed of Familiars was planted. -
New Mexican’s personal data may be getting into the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a judge’s ruling in December. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed they’re sharing some information with the Department of Homeland Security and the New Mexico Healthcare Authority told KUNM it does openly share New Mexican’s information with CMS as required by federal law. -
On Wednesday, New Mexico lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee advanced House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act, with amendments that strengthen protections for immigrant communities. -
A new exhibit features work by people who are often on the margins of society, but also emphasizes how much we all have in common. ArtStreet is part of Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless, which partners each year with the Harwood Art Center to showcase these community artists. -
Students and staff at a number of high schools in Albuquerque walked out of their 6th period classes to participate in a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement Tuesday. These demonstrations were part of the nationwide “Free America” movement. -
Social media influencers, big companies, and even supermarkets are constantly pushing shoppers to buy the newest product, but there’s a growing trend of resistance to this pressure by people turning to something called "underconsumption core.” -
New Mexicans are in need of affordable health care now more than ever, but the Legislative Finance Committee is proposing to cut the Health Care Authority’s budget for Fiscal Year 2027 by a significant amount.
