Vicky Diaz-Camacho

Community Reporter

Vicky Diaz-Camacho managed Kansas City PBS's journalism public engagement series, curiousKC. She is an EMMY-award winning producer and reporter for the monthly current affairs program, Flatland in Focus. Her reporting focuses on housing, health, education and culture. Her upbringing on the El Paso/Juarez border as a Mexican-Puerto Rican guides her methodology, which dissects current affairs and reports its impact on people in our community.

Stories by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

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Latino Arts Festival Celebrates Vibrant Culture

The Latino Arts Festival in Kansas City, Kansas, last weekend featured a vibrant mix of food, art and music.

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September’s curiousKC Voting Round Focuses On KC’s Urban Planning

Announcing curiousKC's September voting round, which is on urban planning in the Kansas City metro.

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Flatland’s Story On Latinx Murals Published On PBS Newshour’s ‘Arts Hub’

Flatland Story on Latinx Murals Published on PBS Newshour’s ‘Arts Hub’

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The Mission Link

The statue of Paschal Fish Jr. holding his daughter stands in a garden in downtown Eudora, Kansas. (Catherine Hoffman | Flatland)

What KC Art and Culture Stories are Missing?

This is an open call for questions about KC's art and culture scene. You could help shape our coverage and fill the story gaps.

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The Flavor of Art

Learn how a chef and an artist collaborated for a new dinner series at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. First up, Virginia Jaramillo.

Deanna Munñoz with the Fab Five of "Queer Eye"

A Chicana in the Midwest

Accessibility to youth arts programs is important to Deanna Muñoz, who considers herself “200% Chicana.” "Queer Eye" helped make her dream come true.

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What More Latinx Murals in KC Mean For Representation

curiousKC investigates the question: 'Why aren't there more Latinx murals in Kansas City?"

Have Questions About Why Census 2020 Matters to KC?

Counting yourself in the 2020 census may be more important than you think.

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Beautifying KC’s Low-Income Housing

For Kansas City-based artist Julia Cole, housing for the poorest in town shouldn't be ugly. So she asked curiousKC if something could be done.

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