Produced by Julieta Martinelli and Maria Hinojosa, and edited by Marlon Bishop. Field production by Fernanda Camarena and Benjamin Alfaro. Additional help by Isabella Cota, Janice Llamoca, Jeanne Montalvo, and Miguel Macias. Featured illustrations by Alexander Charner.

The executive producer for this series is Diane Sylvester. The series was made possible by a partnership with the Pulitzer Center, with additional support provided by the Ford Foundation.