By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego Together with neighboring Tijuana, San Diego is home to an immense array of Latino chefs and restaurants that are creating an exciting Latin culinary movement in the border region, according to…
By Michael Cheng El Nuevo Sol Ten years ago, James, an undocumented student at CSUN, moved with his family to Los Angeles from Tlaxcala, México, but he isn’t Latino, he is Korean American. James (an undocumented student alias) called…
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego A group of Chicanas came together last week to help preserve a part of American history that for a long time was ignored in academic circles. Las Chicanas, a group of…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 Building multidimensional shapes out of plastic tubing and using Mentos and soda to propel race cars. While at first glance the exercises seem like children’s play, for high school students at CSU Channel Islands…
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego From San Ysidro to National City, most school districts in the South Bay started the new school year on Wednesday, July 24th. However, the Chula Vista Elementary School District definitely has…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 As the crow/seagull flies, it’s almost 200 miles between Point Mugu and Paso Robles. That is almost as far (215 miles) as from New York City to Boston, or Mexico City to Acapulco (235…
By Frank X. Moraga AmigosNAZ Holiday canned food drives, free turkey dinners and other events during the winter months are how most people see the issue of hunger in America. Make a quick donation in front of a retail…
La Prensa San Diego The loss is still painful and brings tears to the eyes of his friends but no matter how much times passes, Jose Luis Rodriguez will always be remembered at the Lincoln Acres Library in National…
Amigos805.com SANTA BARBARA — This is the overarching question that frames John S.W. Park’s new book, “Illegal Migrations and the Huckleberry Finn Problem” (Temple University Press, 2013), and it’s a question that has confronted many American citizens time and…
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego “I know I’m very blessed” Chula Vista student receives $100,000 scholarship to attend Harvard University SAN DIEGO — When Giovanna Robledo was in elementary school, she saw in the news a report…
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego One of the things that caused her the most cultural shock when Raquel Pomplun moved from Tijuana to Chula Vista, when she was in middle school, was having to change clothes…
By Vanessa Sahawi El Nuevo Sol My parents, Rey Sahawi and Alicia Martínez, coexist in an interracial marriage. As they sit together on their balcony, watching the view of Downtown Los Angeles, they reflect and fully understand that love…
By David Avalos La Prensa San Diego the bipartisan group of Senators known as the “Gang of Eight” put their plan for “comprehensive immigration reform” before the USAmerican public, and once again served the Chicana/o community a Mexican Combo…
Amigos805.com OXNARD, CALIFORNIA — Dozens of community organizations and several families that have lost their loved ones to extra-judicial killings by police are set to meet at “Justice for Our Communities! Families Organizing to Resist Police Brutality and Abuse,”…
By Joanna Rentería El Nuevo Sol “I’M AMERICAN – I’M JUST WAITING FOR MY COUNTRY TO RECOGNIZE IT.”- JOSÉ ANTONIO VARGAS Students and staff of California State University, Northridge, gathered Tuesday evening to hear the words of Award-winning multimedia…
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego Growing up in San Diego, most of the time Felix Sanchez was the only person of Dominican origin in the room. Even more, people would assume he wasn’t even Latino, because…
By Denis O’Leary Amigos805.com The national conversation around immigration is at its core about how we will define ourselves as Americans, and about our relationships with one another. What we expect and what we consider just are too often…
La Prensa San Diego The life and legacy of Cesar Chavez will be celebrated on Thursday, March 28 at 7 a.m. at the Jacobs Center, 404 Euclid Avenue, San Diego. In addition, the 4th Annual Las Mañanitas Breakfast will…
La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — As one of 6,000 homeless or unaccompanied youths in the San Diego Unified School District, Jorge Palacios could have easily dropped out of school. But he didn’t. Now, his determination to graduate…
Amigos805.com SANTA BARBARA — With President Barack Obama pushing for a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented residents in the U.S., and a vocal opposition promising to challenge his plan, comprehensive immigration reform is taking center stage in…
By Andy Porras La Prensa San Diego any are those who know that it was Mexican president, Vicente Guerrero, who said,”Mi patria es primero – my motherland comes first,” – but few realize the man who abolished slavery in…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 Finding just the right words to express your emotions can be a challenging proposition. For Ventura author Amada Irma Perez, the written word provides a wealth of opportunities to show the one you love…
By Armando Vazquez Amigos 805.com This summer the city of Oxnard has the opportunity to provide low income non-swimming youth with the opportunity of a lifetime. City officials can be the driving force in making ACCESS to water safety…
La Prensa San Diego As the Drug War Intensifies, Will the Free Press Be Silenced? In 1980, Jesús Blancornelas and Héctor Félix Miranda founded the Mexican newsweekly Zeta. They intended it to stand as an independent voice, different…
Amigos805.com WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23) on Dec. 21 announced the implementation of the Obama Administration’s “Pay as You Earn” program. The Administration’s “Pay as You Earn” proposal will reduce monthly loan payments by capping them at 10…
