In light of the emergency situation our community is going through due to the shelter in place order issued throughout the different Bay Area counties to prevent the spread of COVID-19, I’d like to tell you about the measures being carried out by the Consulate General and the importance of following to the letter the […]
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Letter to my co-workers: The educators
Morning comunidad, I hope that you are resting, healing and strengthening your family and loved ones during this extreme health crisis. While physical distancing is an absolute must, we still have many ways to stay connected and socialize. Our students appreciate hearing from us even if they don’t always show it in class! I offer […]
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Visayan artist uses tattoos to connect others with their heritage, cultural roots
*Editor’s note: Lea Loeb is a journalism student in SF State’s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote. To an uneducated eye, the thin black lines zig zagging up tattoo artist La’on Canabe’s forearm may seem like just a cool geometric design. In […]
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How To Avoid Coronavirus? Lessons From People Whose Lives Depend On It
Andrea Amelse knows hand-washing. For the past eight years, she’s been washing her hands pretty much every time she passes a sink. When she’s near a bottle of antibacterial gel, she uses it. She makes a point of avoiding people with contagious illnesses, even though it can be uncomfortable to ask to work from home […]
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Journalists of color highlight disparities in newsrooms
Journalists who belong to marginalized groups often seek representation for their communities and dignity for their work. However the road to fulfilling that mission is often a difficult one. “Everything I do goes back to growing up in El Salvador and being part of that community,” said Esmeralda Bermudez, a Salvadoran-born journalist who’s been writing […]
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In light of controversial book, Latinx authors discuss erasure, mismanagement of Latinx literature at panel
The group of Latinx authors had gathered at Alley Cat Books in San Francisco on Feb. 15 to participate in a public panel discussion about mismanagement of Latinx literature by the greater publishing industry, which has been ongoing for decades. Colombian-San Franciscan author Juliana Delgado Lopera presided over the panel, which was organized by […]
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Mission Maestro reminds us that Water is Life with latest show
Originally from the Jalatlaco neighborhood in Oaxaca, Mexican artist Calixto Robles has found a second home in the Mission, where for more than 35 years he has been able to express his art and discover just a little more about himself. Surrounded by nature and culture, Robles grew up in a family with Mixtec and […]
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The view from next door
“Aye! How nice it’s to fly, aye sweet momma!” The first words from “La Bruja” come to mind as I write this note from Veracruz, Mexico, the place where the song was born. It is just a few hours flight from San Francisco, but what a great and healthy gulf opens up for my perceptions. […]
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Oscar LĂłpez Rivera: The fight for freedom and continued resistance
For the past two years, Oscar Lopez Rivera has been a free man, and a busy one at that. After spending nearly 36 years in federal prison, 12 of which he did in solitary confinement, one wouldn’t be mad at Oscar if he decided to spend what was left of his golden years on the […]
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A message from the Mexican consulate: Participate in the 2020 Census
Dear readers and compatriots, I want to share information that is of great importance to you—who live in this country—such as the national Census that will be carried out this year. The first thing you should know is that the Census is safe and confidential, and by law, the information collected cannot be shared with […]