Dear readers and compatriots, I want to share information that is of great importance to youâwho live in this countryâsuch 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 […]
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Indigenous âTwo Spiritâ people find healing and refuge from colonialism
Tony Enos danced to the drumbeat. He felt a pain in his back. The kind of pain that naturally happens after a long period of exertion. He thought maybe he should slow down, but he looked around him at all of the young Indigenous children dancing around him. One child, about 10 years old, danced […]
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San Francisco Afro-Latinx community celebrates Black History Month by sharing its pride, struggles
As Olivia Peña came up to the micâamid the volumes of books and among the storytellers at Adobe Booksâit seemed obvious that she was right where she belonged. It was as if she was one of the books taking its rightful place in its nook of shelves. âI write about people like me,â said Peña, […]
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A letter from Chile: The countryâs diseased soul
Burning churches; soccer fans murdered as they leave National Stadium, once Chileâs largest concentration camp and site of unpunished massacres. Everything has been seen because of social media. Without it, these acts, too, would have remained unpunished. To understand the moral, ethical and spiritual damage being done to the country as illustrated by recent events, […]
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Homegirl holds it down: Chicana artist curates show to give visibility to WOC artists
It was a phrase Korina Esther Moreno heard often growing up: âNadie te va dar un vaso de agua,â the Spanish equivalent to: âNo one is going to give you a glass of water.â The phrase was intended to remind her to always fend for herself, a mindset carried by many immigrant parents whose familiarity […]
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SF singer-songwriter La Doñaâs music takes on issues of gentrification, female empowerment
San Francisco is widely considered to be the cultural capital of the West Coast. Historically, folks from across the globe have made the move to the city by the Bay to bask in its rich bohemian atmosphere full of artists, makers, movers and shakers. Over the years, as the influx of new arrivals has risen, […]
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I love the Way
I love the way you look at me The way your eyes gaze into mine I turn around youâre unexpectedly watching me I love the way you kiss me The way you grab me by the sides of my face and kiss me over and over I love your complexion The way the sun hits […]
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Former café owners decide to pass shop down to employee rather than selling out
When the Lozano sistersâco-owners of Lâs CaffĂ©, Gabby, Lourdes and Rosyâwere growing up in Mexico City, their mother ran a soda fountain. In the afternoons when the girls would get out from school, they would come and help their mother at the shop. âWe wanted something like that, similar to what my mother had,â remembers […]
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As fight over access to services for immigrants continues, advocates seek to calm fears
The fight over the Trump administrationâs effort to change the âpublic chargeâ rule continues, advocates gathered on a teleconference call for ethnic media on Jan. 31 agreed, despite a Supreme Court ruling earlier in the week that lifted an injunction blocking its implementation. The changes instruct the Department of Homeland Security to begin applying tougher […]
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To the strongest woman I know
First, a woman. Second, a mother. Then, a grandmother. And last, a friend. Left with 7 children to raise on her own. I can only imagine how difficult it was. Everyday was a struggle. Money tight. Work was hard. But life at home was even worse. 7 children to raise on her own. Seven⊠All […]