It would’ve been hard to imagine Stockton as the heart of Filipino America in the early 20th century. But it was for a time, before new development and the construction of the Crosstown Freeway swept remaining tenants, businesses, and SRO hotels into the corners of history. By 1999, city officials demolished one of the last […]
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President Nayib Bukele’s war on the Salvadoran working class begins
In the middle of the night on Sept. 17, a masked group of men armed with knives and machetes attacked the headquarters of El Salvador’s largest and historic public sector union, the Salvadoran Social Security Institute Workers’ Union (STISSS), and forcefully ousted them from their union building. This was not the first time the union […]
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Panel discussion highlights anniversary of the day SFPD ran amok at a high school
The chorus of Khalil Anthony Peebles’ song “Mista” repeats the line “Dear Mista Police Man, please move your hand off my sister’s neck.” His lyrics relay the horrors of an event he and his students experienced at Thurgood Marshall Academic High School (TMAHS) on October 11, 2002 at the hands of the San Francisco Police. […]
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Part 2: La Lista, a near impossible hurdle in the migrant search of asylum
Jill Stanton is a retired immigration attorney who recently returned from a second volunteer stint in Tijuana, Mexico, helping asylum seekers while volunteering with Al Otro Lado (AOL). In this second of a two-part series, Stanton breaks down the infamous “Lista.” What is “La Lista”? Here in Tijuana, the only process at present that gives […]
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Even through adversity Galería de la raza continues to shine
Before Europeans made their way to this place, the area we now call the Mission was predominantly settled by the Yelamu, a sub-tribe of the Ohlone who lived in what is now San Francisco for thousands of years. In a matter of decades during in the 18th century, the Ohlone were mostly wiped out, falling […]
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Death, divinity and dark humor take center stage in BATCO’s latest production
[su_carousel source=”media: 41680,41652,41650,41651″ limit=”100″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Death is a scary thing. But so is not living. That’s the premise of “Death and the Artist,” a theatrical production by Bay Area Theatre Company (BATCO), which is set to open Oct. 17 at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Directed by Marcelo Pereira and […]
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Former Mission police station to be converted to affordable childcare center
Community leaders and city officials came together for a ceremonial blessing on Sept. 25 to commemorate a new beginning for the building that, for many in the Mission District, represented oppression. The former Mission District Police station on 1240 Valencia St. was acquired by Mission Neighborhood Centers Inc. (MNC) for $6.5 million. The purchased property […]
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The Mission speaks: close the camps now
[su_label type=”info”]Commentary[/su_label] The U.S. government caging our children, our seedlings and future, is no accident according to Lorena de La Rosa from Instituto Familiar de la Raza. By taking our kids away, they are coming for our families, our hearts, and our esperanza. Famila is central to Latinx culture and separating families is meant to […]
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The Mission celebrates Mayan culture
Celebrating indigenous art and culture, City College of San Francisco’s Mission Campus hosted the Festival of Maya Culture on Sept. 21, where attendees enjoyed a fashion show, dance performances and a series of educational workshops on Mayan Culture. The ceremony opened with a series of workshops in different locations on campus, where artists and writers […]
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Peruvian painter’s latest exhibit a tribute to Central American migrants
Julia, the rabbit from Peru, hops around the garage converted art-studio that is her home. The long white and gray fur of her ears, feet and nose advances slowly toward the wooden easels. Above her are an abundance of oil paintings. She doesn’t know who the people in the paintings are, she isn’t aware of […]