A new anthology of literature and art curated by a local writer and featuring contributions from people of color will debut at the San Francisco Public Library Main Branch in the Koret Auditorium at 1 p.m. on April 8. Shizue Seigel’s “Endangered Species, Enduring Values: An Anthology of San Francisco Area Writers and Artists of […]
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VIDEO: D’Maize, our food is our culture
Chicas y Mujeres Poderosas intern Maria Burboa profiles Zenaida Merlin, co-owner of D’Maize
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VIDEO: La Mejor, more than a Bakery
Chicas y Mujeres Poderosas intern Francisca Icaza profiles Carmen Elias, owner of La Mejor Bakery
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VIDEO: Educator finds answers to her prayers
Chicas y Mujeres Poderosas intern Guadalupe Cisneros profiles Luna Morrell, educator at HOMEY SF.
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Long-time Mission muralist reflects on a lifetime full of art
[su_slider source=”media: 37394,37395,37396,37397,37398,37399,37400,37401,37403,37404,37407″ limit=”80″ link=”custom” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” pages=”no” mousewheel=”no” autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_slider source=”media: 29856,29857″ limit=”30″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] Editor’s Note: The following story was produced as part of Acción Latina’s media internship program Chicas y Mujeres Poderosas, which launched in January 2018. The internship gave young women, ages 13-17, training in […]
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Once homeless Latina now a resource for the homeless, undocumented
Editor’s Note: The following story was produced as part of Acción Latina’s media internship program Chicas y Mujeres Poderosas, which launched in January 2018. The internship gave young women, ages 13-17, training in journalism, an industry that remains largely male dominated. El Tecolote will be publishing their final projects periodically. The following story is by […]
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Luz de Luna shines light on culture
Coming from Peru, Denise Gonzales, the owner of Luz de Luna, works at her shop every single day from 11am-8pm. Her store located at South Van Ness and 24th streets, is a store where all Latin places in the world meet. The place sales many different crafts, jewelry, candles, and other products that artisans from […]
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Presidio’s largest picnic celebrates diversity, cultural heritage
[su_carousel source=”media: 37337,37338,37339,37340,37341,37342,37346,37349″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] San Francisco’s largest free community picnic is back for its 6th annual year at the Presidio with new flavors, food trucks and cultural dances for locals of all ages to participate in activities and, most importantly, enjoy the historical National Park. This year’s picnic kicked off […]
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5 Best Latin American Players to Appear at This Year’s World Cup
Latin America has always had a strong showing at the World Cup and this year it is no different. Panama, a country of only four million, will be entering its first World Cup. Costa Rica will be making its fifth appearance, and although their last friendlies were not encouraging, they are still a capable force. […]
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Indigenous women provides clean water for remote part of Nicaragua
[su_carousel source=”media: 37322,37326,37324,37327″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] When the men of Wawa Bar—an indigenous Miskitu community located in the remote North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (RACCN) of Nicaragua—sized up Shana Zamora Dixon, they doubted she would last. “There’s a perception in our community that this work is for men,” said Dixon, who began […]