[su_carousel source=”media: 36591,36588,36592″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] Sergio Martinez Jr. is the first person in his family to attend college. Born and raised in San Franciscoâs Mission District and having graduated from University High School, he now attends Princeton University on a full academic […]
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From the Bay to Chiapas: A journey towards liberation psychology
[su_carousel source=”media: 36578,36579″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] As we transitioned into 2017, I had the privilege of visiting Chiapas, Mexico to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Zapatista uprising. Being near the completion of my doctorate in clinical psychology, I spent much of 2016 […]
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Column: Quique DĂĄvila has left us
[su_label type=”info”]The Devil’s Advocate[/su_label] As December of 2017 ended, so did the life of Manuel Enrique âQuiqueâ DĂĄvila, a beautiful man, a tremendous friend and a valuable leader of our community. I find it difficult to write about Quique in the past, because his presence still flutters in my heart, in my memory⊠and in […]
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âMad for the Missionâ: Ted Pushinsky talks documenting the Mission over 30 years
[su_carousel source=”media: 36554,36555,36556″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] Ted Pushinsky has been taking pictures in the streets of San Francisco since he moved here in the late 1960s. Heâs been called the âelder statesmanâ of San Francisco street photography and he helped inspired a street […]
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Man detained by ICE for six months reunited with his family
[su_carousel source=”media: 36522,36523,36524,36525,36526,36521″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] Hugo MejĂaâthe North Bay construction worker who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while on the job earlier this year and held for more than six monthsâwas finally reunited with his family on Nov. 21. […]
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From the Belly of the Beast
[su_label type=”info”]The Devil’s Advocate[/su_label] Note from the Author: This guest column was originally written for El Tecolote in September of 1984. From the moment of its publication, it created a lot of interest and it was used in various college courses, especially in Raza Studies departments. Because its content is still very true, we decided […]
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Despite what racists have told you, most Salvadorans arenât in gangs
[su_label type=”info”]COLUMN: CENTROSPECTIVE [/su_label] When my family moved to the East Bay in the 1990s, I had a tendency to overcompensate for my Salvadoran roots. As a kid, Iâd proudly defend my heritage to anyone of my classmates who confused me for being Mexican. But growing up Salvadoran, at some point you learn about the […]
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There are no winners with the Steinle verdict
[su_label type=”info”]Editorial [/su_label] On Nov. 30âthe day a San Francisco jury acquitted Jose Inez Garcia Zarate in the tragic and highly politicized death of Kathryn Steinleâwe all lost. The Steinle family were forced to relive the suffering of their loss and immigrant communities everywhere were convicted in the court of public opinion, in an angry […]
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Adelanto 9 hunger striker details prison abuses
[su_carousel source=”media: 36484,36485,36486,36487″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] What do you do when you find yourself stuck between staying in your country where you might be killed and going to a completely new country where the acceptance of your arrival is not guaranteed? For JosuĂ© […]
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SF nurse travels to Puerto Rico, highlights lack of federal aid
[su_carousel source=”media: 36433,36450,36446,36445,36444,36443,36442,36439,36437,36436,36435,36434″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] A group of 50 registered nurses from across the United States, who traveled to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria to volunteer, are now raising awareness over the lack of federal aid going to the […]