[su_carousel source=”media: 35853,35854,35855,35856,35857,35858,35865″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since the de Young Museum last hosted an exhibition from Teotihuacan, the vast and mysterious, ancient pre-Columbian civilization just outside of Mexico City. In the time since, archaeologists have made significant discoveries during excavations that have led […]
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Guest commentary: For the stability of our people
The government of president Salvador Sánchez Cerén considers the immigration issue a priority of its foreign policy—especially in its bilateral agenda with the United States. Consistent with this, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a comprehensive strategy in November 2016, for the protection of the rights of our brothers, and has also advocated for their […]
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Looking for Indio in the Mission
El Tecolote is proud to announce a new collaboration with literary artist, community activist and Mission resident Adriana Camarena tilted “Unsettled/Inquietos.” For her opening essay, she profiles a longtime Mission resident known as Indio.
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What Deferred Action has achieved and what we stand to lose
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is one of the most successful programs to emerge from the Obama era, and its repeal will have a devastating impact on 800,000 recipients and their families once it goes into effect early in 2018. A recent survey of more than 3,000 DACA recipients conducted by U.C. San Diego […]
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For immigrant business owner success means building community
[su_carousel source=”media: 35765,35749,35750,35751,35752,35753,35754,35756,35759,35760,35761,35762,35763″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Lamea Abuelrous has her own definition of the “American Dream.” And hers began in Palestine. “Success is not only about money. It’s about earning love, trust and support from your community,” said Abuelrous, who owns Temo’s Café, a coffee shop located on the corner of […]
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The Devil’s Advocate: Of dogs and murals
I wanted to add my voice to the chorus of complaints that Trump elicited with his insults against the football players who have been protesting racism and police brutality. Those protestors, following the example of the still unjustly unemployed quarterback Colin Kaepernick, have been “taking a knee,” or sitting down, during the playing of the […]
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Puerto Rican people show Trump what real leadership is
[su_label type=”info”]Editorial[/su_label] [su_carousel source=”media: 35738,35739,35740″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] “La hija del mar y el sol,” (“the daughter of the sea and the sun”). The final lyrics of Puerto Rico’s anthem nod to the Caribbean island’s indigenous Taino history and its legacy of colonial resistance, but they also proudly refer to […]
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Open letter to SF State: What’s the protocol when one of your students is tragically killed?
On the afternoon of July 19, 2017, I received the worst call I could have imagined. A mother crying, telling me: “Gardenia, mi hija se murio esta mañana” (Gardenia, my daughter died this morning). I had barely clocked into my shift before getting the phone call that not only changed my life, but the many […]
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Beyond DACA: How advocates are fighting back and what you need to know
The end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) announced earlier this month has sent shockwaves of fear and confusion through the undocumented and immigrant rights communities, but it’s also prompted massive counter campaigns both to legally challenge the administration and to properly inform people of their rights. Currently, multiple immigrant advocacy groups are gearing […]
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City officials and immigrant rights groups plot how to move forward after DACA
[su_carousel source=”media: 35630,35631,35632″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] San Francisco’s Immigrant Rights Commission met with undocumented residents and immigrant rights groups on Sept. 11 to discuss their struggles as well as how best to protect DACA recipients now that the Trump administration has announced the end the program with a six-month deferral. “We […]