El Tecolote has joined Documenting Hate, a coalition of press media that is collecting testimonies on hate crimes and bias incidents motivated by race, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation of the victim. The project, headed by ProPublica, will use these testimonies to build a database on hate crimes and incidents. This data will […]
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The murder of trans women spurs a local Latinaās fight against transphobia
Dani Castro has been an activist in the trans community since she was a teenager, but the struggle for trans rights and equality became painfully real the day her friend was killed. Taja Gabrielle de Jesus was killed in the Bayview on Feb. 1, 2015āfatally stabbed by a boyfriend. Up to that point, de Jesus […]
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Born Activist: Former āFrisco 5ā hunger striker continues her fight for justice
[su_carousel source=”media: 33319,33323,33326″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] When she was 14, Maria Cristina Gutierrez sat at her kitchen table in BogotĆ”, Colombia with five siblings while watching her mother and father argue over dividing four pieces of bread among her fatherās co-workers. In the 1960s, Gutierrezās father organized the first trade union of […]
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Bittersweet Sixteen: Reflections on 16 years as an American
[su_carousel source=”media: 33302,33303,33304″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] I moved from Mexico to the United States 16 years ago, on March 1, 2001. Although I was born a U.S. citizen in Chula Vista, CA, Iāve always felt more like an immigrant. I had lived all my life until that point in Mexico, gone to […]
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Photo series: Who we are: A will to adorn
[su_carousel source=”media: 33266,33268,33269,33270,33271,33272,33275,33276,33278,33279″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] In journalist Angelica Ekekeās timely photo series āWho we are: the will to adorn,ā the subjects adorn themselves with pieces of clothing and jewelry that have a history, sentimental meaning and significance to their identity. In a time where racial division is on the rise and […]
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My mother was a woman ahead of her time
[su_label type=”info”]The Devil’s Advocate[/su_label] [su_carousel source=”media: 33257,33258,33256″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] My mother, Elba Parra GuzmĆ”n, was ahead of her time. Born in Chile, in 1917, she was the daughter of TrĆ”nsito, a school teacher, and Carlos, a bartender in a club frequented by the powerful of the time. Margarita, my motherās grandmother, […]
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Immigrants and the power of adaptation
[su_label type=”info”]Community in Focus[/su_label] [su_carousel source=”media: 33224,33225,33226,33227,33228,33229,33230,33231,33232,33233,33234,33235,33236″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] I have always felt special being the daughter of an immigrant. Because of it, I feel like I have a super power running through my blood: the power to adapt, to endure and to push through. Recently, Iāve been thinking about how […]
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Pelosi unifies San Francisco leaders to resist Trumpās executive orders
San Francisco leaders are unifying to discuss how to resist President Trumpās recent executive actions. On Feb. 23, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held a press conference following a roundtable discussion at the San Francisco Federal Building to examine the immigration and refugee ban, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportations, sanctuary cities, and Deferred Action for […]
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An old Teco says goodbye to his partner of 40 years
Rita Bernadette Cunningham Serravalli Howard, who despite her small stature was feisty as hell, died on Feb. 17 in San Francisco after a long battle with illness. She was 71. Described by her longtime partner, M.P.R. Howard, as the āruntā of her family, Rita was born in the rough Manhattan neighborhood of Hellās Kitchen and […]
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Upheaval at Berkeley Trump Rally
[su_carousel source=”media: 33200,33207,33206,33205,33204,33203,33202,33201″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Trump supporters gathered at Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park last Saturday March 4. The rally broke out in violence as anti-Trump counter protesters attended the demonstration.Ā There were numerous clashes between supporters and protesters, resulting in 10 arrests. Photographs by Gabriella Angotti-Jones for El […]