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Youngest person to run 100 marathons uses platform to inspire immigrants, women
The 24-year-old Dreamer ran her 100th race on Nov. 7, 2021. By Kiara Alfonseca | Good Morning America | MAR. 18, 2022 | Photo by Robert Gauthier for LA Times Jocelyn Rivas is set to officially become the youngest person -- female or male -- to run 100 marathons. The ... -
Op-Ed: Why the California ‘mission bell’ road markers must come down
The bells must come down — and there are about 585 of them. By Valentin Lopez | LATimes | MAR. 21, 2022 | Photo by Cody Glenn Few symbols in California are as ubiquitous as the roadside markers shaped like mission bells that flank state highways and the streets of coastal ... -
This California wine country town is multicultural. So why do so many feel invisible?
Some parents argue that their children should be spared the guilt that can result from studying incendiary issues like slavery, white supremacy, segregation, discrimination against Native Americans and immigrants, and the present-day hardships that citizens of color face. By Tyrone Beason | LA Times | MAR. 20, 2022 | Photo ... -
Steve Salas, co-founder of the pioneering Eastside Chicano rock band Tierra, dies at 69
Steve Salas with his brother Rudy - may they both rest in power. By Andrew J. Campa | L.A. Times | FEB. 16, 2022 | Photo credit: Joanna Salas Steve Salas, a founding member of the pioneering Eastside rock band Tierra and an early-day Chicano rights activist, has died at ... -
Saving the school where kids were paddled for speaking Spanish
Only one building remains standing as a reminder of the former site of the Blackwell segregated school for Mexican children in Marfa, Tx. By Molly Hennessy-Fiske | LATimes | FEB. 3, 2022 | Photo credit: Justin Hamel Hiding in plain sight on a dusty corner of this remote west Texas ... -
A Day Without Immigrants! - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022
No work! No school! No spending in an anti-immigrant political climate! -
California to remove Mayan affirmation from ethnic studies after lawsuit argues it’s a prayer
Far-right, fascist organizations have spent several months working against initiatives such as ethnic studies courses and equity training for school staffers. By Kristen Taketa | LATimes | JAN. 18, 2022 | Photo credit: Nancee E. Lewis SAN DIEGO — California is deleting the often-used In Lak’Ech affirmation from its model ethnic studies ... -
Importancia de los Estudios Chicanos para México en el siglo XXI
Por Isabel Medina Ruiz, Exclusivo para El Magonista 50º Aniversario de Estudios Chicanos en EEUU ~ 28 de Octubre de 2019 La rica historia de la comunidad chicana es poco conocida en México, debido a la falta de investigación, análisis y escasa literatura respecto al tema. Son pocos los investigadores ... -
Study Abroad Programs Resume After Pandemic Hiatus
Some students who lost out on studying abroad because of the pandemic are turning to alternative programs. By Maria Carrasco | Inside Higher Ed | JAN. 20, 2022 | Photo by CMSC Staff Andrea Boe had always planned to study abroad as part of her college experience. During her sophomore ... -
Estudio de UCLA denuncia falta de voces latinas en páginas de opinión de L.A. Times
Los Op-Ed juegan un papel significativo en moldear la opinión pública, dicen los autores del reporte. Por: Araceli Martinez Ortega | Foto: Paulina Herrera | La Opinion | DEC. 22, 2021 De acuerdo a un nuevo reporte de UCLA, las páginas de opinión del diario Los Angeles Times carecen de ...
