By Kent Paterson, FNS Feature ~ October 11, 2015 On Monday, October 12, 2015, Christopher Columbus will be laid to rest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For the first time Duke City residents will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day (IPD), as proclaimed October 7 by the Albuquerque City Council. The proclamation was ...

By J. HARRY JONES, l.a. times ~ September 15, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-0816-sd-archaelogy-20150816-story.html State parks officials and Native American leaders are decrying what they say has been a devastating spate of vandalism and looting at historically and culturally significant sites in San Diego County's backcountry. At least five times in the past two ...

Long Beach dedicated Jenni Rivera Memorial Park on Thursday to honor the Mexican American singer who died in a plane crash in 2012. Rivera's granddaughter Jaylah Hope Yanez plays with a butterfly near the park's mural, dubbed the “Mariposa de barrio,” the neighborhood butterfly. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) ...

BY STEPHANIE RIVERA, L.B. POST -  JULY 2, 2015 http://lbpost.com/news/2000006496-in-pictures-hundreds-gather-for-opening-of-jenni-rivera-memorial-park Hundreds of fans of the late Banda singer Jenni Rivera gathered in Long Beach Thursday morning to dedicate a park in her honor on what would have been the Long Beach native’s 46th birthday. The memorial ceremony included a prayer ...

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Las Cafeteras create a vibrant musical fusion with a unique East LA sound and a community-focused political message. Their Afro-Mexican rhythms, zapateado & inspiring lyrics tell stories of a community who is looking for love & fights for justice in the concrete jungle of Los Angeles. A remix of traditional ...

By Lois M. Collins | lois@deseretnews.com ~ Deseret News (May 6, 2014) "Tiger Mother" Amy Chua claimed in a recent book that there's something special about Chinese immigrants, who usually end up ahead of other newcomers both economically and academically. But researchers in the University of California system say Chinese ...

Storytelling is Part of L.A. Mural Tradition by Ed Fuentes on September 25, 2012 2:52 PM One of the steadfast rituals that of Mexican muralism is the passing down of stories, which is now part of the Los Angeles mural tradition. Luis C. Garza, a photojournalist and independent curator, has ...