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Miami immigration advocate to lead nation’s largest college aid program for undocumented youth
By Syra Ortiz Blanes | Miami Herald | OCT. 27, 2023 | Photo Courtesy of Maria Gabriela Pacheco Maria Gabriela Pacheco knows firsthand what it’s like to be an ambitious teenager who’s told she can’t go to college because of her immigration status. The Ecuadorian-born, Miami-raised immigration rights activist was ... -
SHARED GAINS: Immigrant-Origin Students in U.S. Colleges
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Edward James Olmos is teaching young Latinos how to succeed in Hollywood — and life
By Reed Johnson | Los Angeles Times | OCT. 6, 2023 | Photos by Mel Melcon Spoiler alert No. 1: This isn’t a story about Edward James Olmos. Well, not technically, anyway. It’s a story about the Latino Film Institute, the nonprofit organization that Olmos founded, chaired and — when necessary ... -
Don’t silence ‘Dreamers’
We must advocate for the implementation of pro-DACA legislation in Los Angeles. By Oscar Chavez Robles & Jeoffery Lopez | Daily Trojan | OCT. 17, 2023 | Photo By Johnathan Ernst You want to work; they want to work; we all want to work! If you live in Los Angeles County, chances ... -
Month of events at SFSU for undocumented students creates community despite newest DACA decision
Dream Resource Center and I.D.E.A.S. host a variety of guests to speak on topics that affect undocumented students By Daniel Hernandez | Golden Gate Express | OCT. 28, 2023 | Photo By Michaela Mateo On Sept. 13, a federal judge declared that an adjusted version of the Deferred Action for ... -
CSU Welcomes Chancellor Mildred García
First Latina in the nation to lead a four-year public university system. Story and photo by CSU Chancellor's Office | OCT. 1, 2023 Dr. Mildred García has begun her tenure as the California State University (CSU) chancellor, making history as the first Latina in the nation to lead a four-year public university ... -
Latinos’ Views of and Experiences With the Spanish Language
About half of U.S. Latinos who do not speak Spanish have been shamed by other Latinos for it. By Lauren Mora & Mark Hugo Lopez | Pew Research Center | SEP. 20, 2023 | Photo by Ira L. Black Most U.S. Latinos speak Spanish: 75% say they are able to ... -
Pew: Most U.S. Latinos speak Spanish, and those who don’t are shamed by their own
By Alejandra Molina | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 20, 2023 | Photo by Celina Pereira Soon after law school, Wendy Ramirez found herself teaching Spanish part-time to mostly white professionals while based in Washington, D.C. As someone who felt “the shame” for not speaking “professional Spanish,” Ramirez gained more ... -
50 years later, a pioneering Chicano college in Oregon continues to inspire the fight for ...
By Sami Edge | The Oregonian | SEP. 15, 2023 | Photo from The Oregonian Archives Azael Avila grabbed a box of crayons and set to coloring a line-drawing of Mexican-American civil rights hero César Chávez. Red for the barn behind the farmworker icon. Green and blue plaid for his ... -
After years away, SoCal DACA recipients use ‘advance parole' to visit country of birth
“Coming here, I did hear people tell me, ‘Oh, you’re pocha?’ No, I’m Mexican. I was born here,” said Damaris Garcia, who lived most of her life in LA’s Pico Union neighborhood but was born in Mexico City. By Mekahlo Medina | NBC-4 (Los Angeles) | SEP. 14, 2023 | ...
