CSULB's Chicano and Latino Studies department co-founder, Armando Vazquez-Ramos, died in early August. By Bryan Chavez | Long Beach Current | Sept. 18, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of LB Current Long Beach State alumni and pro-immigrant activist Armando Vazquez-Ramos died on Aug. 4; he was 74 years old. While filling ...

By Gonzalo Santo, Exclusively for "El Magonista" | Aug. 15, 2024 | Photo Collage Courtesy of El Mago Staff Armando Vázquez-Ramos was born in Mexico City on August 10th, 1949. He passed away at his home in Long Beach, California on August 4th, 2024, six days short of his 75th. ...

By Christina Merino | Press-Telegram | May 10, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of Centro CHA Facebook Page After years of moving around Long Beach, the local nonprofit Centro CHA seems poised to finally get a permanent home for its workforce development center — thanks to help from city officials. The ...

By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | LAist | Apr. 7, 2024 | Photo Courtesy of John (JT) A. Taboada As he was dying of cancer, artist and photographer John Taboada thought of the stories contained in his half century-long photographic archive. “Before he passed [Taboada] was able to scan all of the ...

Por Dr. Gonzalo Santos | Mar. 25, 2024 | Fotos Cortesia de Dr. Gonzalo Santos El pasado Marzo 21, 2024, la cena de premios anuales de la organización Barrio Station de San Diego, California, se celebró en honor al profesor Armando Vázquez-Ramos, Presidente del Centro de Estudios California-México en Long ...

By Rich Archbold | Press Telegarm | Mar. 24, 2024 | Photo By Howard Freshman These six civil rights activists may have added a few more gray hairs since they led theway for Latino rights in Long Beach five decades ago — but they haven’t lost theirfighting spirit. They raised ...

By The Times Editorial Board | Los Angeles Times | DEC. 1, 2023 | Photo By Wally Skalij Two years ago, Long Beach City College officials decided they had to do something to help homeless students who lived out of their cars, at least until it could find housing for ...

Past Participants Praise of the CMSC's Independent Dreamer Study Abroad Program Courtesy of Sonia Macias - Alumni | NOV. 7, 2023 | Photo Courtesy of Sonia Macias Hello Profe and Team, I want to thank you all for your assistance throughout my Advance Parole process. Thanks to all your help, ...

By Maison Tran | Long Beach Post | NOV. 18, 2023 | Photo By Thomas R. Cordova Cal State Long Beach will launch its Equitable Textbook Access (ETA) program next fall, in an effort to make class materials more affordable for all students by providing them access to all their textbooks for ...

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 ...