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‘It was like being transported into México’: How fólklorico helps students connect with their roots
Story & Photo by Natalie Hernadez | Los Angeles Times | NOV. 3, 2023 Alondra Ordaz and other women from the Grupo Folklórico Mexica squeeze into the cramped teachers’ lounge at Minnie Gant Elementary in Long Beach, their makeshift dressing room for the day. They step into bright, colorful skirts, ... -
A cease-fire in Gaza isn’t a fantasy. Here’s how it could work.
By Shadi Hamid | The Washington Post | NOV. 8, 2023 | Photo by Abed Khaled The destruction in Gaza has reached staggering levels. More than 4,000 children have died — equivalent to 600,000 children as a share of the U.S. population. It is not sufficient to say war is tragic, although it is. ... -
A Humanitarian Pause in Gaza
By The New York Times Editorial Board | NOV. 3, 2023 | Photo by Yousef Masoud Four weeks ago, Israel began its military campaign to defeat Hamas, in retaliation for the attack on Oct. 7 that killed more than 1,400 people, kidnapped some 240 others and destroyed a fundamental sense of security ... -
Claudia Sheinbaum demuestra su excelente nivel de inglés en reunión con empresarios de Los Ángeles
Con un excelente nivel de inglés, Claudia Sheinbaum se reunió con empresarios durante su visita a Los Ángeles, California; así lo compartió en vídeo Por María José Izquierdo | SDP Noticias | OCT. 21, 2023 | Foto Cortesía de Twitter Oficial de Dra. Claudia Sheinbaum Prado Durante su visita a ... -
Sacramento-area organizations send aid to Mexico in Hurricane Otis aftermath
By Sade Browne | CBS News | OCT. 27, 2023 | Photo Courtesy of Convoy of Hope SACRAMENTO — One of Mexico's most famous resort cities is still cleaning up after the devastating impacts of Hurricane Otis. The category five storm made landfall near Acapulco on Wednesday, killing at least ... -
Biden needs to call for a ceasefire and restore respect for international law
By Mary Ellen O’Connell | CNN | NOV. 7, 2023 | Photo By Abed Rahim Khatib CNN — Hamas’ massive, brutal attacks and kidnappings perpetrated against Israelis on October 7 violated humanity’s most fundamental international legal principles. Those same principles govern Israel’s right of response, and they are best fulfilled through an ... -
President López Obrador outlines reconstruction plan for Acapulco
By MND Staff | Mexico News Daily | NOV. 1, 2023 | Photo by Rogelio Morales A week after Hurricane Otis slammed into the Pacific coast in Guerrero as a Category 5 storm, the federal government has announced a 61.3-billion-peso recovery plan (US $3.4 billion) for Acapulco and the neighboring ... -
AMLO anuncia plan para reconstruir Acapulco y atender a los afectados en Guerrero por el ...
El Gobierno de México destinará 61,313 millones de pesos (más de 3,400 millones de dólares) para apoyar a la población y reconstruir zonas afectadas en Guerrero por el huracán Otis. Por Cesar Reyes | La Opinion | NOV. 1, 2023 | Foto por Rodrigo Oropeza El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel ... -
SHARED GAINS: Immigrant-Origin Students in U.S. Colleges
By Jeanne Batalova & Michael Fix | Migration Policy Institute | OCT. 2023 | Photo by Jose Luis Magana -
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 ...