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Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘Much Ado’ raises question of Latino stereotypes
December 20, 2011 No Comment

Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘Much Ado’ raises question of Latino stereotypes

The company in reference to the Latino characters in the story had decided to use the names, Juan Huevos and Jose ...

Latino Voces: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
September 23, 2011 No Comment

Latino Voces: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

According to a recent Pew report the economic crisis has hit Latinos the hardest and has unemployment rates at highest ...

Mexico Celebrates Century Of Comic Cantinflas
August 11, 2011 1 comment

Mexico Celebrates Century Of Comic Cantinflas

I remember growing up watching old Cantinflas movies. So innocent, funny yet poignant. They all had something to say – ...

Dreamers Take Action!
August 11, 2011 No Comment

Dreamers Take Action!

El camino recorrido. Has your dream been realized? El profesor Herbert Medina de la Universidad Loyola Marymount nos cuenta la ...

VIDEO: Sands of Silence: An Exclusive Look Into Human-Trafficking
July 23, 2011 No Comment

VIDEO: Sands of Silence: An Exclusive Look Into Human-Trafficking

Powerful, saddening, infuriating. Virginia’s story captures the worst aspect of our failure to curb this atrocity and to address immigration ...

“I’m her mom, not the nanny!”
July 19, 2011 5 comments

“I’m her mom, not the nanny!”

Rose Arce reflects on how she is often mistaken as her daughter’s “nanny,” rather than her mother because of her ...

Dems Re-new Push For DREAM Act Without Republican Support
June 28, 2011 No Comment

Dems Re-new Push For DREAM Act Without Republican Support

We’ve been down this road before and not too long ago. As elections get close – Democrats try to reconcile ...

U.S. Supreme Court upholds CA in-state tuition based on high school of graduation not citizenship
June 7, 2011 1 comment

U.S. Supreme Court upholds CA in-state tuition based on high school of graduation not citizenship

This decision represents an important step toward the adoption and implementation of a state-wide dream act in CA. It also ...

The L.A. Film Festival Welcomes the International Spotlight
June 3, 2011 No Comment

The L.A. Film Festival Welcomes the International Spotlight

The Los Angeles Film Festival is focusing their International Spotlight this year on Cuba. When people think about this country, ...

FL Sen. Marco Rubio turns his back on the DREAM Act
May 28, 2011 5 comments

FL Sen. Marco Rubio turns his back on the DREAM Act

If the right wing views U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio as the savior who will deliver Latino voters to the Republican ...