Por Mary J. Andrade En el Norte de San Diego, muchas personas celebran una posada en los días anteriores a la Navidad. Pero este festejo suele darse a lo largo de nueve noches en sus países de origen. Las tradicionales Posadas se celebran del 16 al 24 de diciembre. Por un lado, las Posadas representan …
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If your employer does not offer you health insurance and you don’t qualify for Medi-Cal, you can still get covered. On March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, making it possible for millions of Americans to get health coverage from private insurers. Under the ACA, subsidies help you pay only …
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“There’s only one race, the human race, with different cultures,” says the award-winning author Victor Villaseñor. “We need to start coming together, uniting.” That is what the Snow Goose Global Thanksgiving is all about, and Victor would like to invite everyone to his Oceanside home to take part in it. Victor did not learn to …
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The author of Real Women Have Curves shares her journey and reflects on life as a Latina writer (leer en español abajo) Twenty years ago, Josefina López’s play Real Women Have Curves debuted as a movie, breaking down barriers and challenging stereotypes. Today, Josefina continues to fight for women, Latinas, immigrants, and body positivity. Real …
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The president/superintendent of MiraCosta College fights for equal opportunity for all “Even in India, we were a minority religion. Only 2% of the population was Christian, but 98% was Hindu. And so, from the time of my birth I was always a part of a minority group. And we don’t use that word “minority” anymore, …
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The First Latina President of San Marcos’ Palomar College Shows How Representation Matters Perseverance …Statistics…was one class that I saw it more than once; let’s put it that way. If I had let Statistics beat me…and I promise you now with the privilege of being the superintendent/president, nobody comes up to me and says to …
Universidad Popular: Empowering by Example (También en español) Based in San Marcos, the Núñez sisters’ program leads the community through education A pair of trailblazers named Arcela and Maria Nuñez are helping the immigrant community in North San Diego County face one of its greatest challenges. Parents and grandparents of this community, “through no fault …
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Photo courtesy of Neighborhood Healthcare The whole person is taken into account at this clinic (Clic para español) With a mission to provide health care for everyone, Neighborhood Healthcare offers quality, compassionate services, regardless of circumstance. “Being healthy is beyond just seeing a doctor; it is addressing the social and emotional aspect, food insecurity or …
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Cheech Marin spoke to us in front of Frank Romero’s “The Arrest of the Paleteros” (1996), a celebrated work in the Chicano art movement. It depicts ice-cream vendors being arrested in Echo Park, Los Angeles, for not having permits. (Clic para español) One of the nation’s first permanent museums showcasing Chicano art and culture opens its …
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