By NCI Fallbrook A Leer’s annual day of literacy, activities, and volunteering will be Saturday, March 15, 9 a.m.–2 p.m, at Maie Ellis Elementary School. The keynote speaker this year in Fallbrook Union High School Superintendent Ilsa Garza-Gonzales. Now in…
Por Beatriz (Bea) Palmer Ya casi es domingo. Al amanecer, mi madre se despertaba antes del amanecer, caminando de puntillas por la casa con cuidado para no despertar a sus hijos. Mientras preparaba su cafecito, servía una taza para ella…
By Beatriz (Bea) Palmer It’s almost Sunday. At dawn, my mother would wake before the sun, tiptoeing carefully through the house so as not to waken her children. As she prepared her cafecito (coffee), she poured a cup for herself…
Por NCI Ya que nuestras comunidades enfrentan nuevos retos legales y migratorias, es esencial mantenerse informado. “Es importantísimo mantenernos informados, educados, y así poder estar listos, organizados”, dice la Dra. Villarreal, la directora de la Fundación Mano a Mano. Lo…
By NCI As our communities face new legal and immigration challenges, it is essential to stay informed. “It’s super important to stay informed, educated, so we can be ready, organized, “says Dr. Villarreal, the director of Mano a Mano Foundation.…
Por Melanie Slone Mientras celebramos el Mes de la Historia Negra, North County Informador ha hablado con cuatro miembros de la comunidad que se identifican como afrolatinas o afrolatinas sobre sus experiencias. La búsqueda de identidad es poderosa en todo…
North County service providers tackle homelessness. By Melanie Slone There was a woman who “lived alone in Escondido. Got breast cancer, couldn’t work. Received medical treatment, lost her housing, became homeless,” Daniel Sturman, a management analyst with the Housing and…
Por Melanie Slone En su primer semestre en Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM), Cipriano Vargas tuvo un promedio de 1.9. “Me condicionaron en lo académico”, recuerda. “Me sentí como un gran fracasado por ser el primero de mi familia en…
By Melanie Slone In his first semester as Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM), Cipriano Vargas had a 1.9 GPA. “I was put on academic probation,” he remembers. “It felt like a big failure to be the first in my family…
