By Melanie Slone One in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience some form of domestic violence in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), a national campaign focused…
By Melanie Slone The second part of this article, on financial tips for immigrants and deportees, will be published in our December 2025 issue. “God makes the nets, but he doesn’t put the fish in the nets…you’ve got to go…
Por Alejandro Garcia Paz, MD; y John Albert Herrera, Fundación Mixtecos Unidos En 2022, el Dr. Alejandro Paz se enteró de que una mujer tenía dificultades para financiar la receta médica de su hijo, lo que lo llevó a crear…
By Alejandro Garcia Paz, MD; and John Albert Herrera, Foundation Mixtecos Unidos In 2022, a woman was struggling to fund her child’s prescription. When Dr. Alejandro Paz heard about her plight, he incorporated the nonprofit Foundation Mixtecos Unidos (FMU). The…
Por Melanie Slone La segunda parte de este artículo, con consejos financieros para inmigrantes y deportados, se publicará en nuestra edición de diciembre de 2025. “Dios hace las redes, pero no pone los peces en ellas… hay que salir a…
By Melanie Slone In January 2025, the community “witnessed the fear caused by traumatic immigration-related actions, including parents taken while bringing their children to school,” says community advocate Lisa Montes. A few people in Solana Beach responded, forming Somos TIAS.…
Por Beatriz Palmer Como lo dijo Frederick Douglass: “Una vez que aprendes a leer, eres libre para siempre”. La alfabetización puede ser una meta difícil de alcanzar. Cuando escuchamos la palabra alfabetización, la mayoría pensamos en leer y escribir. Si…
By Gordon Chavez, Financial Advisor When I was younger, I didn’t think much about retirement. Like many families, we were focused on paying bills, raising kids, and making sure the lights stayed on. But over time, I realized that retirement…
By Beatriz Palmer As Frederick Douglass once said, “Once you learn to read, you are forever free.” Literacy is a hard-fought goal. Yet, when we hear the word literacy, most of us think of reading and writing. While partially true,…
Por Melanie Slone En enero de 2025, la comunidad “presenció el miedo causado por acciones traumáticas relacionadas con la inmigración, incluyendo ver a padres detenidos al llevar a sus hijos a la escuela”, afirma la defensora comunitaria Lisa Montes. Algunas…
