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Column: A meeting of Cal State L.A. student encampments, 55 years apart
7 months ago

Column: A meeting of Cal State L.A. student encampments, 55 years apart

LA Times  

Richard Santillan, from left, Raul Cardoza and Monte Perez speak with members of the Gaza solidarity encampment at Cal State L.A. on Saturday. “I was really happy when I heard about this encampamento,” said Phillip Castruita, a co-founder of Cal State L.A.’s first Latino activist group, United Mexican American Students. “All of us carried what we learned from it,” said …

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UCLA doubles down on ethnic studies expansion amid fraught national politics
10 months, 2 weeks ago

UCLA doubles down on ethnic studies expansion amid fraught national politics

LA Times  

Karen Umemoto, director of the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA, stands next to the multicultural mural between the Asian American and American Indian studies centers depicting the program’s legacies. “The Chus’ investment will allow us to deepen the impact of this essential work.” Shannon Speed, the director of UCLA’s American Indian Studies Center, called the Chu gift a “game …

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The writer who’s been everywhere shares his 2023 California travel wish list
1 year, 11 months ago

The writer who’s been everywhere shares his 2023 California travel wish list

LA Times  

I’ve been meandering around California for decades, which is how I came up with the 101 Best California Experiences, a.k.a. Comb the beach at Garrapata State Park With Carmel just 10 miles north and Big Sur’s most famous landmarks just south, this dramatic set of cliffs and beaches doesn’t get the awe it deserves. Yet those five campsites are in …

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‘People have the ability to heal and to let go. Healers help you with that’
2 years, 2 months ago

‘People have the ability to heal and to let go. Healers help you with that’

LA Times  

Jerry Tello regards himself as a healing practitioner, but the community has given him the title of “el maestro”. The building doesn’t have a sign in front, but co-founder Jerry Tello says “the people that need to be here, will be here.” The center was created to be a place for people to come together and heal through presentations by …

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Four generations: Mexico to U.S. — a culture odyssey
4 years, 3 months ago

Four generations: Mexico to U.S. — a culture odyssey

LA Times  

Arcadio Yniguez was barely a teenager when he crossed the border into the United States in 1913. The people of this family have seen Mexican immigrants like themselves forcibly “repatriated,” their children punished for speaking Spanish and their sons sent off to war while anti-Mexican mobs rampaged through Los Angeles. Rudy’s brother-in-law, Amado Esparza, recalled driving with his teen-age friends …

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Mexican Americans in San Diego: Border divides the best of both worlds
4 years, 3 months ago

Mexican Americans in San Diego: Border divides the best of both worlds

LA Times  

Beneath the Coronado Bridge, Monica Cruz, front, and Marina Garcia visit Chicano Park. Former San Diego City Councilman Jess Haro, now board chairman of the Chicano Federation, said, “You don’t read too many stories about Chicanos. All this has added to the fact that this is a quiet minority community.” Besides, “San Diego doesn’t tolerate activism,” she said. “What makes …

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