California inasequible: Tom Steyer habla sobre políticas de vivienda, salud e inmigración
Tom Steyer. Foto: Gage Skidmore   El candidato demócrata a la gubernatura de California, Tom Steyer, afirmó que los votantes del estado enfrentan una elección entre los “intereses corporativos” y un cambio estructural profundo durante una entrevi...
It’s costing California more than expected to provide immigrant health care. Is coverage at risk?
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that benefited immigrant households.   The California health care program that covers almost 15 million people is costing more m...
Steve Hilton presenta una visión conservadora para California en foro de medios étnicos
Steve Hilton. Foto: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)   El candidato republicano a la gubernatura de California, Steve Hilton, presentó una visión conservadora para el estado durante un foro virtual organizado por American Community Media, argumentand...
I judged Gavin Newsom’s podcast before listening. Then I realized I was part of the problem
The California governor’s new podcast, where he broke with Democrats on trans rights, triggered a media firestorm and evoked a variety of opinions from Californians.   When I saw the headlines about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new podcast, “This is Gavi...
Perspectivas y Experiencias de los Latinos sobre el Idioma Español
Si bien la mayoría de los latinos en EE.UU. hablan español, no todos lo hacen. El 24 por ciento de todos los adultos latinos dicen que solo pueden mantener un poco o nada una conversación en español.   Más de la mitad de los latinos en EE.UU. que...

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A new America

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06 September 2008 Visión Hispana Print Email
"As a Latina immigrant, it has been a quest for me to understand the  differences between the American and Latino cultures in a way that is  unifying rather than conflicting,” says Mari Gonzales, a local business owner and graduate of a business training program at AnewAmerica. The unity that Mari speaks of was evident last week at a graduation ceremony in Oakland where a group of 35 entrepreneurs

Healing hands

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When someone is truly driven by the desire to help people, they will continue to search until they have found the best way to help as many people as possible. Three years ago, Jessica Collazo-Rosario, 30, finally found her ideal path after studying and working in a number of areas such as business and

Cultural icons

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It takes Jaime Guerrero three hours to create one of his colorful, glass wrestling masks, though it has taken thirteen years to develop the skills to create them. Glass blowing and sculpting is not an art form that is chosen casually. Listening to Jaime, it sounds as though the fiery and demanding art

Iconos culturales

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A Jaime Guerrero le toma tres horas crear una de sus coloridas máscaras de luchador hechas de vidrio, sin embargo le tomó trece años desarrollar la habilidad para crearlas. El vidrio soplado y la escultura no son una forma artística que se escoge con indiferencia. Escuchar a Jaime, pareciera que la difícil