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Como en la foto de arriba, a Don Artemio Posadas seguido se le ve sumido en su música. Esa noche estaba participando en un fandango en la casa de los Beltrán, y junto a él, tocaba Maria de la Rosa otra líder de este movimiento cultural.Un fandango es una fiesta de son jarocho, y cuando … More Un mexicano recibirá el más alto honor en las artes folclóricas de Estados Unidos.
By Lupita Peimbert. (Local Artists) –It is hard to not admire how Maria de Los Angeles sets her mind to pursue a dream and works through the process, realizing it step by step. She reminds me of the “Midas Touch,” King Midas in Greek mythology who had a keen ability to turn everything he touched … More This Is How She Makes Her Dreams Come True.
By Lupita Peimbert (Holidays) — As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, July 4, 1776, we acknowledge our life and the culture we have co-created. It is the 4th of July, Independence Day, 240 years later. How each person lives his or her life, and the things we collectively … More Life and Other Ramblings on the 4th of July.
(LGBTQ) — It is the largest festivitiy for the LGBTQ community and allies in the United States. The San Francisco PRIDE celebration and parade congregates thousands of people to celebrate, educate, and liberate a culture and subcultures that proudly so wave flags of irreverent freedom, and rainbow flags. Created in 1970, it has turned 46. … More Over-Forty, SF PRIDE stays young, fun, and relevant.
By Lupita Peimbert. (People) – Before Aurora Grajeda was openly a woman, she did what many straight men do: she got married, had children, divorced. Later in life, she took her male-name off, asked to be called Aurora, and behaved accordingly. Tall and slender, her reddish hair became her signature, and so her strong voice, … More PRIDE and Prejudice: Aurora Grajeda, Transgender.
(Cinema) – En 1994 cuatro latinas fueron sentenciadas con 15 a 37 años de prisión por horrendos actos, y el que fueran abiertamente lesbianas pudo haber afectado la sentencia, en un sistema judicial Texano presumiblemente homofóbico. Kristie Mayhugh, Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera y Anna Vasquez cuentan su odisea, mientras que la directora Deborah Esquenazi, y … More Escucha: Las 4 de San Antonio que buscan ser exoneradas y recuperar su vida.
By Lupita Peimbert. (Film) – A press conference and screening took place Tuesday, June 21, announcing the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival coming up July 21 to August 7. The films are so good and so are they corresponding awards. A special night has been designated for food and film at the Castro Theater. Berkeley … More Awards, Cinema, and a Feast.
(Film) – Wrongly accused of sexual abuse in 1994, now that they are free, they are fighting hard to be exonerated. 4 Latinas. 4 Lesbians. For their right to have their lives back. “Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four.” The documentary was presented Monday night at the Castro Theater in San … More All they want is their lives back.
Por Lupita Peimbert (Vida) – Millones de hombres y mujeres, personas casadas, solteras, con hijos, sin ellos, trabajadoras, guapas, no tanto, gorditas, delgadas, exitosas o aburridas, saben lidiar con serios retos en la vida, excepto con el dinero. Incluyendo a la que escribe, se pasa uno la vida preguntándose ¿En qué gasté? ¿A dónde se … More El cuento de nunca acabar, hasta que haces algo por resolver tu relación con el dinero
By Lupita Peimbert. (Culture) – It is all about sharing immigrant experiences, strengthening neighborhood connections, and bringing up traditional Veracruzana songs , music and zapateados in contemporary California, a region full of contradictions, highly techie and highly homeless, positively political, hungry for social justice, and so apt to artistic pursuits. And so they gather. They … More Fandango Urbano 2016: Getting to know El Son Jarocho, and other cultural connections.
(Museums) – 3 years ago, the first museum dedicated to Mediterranean cultures opened in Marseille, France. MUCEM highlights the importance of the region, cultural blending, and the tales of an ancient city whose beauty has grown with age, like a woman who has lived plenty and seen it all. Marseille is a city with the … More Happy Birthday MUCEM!
“I am the one who eats breakfast gazing at morning glories.” – Basho (Travel) – Morning Glory is one of the most charming restaurants in Oregon. The food is delicious, the ambiance cozy, and the way you are treated couldn’t be better. It is in Ashland, and it is a stop one must make while … More Food: Morning Glory in Oregon.
Por Lupita Peimbert. (Voto Latino) La elección primaria, 7 de junio, está a la vuelta de la esquina. Para cada persona en la comunidad hispanohablante, es más que nunca muy importante que vote y que decida quién tendrá el poder de representarle ante el gobierno de los Estados Unidos. “El poder nunca es regalado, se … More 7 Razones para votar por Loretta Sánchez para Senadora de California.
By Lupita Peimbert (US Holidays) A widow who shared a memory of the moment she was told her husband had died, a master of ceremonies whose sons are active in the military, political leaders who spoke fondly of veterans, the daughters of a highly honored veteran who lost an eye, an arm and a leg for … More Memorial Day. Their friends…never forgotten.
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