In a neighborhood shaped by displacement, the “MARVEL” or La Maravilla housing project is a test of whether San Francisco can still make room for its own people. … More Marvel Project: A New Hope for Mission District Residents
Vendedores ambulantes Latinos del Distrito de la Misión de San Francisco demandan que les permitan reanudar sus puestos y ventas en la calle, que la Ciudad les compense financieramente por sus pérdidas y gastos a raíz de la prohibición que entró en vigor a finales de Noviembre. Latino street vendors from the Mission District of … More Que los dejen vender, y que los dejen en paz
Winemaker José Hernández will be at the Food and Wine Festival, to be held on November 11 and 12, 2023, in Palm Springs, California, with his Tierra Luna Cellar’s wines. But before dedicating himself to wines and vineyards, José was a NASA astronaut—the first farmer to achieve this in 2009. It is impressive. After coming … More Astronaut Turned Wine Maker at Popular Food & Wine Festival
Por Lupita Franco Peimbert El vitivinicultor José Hernández estará presente en el Festival de Comida y Vina, a realizarse el 11 y 12 de Noviembre del 2023 en Palm Springs, California. Pero antes de dedicarse a los vinos y viñedos, José fue astronauta de la NASA –el primer campesino en lograrlo, fue al espacio, da … More José Hernandéz, de astronauta a vitivinicultor
Nancy Obregón, Martha Estrella, and Betty Pazmiño are three San Francisco beloved teachers know for their activism. They still live in the Mission District, where they have thrived, contributed and organized all kinds of activities for students and their families, since the 1970s. Although all of them have retired, they are stil active in the … More Retired Teachers Ready For a Mission House Party!
Por Lupita Franco Peimbert. Como parte de la celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana, un grupo de artistas —en su mayoría jóvenes nuevos talentos y un par de pintores conocidos, exhibieron sus obras del 1ero al 30 de Septiembre en la galería del Centro Cultural para las Artes Latinas de la Misión (MCCLA por … More Culmina Exhibición de Pintores Latinos
Esta, para mí, es la foto más bonita de las Fiestas Patrias en Estados Unidos. Es una foto de orgullo y amor por la Patria, desde la distancia. Cada vez que un Mexicano se arropa con su bandera, abraza su cultura, su niñez, y sus raíces. Es la foto de los y las Mexicanas quienes … More Amor por nuestras raíces
Mexicans in the San Francisco Bay Area celebrated the night of “El Grito” on Friday, Sep 15th, which precedes Independendence Day (September 16th). San Francisco’s Mayor London Breed welcomed community and business leaders for a ceremony at City Hall, followed by the enactment of El Grito’s “¡Viva México! at the balcony. The event was organized … More Night of “El Grito” in San Francisco
Mexicans and Latinos in the United States and worldwide have a special belief in the miraculous Virgen de Guadalupe. Every December 12, her sanctuary in Mexico city gets visited by millions to celebrate the day that, according to Catholic literature and belief, our Lady of Guadalupe descended from the heavens and appeared to Juan Diego, … More Reflecting On The Most Revered Woman
By Lupita Franco Peimbert. After six decades of trova and boleros, for a total of 236 songs, Cuban musician and singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés died at the age of 79 in Madrid, Spain, at dawn on November 22, 2022, a victim of an oncohematological disease that he had been suffering since 2017. Milanés had left his native … More Pablo Milanés Was Buried In Spain
Esto no debe ser nomás que una canción, Quisiera fuera una declaración de amor Romántica, sin reparar en formas tales Que pongan freno a lo que siento ahora a raudales. Te amo. Te amo. Eternamente, te amo.” YOLANDA Por Lupita Franco Peimbert El músico y canta-autor cubano Pablo Milanés falleció a los 79 años de … More Fallece el Legendario Pablo Milanés
#DíadelosMuertos #SanFrancisco … More El Día de los Muertos en San Francisco
The magnificent Pan American Unity Mural is on display at the San Francisco Museum of Art, free to the public, while a new arts center is in construction at its permanent home at the City College of San Francisco.
By Veronica Maria Brown-Comegys In this time of racial reckoning that was sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, Harvard graduate Denise Padin Collazo presents a book that celebrates and equips the Latina to be powerfully visible in spaces that were birthed in white supremacy, and therefore not designed for her. In Thriving in … More A Book Asking Latinas to Thrive While Fighting For Change
Today is the last day of the year 2020, tomorrow will be the begining of a new year and a new decade. May faith prevail. May hope elevate. May courage stand up. May kindness rise. May we show up to live, love and contribute to our life and the lives of others. May the thousands … More Today Is The Last Day of 2020
Some people call it “popular religiosity,” others call it faith and tradition. Whatever the case, the “Virgen Maria de Guadalupe,” celebrated in Mexico every December 12th, is a powerful image, literally, and a symbol of hope and love. Ask any Mexican and many Central Americans, men or women over 40. They will know who the … More December 12th is Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Day
