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Beyond the American Dream: One Advocate’s Journey from the Midwest to Mexico

After decades of resilience — from surviving multiple border crossings to becoming a celebrated performer — she is now rebuilding her life from scratch while staying connected to t...

Twin Citian: Emilia González Avalos

As the executive director of the largest Latinx social justice organization in the state, Emilia González Avalos has been busy.

Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Amalia Torrecillas Fernandez, CUNY Graduate Center

Amalia Torrecillas Fernández is a Ph.D. student in political science at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research focuses on economic inequality, informal labor, and the design of soc...

Angelica Raquel entreteje memoria y poder en “Mystic Threads” en el McNay Art Museum, San Antonio

Editor’s note: This article is also published in English on Glasstire. Find that here. Nota de la editora: este artículo fue publicado originalmente en inglés en Glasstire el 11 de...

Violeta Isaacs: Una historia Binacional de arte que cruza fronteras

La artista sanluisina Violeta Isaacs ha llevado su talento más allá de la frontera al participar en “The People’s Artist”, un concurso nacional de arte en Estados Unidos presentado...

Bilingual Dreaming

When you enter the Miller Theatre Complex at the University of Oregon to see Los Dreamers, what will first catch your eye are some beautiful … Continue reading →

OLLU closes its Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, leaders say shift expands access

The center’s space and its collections will be preserved, officials said, and its work will be divided among multiple departments.

Meet Claudio Limón, the Artist Bringing Mexican Magic to a Global Audience

Claudio Limón’s work is instantly recognizable.  Large canvases are filled with overlapping hearts, starbursts, animals and flower motifs, leaving little to no blank space. Rendere...

At White Eagle Hall, Giselle Bellas Raises Her Voice for the Latin American Experience

“I like to speak in English,” actor Nayseal Basora Graziano told the crowd at White Eagle Hall in the voice of a cagey abuela with a cane. “But the spirit? It don’t always translat...

Binational artist from San Luis, Mexico gains national attention in U.S.

Artist Violeta Issacs entered a major art competition called "The People's Artist," presented by actor Johnny Depp. The post Binational artist from San Luis, Mexico gains national...

Off-Broadway Hip-Hop Hit ‘Mexodus’ Premieres at Pasadena Playhouse

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson were electrifying in the west coast premiere of their hit two-man show The post Off-Broadway Hip-Hop Hit ‘Mexodus’ Premieres at Pasadena Playho...

Lopez: A miracle of U.S.-Mexico unity rises in Ensenada, from the hands of children

12 Mexican students, several expats, and a Baja village that's now home to a celebrated mural.

Revisiting the Speech That Made America See Farmworkers: Dolores Huerta and the Power of Saying, ‘We Exist’

In 1965, the National Farm Workers Association announced their decision to join the striking Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee on Sept. 16—Mexican Independence Day. The cho...

Indigenous Artist Honors Grandmothers at All My Relations Arts

Danielle SeeWalker’s multi-disciplinary Uŋči Said So exhibition is on display at the Franklin Avenue gallery.

Michele Heeney Lanza “El �rbol Del Mono,” una Colecci�n Po�tica Sobre Emociones, Memoria y Sanaci�n...

Michele Heeney lanza “El �rbol del Mono,” una colecci�n po�tica sobre emociones, memoria y sanaci�n interior La obra invita a los lectores a explorar el amor,...

The Renovated Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Reopens in Austin

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB MACC) in Austin reopened to the public on Saturday, June 6, with Juntos de Nuevo, a daylong celebration of visual art e...

Mariah Tyakohelahthè Diaz is helping carry Oneida beading traditions into the next generation

The biblical witness of Mexico's searching mothers

In Mexico, thousands of mothers known collectively as Las Madres Buscadoras search for their disappeared children, refusing to let the collective look away.

Remembering SPC Frances M. Vega and the Rising Legacy of Latinas in America’s Armed Forces

Honored in Puerto Rico, across the military, and in classrooms—Vega continues to highlight both the sacrifices and rising visibility of Latina service members. <p>The post Re...

More Than A Degree: A Celebration of Family in Fresno

The Save Mart Center in Fresno, California is packed. Thousands of family members fill the arena, while over a thousand... The post More Than A Degree: A Celebration of Family in F...

Ada Ferrer reflects on family history and forces shaping Cuba and the U.S. in new memoir

Historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Ada Ferrer has spent her career exploring history, identity and memory. In her new book, "Keeper of My Kin," she turns inward, tracing her own f...

THE CHISMOSAS ONLY BOOK CLUB

Catarina’s parents own a bookstore in Nueva Rosita, New Mexico, that was originally founded (and is currently believed to be haunted) by her great-great-great-grandmother Milagro....

How Working With Refugee Students Inspired Me To Write About My Refugee Background in Fiction, a guest post by Alaa Al-B...

Although it wasn’t my original intention, In the Country I Love became a love letter to refugee families, both first and second generation.

Mary at Mia Shows the Mother of Jesus Beyond Her Legend

A free exhibition of prints and drawings honoring Nuestra Señora is opening at Mia.