Results tagged “Hispanic” from Bay Voices

Signs that read “Stop the Raids and Deportations” and “Legalization for All” will high fly again on May 1st when demonstrators march to support immigration reform. Maria Umanzor reports from the Mission District.
When Araceli Leon, 17, was a young girl, she wasn’t sure just where in her life her Latino heritage fit in, and feeling lost she searched for where she belonged. Fortunately for Leon, her father Jose Leon, the youth program director at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, helped guide her. Melissa Dudum-Maya and Laura Sullivan report from the Mission District.
The Mission Cultural Center’s Youth Program held its first annual fundraiser on Dec. 4. The evening event featured performances by several of the program’s classes, including the theatre troupe, hip-hop dance group, and the Futuro Picante salsa band. Melissa Dudum-Maya and Laura Sullivan report from the Mission District.
As a visitor to Los Angeles, I decide to see Olvera Street— a tourist attraction of Mexican culture—because today, December 12, is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most important festivals in Mexico. Daisy Miao reports from Los Angeles.
Advocates and lawyers alert day laborers like Carlos Ramirez, who lost the tip of his pinky to a butcher knife, about workers compensation and other legal rights. Lexi Bondar reports from San Diego and San Francisco.

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