The Fresno County Public Library is a special place with 34 branches throughout Fresno County. The library’s motto? “A place to grow.” The library is a place for anyone with something for everyone [...] Continue Reading
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What Is Really Going on in Guatemala?
You don’t see the army on the streets, and there are no speeches being delivered by a military “junta” on “CNN en Español.” How could a coup be happening, if the current president, Alejandro [...] Continue Reading
Mexican President Asserts Right to Trade with Cuba
On Oct. 16, Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, stated the right of his country to trade with Cuba and condemned the blockade established by the United States against the island. “We [...] Continue Reading
Crisis in the Middle East
The Oct. 7 surprise attack by Hamas. Israel’s retaliation in Gaza. Horrible images. Emotions are sky-high. Fear. Revulsion. White-hot anger. Uncontrollable grief. We can let all this emotion control [...] Continue Reading
Republican Jesus
It’s one of George Bernard Shaw’s better-known quotations: “England and America are two countries separated by the same language.” Given the divisions that have been festering in our own country [...] Continue Reading
Cynicism and Nihilism the Roots of Malaise
Think back to Measure P. The proposal: a tax levied on sales transactions in Fresno to fund millions each year for parks, arts and recreation. A beautiful suggestion for a town seeking more culture [...] Continue Reading
Chinatown Needs a Meaningful Vision and Dynamic Leadership
Fresno’s Chinatown is unique among similar historical sites in the state. In the 20th century, it developed as a center of community life, integration and economic development for the state’s central [...] Continue Reading
Holocaust Museum Exhibit in Fresno
A traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will be at the Central Library in Fresno from Nov. 5 to Dec. 30. “Americans and the Holocaust” examines this country’s slow response to [...] Continue Reading
La Fiesta de la Guelaguetza en Madera
El pasado domingo 8 de octubre tuvo lugar por primera vez en Madera la celebración de La Guelaguetza, la tradicional fiesta de Oaxaca con profundas raíces indígenas. Decenas de familias asistieron [...] Continue Reading
El Presidente de México se Planta por Independencia y Cuba
El 16 de octubre, el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, afirmó el derecho de su país a comerciar con Cuba y condenó el bloqueo establecido por Estados Unidos contra la isla. “Y no [...] Continue Reading
Los “otros” Japoneses Encarcelados
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, más de 100.000 japoneses-estadounidenses fueron detenidos por las autoridades estadounidenses y colocados en campos de concentración por todo el país. El gobierno [...] Continue Reading
El Secuestro de la Familia Naganuma en Perú
“Tenía 20 meses cuando llegué con mi familia al campamento de Crystal City, así que no recuerdo esos eventos”, dijo Kazumo Naganuma durante una entrevista con Community Alliance. “Aprendí de esta [...] Continue Reading