On April 24, about 90 people filled the Forum Hall Auditorium at Fresno City College to listen to Dale Ikeda and Marion Masada talk about the Japanese incarceration during World War II. From 1942 [...] Continue Reading
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Hate Crimes Difficult to Convict
An increasing number of hate crimes are being reported in California, but convictions continue to remain low, said California Attorney General Rob Bonta. At the April 6 United Against Hate summit [...] Continue Reading
National Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
On May 2, the City of Fresno will present a proclamation addressing the historical and ongoing epidemic of violence perpetrated against Indigenous people. This proclamation is a resolution recognizing [...] Continue Reading
México to Elect Its First Woman President
Officially, three candidates will appear on the June 2 ballot when Mexicans elect their next president. However, only two have a realistic chance of winning. Claudia Sheinbaum, age 61, is from the [...] Continue Reading
Cuba: Saving the Culture
Fidel Castro said, “Lo primero que hay que salvar es la cultura (The first thing to save is culture).” He was speaking at the beginning of the Special Period, the time when Cuba lost more than 80% of [...] Continue Reading
Vigilia en Honor a Jornaleros Fallecidos
POR EDUARDO STANLEY El pasado 28 de marzo unas 50 personas se congregaron en el Parque de la Corte, en el corazón de Madera, para rendir homenaje a los siete jornaleros mexicanos fallecidos un mes [...] Continue Reading
Manzanar: Vivir la Historia y Recordar el Pasado
POR VIC BEDOIAN “Nunca podremos corregir por completo los errores del pasado. Pero podemos adoptar una postura clara a favor de la justicia y reconocer que se cometieron graves injusticias contra [...] Continue Reading
La Discriminación Antilatina Creó la Generación ‘No Sabo’
(Nota del Editor: la siguiente nota se reproduce con el permiso de Caló News) Los latinos en Estados Unidos tienen una identidad cultural que es rica y diversa, con elementos característicos, como [...] Continue Reading
Black Women Reds and Black Women on the Liberal Left
As we left February, which was African American History Month—traditionally referred to as Black History Month—we had Women’s History Month in March. Each month’s purpose is to highlight and celebrate [...] Continue Reading
Black Women at Highest Risk for Pregnancy Deaths
BY VIVIENNE AGUILAR (Editor’s note: The following article is printed with permission of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.) Khadija Fox screamed in pain when the doctor forcefully [...] Continue Reading
Marion Masada: Survivor, Historian, Teacher
Marion Masada is a survivor of one of America’s most tragic and misguided actions. As we prepared for our interview, she gently admonished me. “Call it a concentration camp, please,” she advised. This [...] Continue Reading
Climate Change: Adaptation Partnership Workshop
As climate change remains one of the most critical factors in the changing landscape of the globe and will likely continue to be for the foreseeable future, developing practitioner toolsets and policy [...] Continue Reading