By Stephanie Canales | Contributions by Stacy Suh and Daisy Vieyra Working for the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) to inform the immigrant community about [...] Continue Reading
Immigration
Bittersweet: Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
By the Community Alliance On Nov. 20, President Barack Obama issued another historical executive action on immigration that was received with a mix of happiness, sadness and anger. This bittersweet [...] Continue Reading
Beyond the Chicano Status Quo
By Jonathan Luevano Felix What is Chicano? What does it mean to be a Mexican-American person in Central California? Once we realize the existential condition, then the social-political cultural [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Immigrant Youth in Action: Running for Liberation
By Yesenia Valdez Fresno Immigrant Youth in Action (FIYA) is a grassroots community organization dedicated to empowering immigrant youth and families to advocate for immigrant rights. The FIYA is [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – November 2014
California Prison Officials Retaliate against Inmates Who File Staff Complaints As I’m sure you all know, filing a grievance against correctional officers under the eyes of the law is a form of [...] Continue Reading
The Children of Conflict: The Ignored History of the Migrant Refugee Crisis
By Matt Ford (Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Aug. 25 in CounterPunch. It is reprinted here with the author’s permission.) On July 25, Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina, [...] Continue Reading
Latin American Film Festival
By the Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies The Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies (CLAS) has announced the second annual Latin American Film Festival. The mission of the [...] Continue Reading
Chicano History: Revisted
From El Concilio de Fresno The Local Chicano Planning Committee was formed by El Concilio de Fresno to coordinate the second symposium event titled “Chicano History: Revisited in Fresno County.” This [...] Continue Reading
Health Disparities Among Uninsured LGBTQ and Undocumented Communities in Fresno
By Oday Guerrero Although the expansion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medi-Cal have increased the level of coverage for those living in California and most of the United States, there are many [...] Continue Reading
Crisis in the Valley of Riches
By Stan Santos In the Central Valley, the “water crisis” has been the focus of increasing debate and calls for action. It is a historic problem dating back generations, and an unfolding drama full [...] Continue Reading
Hear the Children Cry
By Grisanti Valencia We can all hear the children cry, we can hear them cry for help, cry for a better tomorrow and are hoping they are granted asylum and not deported to their death from the [...] Continue Reading
Migration Is Not a Crime
By Eduardo Castro In a recent interview by Jeb Johnson, head of Homeland Security, he stated on television that migration is illegal. Our sisters and brothers from Central America and Mexico are [...] Continue Reading