La Prensa San Diego

By Rita Sanchez Editor’s Note: In this article Rita Sanchez proudly recognizes the women who have contributed to the Parque and its murals. She features women who have designed, supervised and painted murals since 1973, as well as women who participated in the creation of the Parque. With media attention devoted mainly to the men [...]

By Valeria Fernández New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz. – Lawmakers on both sides of the political divide in Arizona are claiming victory following Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on the state’s immigration law known as SB 1070. “This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court sent a loud message to the governor and the members of the State [...]

Por Pablo Jaime Sáinz Atención mujer latina: si te gustaría obtener una segunda oportunidad al emprender tu propio negocio estableciendo una guardería en tu hogar, el Southwestern College tiene un programa perfecto para ti. Se trata del Microenterprise Family Childcare, un programa de entrenamiento profesional gratuito y en español que ayuda a mujeres latinas a [...]

By Kent Paterson Frontera NorteSur As Mexico’s political campaigns wind down in preparation for the big election day on July 1, mixed moods of doubt, anger, tension, confusion, excitement, exhaustion, resignation and hope grip the body politic. For the former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the recapture of the presidency is within reach. At a [...]

Por Rafael Prieto Zartha Buscando que leer, me encontré en la librería Books a Million de Concord con una sorpresa: que la estrella política del momento, el senador cubanoamericano de la Florida, Marco Rubio, estará firmando allí su libro, “Un hijo americano”, el próximo viernes 6 de julio al medio día. El cartel con la [...]

Por: Paco Zavala La Banda musical de Rock/fusión “Saoko”, grabó un video musical el pasado sábado 23 de junio en el que incluyeron dos temas: “Tu Coracäo” y “Ven”, los cuales forman parte de su nueva producción. El evento se realizó abierto al público en el Palenque del Cortijo San José de Casa de la [...]

Sacramento – California State Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) has been elected President of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO). Padilla was elected during the group’s 29th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida this past weekend. NALEO represents more than 6,000 Latino elected and appointed officials throughout the United States. “I am humbled [...]

First Person: Dr. Al Carlos Hernandez The women in my family warned me that my tooth was only going to get worse. Since the advice was dental-related, I used my standard ‘Bite Me’ response. What started as a dull two-Advil-required pain turned into a two-Advil-then-oragel pain. Then, when I could take no more, it led [...]

Eva Eusebia Avila Vda. de Bazán Nov. 12, 1929 – Junio 15, 2012 El pasado Viernes Junio 15, fue muy triste para la familia de Doña Eva (o Evita, como era conocida), pues dejaba de existir esta gran mujer que con su ejemplo de trabajo y honradez dejó un gran ejemplo para sus hijos, familia [...]

LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Por Luisa Fernanda Montero Sorprendentemente, en Estados Unidos las lesiones son la causa principal de muertes infantiles. Y digo sorprendentemente porque en la mayoría de casos las lesiones pueden evitarse con un poco de precaución. De acuerdo con los Centros de Control de Enfermedades – CDC [...]

Caridades Católicas, Diócesis de San Diego, Libre de Humo para Todos Proyecto de residentes de San Diego (SFASD) El buen clima, bellas playas, eventos al aire libre de la comunidad y una amplia representación de las culturas y grupos étnicos, hacen de San Diego sea un gran lugar para llamar a casa. Nuestro estructura cultural [...]

Editorial: For most of South San Diego, you may not have know it, but last Saturday we were living in Al Alvarado’s world. On June 23, Al celebrated his 80th birthday and the City of San Diego, National City, and Chula Vista, along with a Congressional Proclamation declared it “Al Alvarado Day.” There was quite [...]

Commentary: By Mike Aguirre Over fifty years ago John and Robert Kennedy exposed collective bargaining and pension abuses and pushed through effective legislative reforms. The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and the Welfare Pension Plan Disclosure Act prohibit management and union officials from making or accepting pay offs, protect pension and union assets from [...]

Supreme Court Immigration Ruling strips 50 million Chicanos/Latinos of Rights! Immigration or a Historical Labor Issue? Commentary: By Herman Baca President Committee on Chicano Rights To this date, it never ceases to amaze me that the biggest problem/issue (the war in Afghanistan and economy) for the great-great-great grandchildren of immigrants who immigrated to the U.S. [...]

Commentary: By Rodolfo F. Acuña A friend made a comment on my latest piece on Sisyphus where he raises a fair question: “Con mucho respecto pero, what the hell is so virtuous about pushing Chicana/o Studies to the top of that damn Capitalist hill? I expected never to make their grade—defined by their stupid, racist, [...]

By Gustavo Arellano Dear Mexican: Barrack Hussein Obama, how you dare deprive Mexico of its young, educated people. These illegal aliens in the U.S. are the only hope for Mexico and you want to keep them here in the U.S. They could start businesses, create jobs, and improve the standard of living for the people [...]

By Roy Cook The fourth of July is a United States federal holiday. This is a fine time to recognize the military service of our Federal, State and non-government recognized Tribal American Indian Warriors. On many Tribal Nations land gatherings, pow wows, parades and celebrations take place on the Fourth of July. NDN Warriors have [...]