“Our community has been hit very hard. Resources don’t reach us in sufficient numbers....
“Our community has been hit very hard. Resources don’t reach us in sufficient numbers....
After losing his business during the pandemic, South Central entrepreneur Josue Calderón rebuilt his...
The owner of Chapos Tacos says fear of immigration enforcement has reduced customer traffic...
The Mexican-born priest says more migrants are returning to the Catholic Church as they...
A longtime immigrant landscaper explains how immigration enforcement, inflation, and extreme heat are changing...
Martha Alemán’s journey from hardship to community leadership in Boyle Heights reflects the sacrifices...
"If I can make them smile with my show, then I've won. Life is...
"I longed so much to reconnect with my culture, to feel Mexican that I...
Community health workers Los Angeles are at the center of patient care, building trust...
Latina leadership in healthcare Los Angeles highlights how community-rooted leadership is expanding access, shaping...
Latino community health care Los Angeles reveals how culturally grounded, patient-centered clinics are closing...
She sits with people in the moments most others turn away from—and helps them...
Through her work on the front lines, she is reshaping what it means to...
From specialist to COO, her journey reflects discipline, purpose, and a deep commitment to...
(Martha and Alfredo, a love story. Forty-seven years of love, patience, and deep respect...
The story of Elizabeth Mendoza, La Ceiba restaurant owner, reflects the perseverance of immigrant...
Xitlalic Guijosa-Osuna, poet and educator from Maywood, uses art, activism, and storytelling to strengthen...
As ICE raids disrupt Latino neighborhoods, Irresistible Resistance Los Angeles brings art into struggling...
“I always wanted my grandfather (‘El Chato’ Zamora) to attend my graduation, to...
In El Monte, a longtime florist says immigration raids and economic fear have emptied...
Some chains offer the same services I do, but coming to me doesn’t...
His mother Nicolasa, Hugo, his father Sinar and his wife Lucila. A few years...
The Roadmap Writers founder has spent a decade rescuing abused dogs in Los Angeles’...
At 5:20 a.m., Efraín and Ulises have already set up their small table on...
After an ICE arrest and wrongful detention, Job Garcia turned trauma into healing by...
One day, amid the vast sea of information on social media, a Zapotec woman...
Mujeres de Hoy: They cook, sell food, hold raffles, and all of this to...
Luz recounts that her father was walking one day when he saw a young...
“Since I was seven, I started helping — sweeping, mopping, cutting chiles, everything. It...
Óscar Gómez is not your typical baker. He is an artist—not just in his...
Villalta knows she can’t do it alone. A warrior since childhood, but she says the support of the community in general is necessary. She couldn’t believe it. There were moments
Oh, the sounds of the season: the sneezing, the coughing, the blowing of noses. The fall season is the beginning of flu season, and the perfect time to get your
Élmer Mendoza frequently converses with Édgar “El Zurdo” Mendieta, the lonely, lovestruck detective who is the main character in his novels. Mendieta is also an unyielding policeman against the criminals
Élmer Mendoza learned to read at the age of nine, which was somewhat late, but coming from a very poor family with limited resources, it was an odyssey to achieve.
In 2022, drug overdoses claimed over 100,000 lives in the United States. Drug addiction doesn’t discriminate, but access to treatment and recovery often does. In recognition of September being
“We never had great resources; we didn’t have a car, always taking the bus. For us, buying new shoes for school meant a trip to K-Mart—PayLess was too expensive for us”
“I took some Chicano History classes, and I got angry. I was upset when I learned about how we had been taken advantage of.”
“I saw my father go from being a busboy to owning his own business in East Los Angeles, a small dealership.”
It was during the pandemic that César Castro decided to launch his podcast Radio Jarochelo on YouTube. He didn’t want to lose that connection with the community and wanted to
Mario Trujillo, the current mayor of Downey, learned from the best mentor, his mother Ofelia Rodríguez.
“God, if you save me, I promise to become a priest, but save me,” he recalls saying in the water.
“The food stamps would arrive at our house, and I would go buy candy, then go out to the neighborhoods to sell them.”
“It’s not ok to see naked people on the street, people without homes, we have to honor humanity, provide services”
Corissa Hernández is a woman committed to her community, not just words on her resume, but in her daily actions.
“My mom managed to prepare the best ceviche for my dad and me with the one-dollar cans of seafood she found at the supermarket.”
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