No picnic in the park
No picnic in the park
By Viviana Galvan – A park isn’t too much to ask for. In the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Little Village in Chicago, we have just one park, the 11-acre Piotrowski Park at 31st Street and Keeler Avenue, to serve more than 100,000 people, half under the age of 21. I...
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Latina Blues Machine
Latina Blues Machine
By Cristina Correa –- Outside of the Golly Box Co. on this otherwise quiet and factory-laden block of the Chicago neighborhood known as Back of the Yards, a guitar can be heard comfortably reaching high notes like a morning cardinal. It is the release party for The Luna Blues Machine’s...
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Sotomayor shows Latinas defy the odds
Sotomayor shows Latinas defy the odds
By Teresa Puente – Wise Latinas are celebrating the Senate confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor 68 to 31 to the United States Supreme Court. But this is a moment of pride for all Americans. It shows that no matter your class, race or ethnicity, if you work hard one can aspire to...
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Latina comic artist
Latina comic artist
By Natalia Avilez – Women are coming out and taking the lead in the writing, inking, penciling and coloring of a world that was once considered for and targeted towards the male audience. You can imagine how exited I was when I found comic artist Pia Guerra. I was not only was...
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