Mendoza makes music, movies and more
Mendoza makes music, movies and more
By Natalia Avilez – With over 16 films under her thumb and a singing career on the rise, Liana “Roxxy” Mendoza, 25, is a Latina that is bulldozing her way into Hollywood.  Born in Barcelona, Spain and raised in East Los Angeles, this actress/singer  is not only a mixture...
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Keeping the faith
Keeping the faith
By Angelica Jimenez– The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe carries deeps religious and cultural significance for Catholic Latinos in the United States and Latin America, but high-profile roles for Latinas in the Church remains further from our reaches.  One denomination, however,...
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El tango de Guerra
El tango de Guerra
Por Luz García y Silvia Chávez– “Si yo tuviera el corazón…El corazón que dí…si yo pudiera como ayer…querer sin presentir … Es posible que a tus ojos que me gritan su cariño los cerrara con mis besos…” Esas palabras son el coro de “Uno”, una canción...
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When the poinsettias were white
When the poinsettias were white
by Carolina Rivera– When I was in fourth grade, I learned in my social studies class that the Spanish founded El Salvador. Pedro de Alvarado, our teacher said, “was the great conquistador who led the Spanish to civilize the Indians of Cuzcatlán.” The phrase “the Spanish...
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Ugly history repeated
Ugly history repeated
By Jenny Patiño – There is no need to sound Orwellian about Arizona’s SB1070. It’s not some futuristic violation of human rights. It has happened before, and it is simply happening again. During the 1930s, at the height of the Great Depression, thousands of Mexicans and...
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