One May morning in 1961, 21-year-old Manuel Alvarado strapped on his huaraches, stuffed three changes of clothes and a thin blanket into a nylon tote bag and bid his parents ...
The “Reading Rainbow” is officially back, with internet-famous librarian Mychal Threets at the helm. Following the reboot’s premiere last Saturday, the new host responded to the audience’s wishes for a ...
On Sept.17, just two days into Hispanic Heritage Month, American Girl released the doll and character Raquel Reyes, the 2026 Girl of the Year. She is introduced as the great-great-granddaughter ...
On Sept. 16, Barbara Gomes Marques May and her husband arrived at the downtown Los Angeles federal immigration building for what they believed would be the final step in Marques ...
In 1965, Robert “Rabbit” Jaramillo and his friends were on the cusp of becoming rock ‘n’ roll royalty. Their Eastside quartet, Cannibal and the Headhunters, had a spring smash with ...
Inside L.A. restaurant Jaragua, on a recent Friday night, Justin Alexio moved with a measured urgency from the backroom to the front of the restaurant without disturbing anyone’s dinner. The ...
Last week — in spite of a restraining order issued by California Federal Judge Maame E. Frimpong to curb targeted ICE raids across the state — the Supreme Court ruled ...
For the 79th year, mariachi musicians, waving Mexican flags and shouts of “Viva Mexico,” flooded Cesar Chavez Avenue in East Los Angeles on Sunday for the annual Mexican Independence Day ...
How does one care for their aging parent without losing sight of their own identity? The first thing Roxana Ortega will say is: “We have to not abandon ourselves.” The ...
My dad’s passport is among his most valuable possessions, a document that not only establishes that he’s a U.S. citizen but holds the story of his life. It states that ...
