Por Melissa Morgan “La gran mayoría de los estudiantes que se inscriben en LBUSD (Distrito Escolar Unificado de Long Beach) son hispanos, aproximadamente el 55%”, según el Superintendente del Distrito Christopher Steinhauser. Steinhauser dice que la tasa de graduación del 2014 de estudiantes hispanos en Long Beach fue superior a las tasas de graduación del estado…
Fotos y Recuerdos: Celebrating the Memory and Music of Selena Friday, October 30, 2015 l 8:00pm-1:00am Don’t miss Fotos y Recuerdos, a Dia de los Muertos celebration unlike any other honoring the memory and music of Selena with musical performances by: Thee Commons, Boogaloo Assassins, Buyepongo and Eastside Luv Residente DJ Bsyde Morales with a…
By Melissa Morgan “The vast majority of students enrolled in LBUSD (Long Beach Unified School District) are Hispanic, roughly 55%,” according to District Superintendent Christopher Steinhauser. Steinhauser says the 2014 Hispanic student graduation rate in Long Beach was higher than state and countywide graduation rates. It was 78.8% in LBUSD, compared to 76.4% statewide and…
From the Press Release issued by Museum of Latin American Art: Somewhere Over El Arco Iris/Chicano Landscapes, 1971-2015, is MOLAA’s first exhibition to present works solely by Southern California-based Chicano artists. The exhibition contains 25 artworks including two seminal paintings by Frank Romero and Carlos Almaraz. Julian Bermudez, guest curator, has organized an exhibition that touches on…
According to the online encyclopedia,Wikipedia, “Hispanic Heritage Week was begun by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and the length of it was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period (September 15 – October 15). It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988 on the approval of Public Law 100-402. September 15 was chosen as the starting point…
Cuando los niños no saben ni reconocen más de 1,000 palabras a los 3 años de edad, van a batallar al momento de entrar al Kinder Garden. Lo más probable es que no alcancen el nivel de sus otros compañeros. Sarah Soriano, Directora Ejecutiva de “Young Horizons Centros de Desarrollo Infantil”, dice que, “los chiquitines…
Centro C.H.A. (Community Hispanic Association) will honor ten Latino leaders at the 18th Annual Nuestra Imagen Awards, Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Grand Long Beach Event Center. The Nuestra Imagen Awards is an annual fundraiser to honor notable women and men that make outstanding contributions to improve the quality of life for our children,…
Palacio Magazine’s roots is in a magazine that was published for five years in Long Beach, Palacio de Long Beach. It was published by Andrea Marisol Sulsona who now works for the nonprofit YMCA as Director of Early Childhood Development. Palacio Magazine publisher Antonio Ruiz interviewed Ms. Sulsona about the history of Palacio de Long…