College Has Been Very Good But Hard for Me and That’s Okay
College, in my past life, had been more of an obstacle than a path. 1966, 1967, 1970 were the last years of my previous attempts. College was just too demanding on my body, mind, and spirit;...
Immigrant Success: A Call for Nominees from Long Beach
The Long Beach Post and PalacioMagazine.com are co-producing a monthly series of podcasts called Immigrant Success. The goal is to spotlight the successes of Long Beach immigrants in...
2020 Is A Year of Choices for the DisUnited States of America
2020 reminds me of 1968 America, an almost apocalyptic year of violence, cathartic change, and disunity. Americans shouted at each other, threatened each other with profanity and violence; threats...
(Replay) The First Thousand Days of Life: Early Childhood
For the Molina Foundation, literacy is all part of an education continuum that begins very early for a person. Even before they’re born. “We look at the first thousand days of life. It goes all...
An Artist Who Paints Walls: Replay
PalacioMagazine.com is on hiatus this week. Happy Holidays! John Culqui is a Long Beach-based Latino artist. He’s one of the artists on display at the Long Beach Museum’s exhibition,...
“Wanna Sleep Through the Holidays”, A Song for This Season
Wanna Sleep Through the Holidays is a special gift from musician/composer Michael Archuleta and his wife Irma Archuleta, a retired educator and active volunteer. This new interpretation of their...
Dave Williams Has A Lot to Say with His Music and His Mind
Dave Williams hesitantly throws out words when you ask him to describe himself in a word or sentence. “Wow…cantankerous…you know I wouldn’t want to be that hostile sounding.” Prodded, the...
Boomers are Ok. It’s the Power Gap that Sucks.
Boomers versus Millennial wars are a waste of energy, a misdirection of anger, and clearly a plot to distract us from the real struggle (Okay, the plot part may be a little over the top). In fact,...