Jessica Quintana is Always Pushing Forward
Jessica Quintana, Executive Director of Centro CHA, reminds me of another community organizer I had the honor to work with during 1968-69. Evelina Lopez Antonetty was a civil rights activist who...
Should Latinos Defend Affirmative Action, or Let it Die?
The Latino Paradox refers to the fact that — for America’s 54 million Latinos — these really are, as Dickens would put it, the best of times and the worst of times. We’re told...
Patrick O’Donnell Activates and Educates
It’s easy to speak to California State Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell. I asked him for an opportunity to interview him and he said sure. I didn’t have to go through three schedulers,...
René Castro: In Service For People and Community
René Castro describes himself as “…an advocate, educator, mentor and community social work practitioner.” He’s currently Director of Community Engagement at Century Villages at Cabrillo on...
Latino Paradox Vol 12 -ICE Invades Sanctuary Cities
The Latino Paradox refers to the fact that — for America’s 54 million Latinos — these really are, as Dickens would put it, the best of times and the worst of times. We’re told...
Artist Isabella Cruz-Chong: Breaking Borders, Walls, and Chains
Brooklyn, New York-based Isabella Cruz-Chong has strung a heavy gauge chain across, up, and down inside the small white art space that is C.A.C.t.T.U.S. (Creative Arts Coalition to Transform Urban...
Thomas Fields and His Many Life Stories Continues
Editor’s Note: We continue our conversation with Writer-Producer Thomas Fields in this Part Two. I met Thomas Fields more than ten years ago at a networking lunch at the old Frenchy’s Bistro in...Thomas Fields Is a Man of Many Life Stories Part One
I met Thomas Fields more than ten years ago at a networking lunch at the old Frenchy’s Bistro in Long Beach. We would then often meet over the next few years to talk politics, ideas for music and...