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...
(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...
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,...
Uduak-Joe Ntuk Is All in For Education as The Great Equalizer
Uduak-Joe Ntuk represents Uptown Long Beach on the Long Beach Community College Board of Trustees. Elected in 2018, he is the first African-American man elected to serve since the college’s...
Shirley Huling is a Homeschooler, Educator, Farmer, and Candidate
Shirley Huling is the final candidate interviewed by PalacioMagazine.com in advance of the special election on November 5, 2020. The election is a winner-take-all bid to fill the vacant Long Beach...