There has forever been a struggle to identify and accept the spectrum of identities in the Latino community; from the African and Indigenous roots roots in the Caribbean to Mexico through Central and South America. My father was a light-skinned Puerto Rican who married a brown-skinned Dominican. I’ve witnessed first-hand the rejection and racism by…
“Salvadoran traditions are more than just Pupusas (not that we don’t LOVE them) but we do have some other fun items lying around the house.” Watch more at https://www.youtube.com/perolike
Check out how these Latinos react to watching Coco! https://wearemitu.com/
Tatiana Flores, Ph.D. is the guest curator of the newest exhibition at the Museum of Latin American Art (molaa) in Long Beach, Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago. The exhibition, now at molaa until February 25, 2018, features over 80 artists with roots in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Curaçao, Aruba,…
The Los Angeles-based Chicano band Las Cafeteras recently stopped by the Democracy Now! studio to perform and talk about their music. The Los Angeles Times has described them as “a uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia and rock.” This year they released a new album called “Tastes Like L.A.” Democracy Now! is…
In chef and culinary historian Michael Twitty’s new book, ancestry — both his own and that of Southern food — is a central theme. With “The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African-American Culinary History in the Old South,” Twitty addresses the complicated story of race, culture and food and its legacy today. Jeffrey Brown talks…
PalacioMagazine.com continues its conversation with Griselda Suarez, the new Executive Director of the Arts Council for Long Beach. We ended the last conversation addressing the Arts Registry at the Council. In this conversation, we speak about opening up our vision to include all of Long Beach and not just a few sections of the city….
PalacioMagazine.com‘s recent interview with artist and activist June “Jumakae” Kaewsith gave us an opportunity to hear her powerful spoken word piece,“Communities that I’m a part of”. It inspired us to think about the power of Community. The power of Community that occurs when people find common purpose. Shared goals. Mindful of the consequences that will affect…
PalacioMagazine.com finishes its conversation with Arts Council for Long Beach Executive Director Griselda Suarez. In this last part, Suarez discusses issues including Arts Education, Advocacy, Community Engagement and how her tenure at the Arts Council will be different than the last five or six Executive Directors in ten years. Want to find out more about Arts Education…
On October 13, 2015, Mayor Robert Garcia, Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez, and Councilmember Roberto Uranga celebrated the first City of Long Beach Hispanic Heritage Month. The festivities were held outside at Centennial Plaza, adjacent to City Hall. They then transitioned into the Council Chamber as the City Council heard a very special presentation on the contributions of…