Dr. Anna Sandoval is passionate about her work as Professor and Chair of the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). “…in terms of the work that I do. My scholarship, my arts advocacy work, working with students. I’m very committed to that work and as times get more…
Palacio Magazine’s Melissa Morgan sat down with three Leadership Long Beach alumni for a thirty minute discussion on a wide range of issues. This is part 2 of a three-part program. You can read the text version of the discussion HERE
Mayor Robert Garcia has many descriptions: the youngest Mayor in Long Beach history, first Latino Mayor, the first openly gay Mayor, serious about and fluent in policy issues, and definitely the city’s most enthusiastic cheerleader. He is also an immigrant. The Mayor was born in Lima, Peru and came to the United States with his…
Lisa C Soto was born in Los Angeles, CA, grew up in New York City and in a small traditional village in the South of Spain, across the waters from Morocco. Soto explains that “Her Caribbean heritage and continuous movements between continents and islands have informed her themes, providing her a unique, global perspective.” Lisa…
This video was produced for the 2017 Centro CHA 20th Anniversary Nuestra Imagen Awards, September 29, 2017.
It was a simple question for Michelle Molina. I asked her to describe herself. “Willing.” I laughed. “It’s not meant to be funny. I suppose it’s one of those words that describes people who, when given opportunity which may to other people appear to be a negative opportunity, I am willing. I’ll give it a…
Artist Nyugen E. Smith is one of the artists at 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,…
