Uninsured and Undocumented: It’s Time for California to Go Bold on Health Care By: Gissela Moya, Civic Engagement Fellow at the Latino Community Foundation. Last week, I became the first person in my family to graduate from college. In what should have been a joyous
I am a proud resident of South Central Los Angeles, raised by two hard-working Mexican immigrants. From a very early age, I witnessed the daily grit and hard-work that my parents undertook to provide a better future for our family. In 1997, my parents took
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Roadmap to Latino Prosperity Imagining and Creating a Prosperous Future for the Nation Author: Mara Perez, Ph.D., Founder & Principal, Latino Futures – A Think Tank Project mperez@maraperez.com The racial and ethnic composition of the United States is changing. All projections point to a time
By: Cecilia Ramirez, Brown Issues Intern, The Met High School Voting has always been an important topic for my parents. Since I was young, voting was something they talked about and wanted to do but were not able to because of their immigration status. My
By: Cynthia Alonso, Cal State Los Angeles, Brown Issues I am the first U.S. citizen in my family, and with this privilege, comes responsibility. At an early age, I discovered that this status allowed me to do so much more that my family members could
By: Migdalia Sazo, CSU Sacramento, Brown Issues I grew up in the streets of South Central Los Angeles, a community known for its inequalities but underestimated for its strength and power. When I turned 18, I got involved with Brown Issues, a youth-led organization that
By: Jose Lara, Civic Engagement Fellow, Latino Community Foundation Every election, I have the same conversation with friends and family about the importance of voting. But the same excuses always fly around, from “I do not have time to go vote,” and “politics doesn’t really
By: Samantha Sandoval, Programs and Grants Manager, Latino Community Foundation “We are planting life where life was taken” “We are planting life where life was taken.” With these words, Tyreece and Luis completed their final project of their NOPAL fellowship during the inaugural NOPAL Fellow
“Adriana! Adriana, come look at your dad!” I was 12. I had been drawing in my bedroom with my father’s pencil box that was full of special pencils, erasers, blending tools, and razors. I never liked drawing, and I wasn’t any good at it, but