Richmond Pulse South Kern Sol The Know Fresno[Translate] ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — Like a lot of other families living in the Eastern Coachella Valley, when one of our family members fell sick, it meant driving about a hundred miles across the border into Mexico, to the City of Mexicali, to get taken [...]
[Translate] Ed. Note: In 2011, California’s legislature passed AB 790, a statewide initiative aimed at addressing the growing number of high school graduates unprepared or under-prepared for either college or a career. Studies document that up to 70 percent of high school seniors fall into one [...]
[Translate] KEENE, Calif. — On October 8, 2012, over 6,000 people descended upon Villa La Paz — the home, operational headquarters and final resting place of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez — for President Barack Obama’s dedication of the César Chávez National Monument. They came from throughout the country to see this 187-acre property in the foothills of the Tehachapi [...]
[Translate] SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — New America Media (NAM), the nation’s largest association of ethnic media outlets, has announced the winners of its 2013 NAM Ethnic Media Awards for Southern California, honoring exceptional journalism by members of the ethnic media in the region. Among the winners were Jesus E. Valenzuela-Félix, Ivan Delgado, and Brenda Rincón of Coachella Unincorporated. “We are [...]
[Translate] Editor’s Note: This editorial was produced in association with New America Media (http://www.newamericamedia.org), a national association of ethnic media, and was published by more than 50 ethnic media across the country to bring attention to the urgency of immigration reform. The White House and Congress must move quickly to enact just and humane comprehensive immigration reform. [...]
[Translate] By AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. — New America Media is hosting a women and immigrants community roundtable, focusing on how immigration laws affect women – and the role of women leaders in fighting for fair treatment for their families. The roundtable will take place Tuesday, January 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Bobby Duke Middle School, 85-358 [...]
[Translate] Editor’s Note: As of late Wednesday night, the official count had Democrat Raul Ruiz leading Republican incumbent Mary Bono Mack in California’s 36th Congressional District by 2.8 percent, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. With some absentee ballots still to be counted, Bono Mack had not yet conceded the race. An announcement of the final tally is [...]
[Translate] By Jacob Simas and Youth Reporters, New America Media Two months into a new school year that saw stricter federal nutrition guidelines go into effect for school meals, youth reporters from New America Media fanned out in high schools across California to interview their peers and check out the view from the lunch line. What the reporters [...]
[Translate] By Liz Gonzalez, New America Media Picture this: Stylish, athletic and beautiful people are dancing in the street to hip-hop beats. The camera pans out and B-boys are demonstrating their intricate skills to the crowd. The sun is shining and couples look dreamily into each other’s eyes. Someone takes a long, satisfying drink of soda. It’s the latest [...]
[Translate] By Kimberly Miranda, Coachella Unincorporated A few years ago, my friends and I decided to help nourish children in Africa – and we were able to do so without leaving the Eastern Coachella Valley. That’s because I am a part of the Interact Club at Indio High School, Rotary International’s youth service club. Our club’s mission [...]
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