The Head Man (left), Johnny Velasquez from the Jicarilla Apache Nation, led all the other dancers into the arena at last year’s pow wow. Photo by Glenn Marshall. By Yeymy Garcia, Managing Editor The elemental sounds of nature replicated by the flute and drums, the powerful singing of those who call to their ancestors, and […]
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Remembrance
By Jordan Darling, Editor-in-Chief She was smaller than me, her blue eyes were set in a wrinkled face and her smile was soft. She tapped my Star of David and nodded her head, “You must be Ashkenazi.” It was a simple connection, one that stemmed from a shared faith and a shared culture. Her name […]
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Mexican Cures To Covid-19
By Ulises Rodriguez Just by reading the title, I’m going to let you know that I will suffer the ultimate consequence and get a chancla (sandal) thrown at me. Oh yes, every Mexican’s worst fear until they leave the house their mother runs… the chancla. But who knew that our mother’s artillery practice (which has […]
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Student’s Research Connects Culture and Academics
Photo courtesy of Brian Cantero. By Destiny Torres, Arts & Lifestyle Editor Growing up in South Los Angeles, Bryan Cantero listened to a vast variety of music, but growing up in a Mexican household, the music that filled the walls of his home have always been corridos, traditional Mexican folk ballads. Cantero is a senior […]
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Journey to Freedom
Phuong Nguyen and his wife, Phuoc Nguyen, in the 1970s. Photo courtesy of Phuong Nguyen. By Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor The small coastal village of Phuoc Tinh was thrown into chaos. The relatively quiet community made up of fishermen had remained peaceful throughout the conflict between the Communist and Southern Vietnamese army. But as the month […]