Story by Ricardo Reyna
Imagine enduring a bus ride for 8 hours into the Sierra Nevadas, in the middle of the summer’s heat, then being told to wake up at the crack of dawn to participate in a water ceremony the next day. Sounds a bit ridiculous right? But it…
Story by Sandy Garcia
When people hear the term dropout, they usually assume it’s the student’s fault that they’re no longer in school. But what about the term “pushout?” For some students, the atmosphere in school can be so hostile the best or only option is to leave.
In 2015–2016…
Story by Yesenia Aguilar
For Blanca Casillas, the choice to keep her young children home with her mom instead of sending them to preschool wasn’t an easy one.
The Bakersfield mother of two tried to enroll both her children into preschool, but “the same thing happened with both,” Blanca states…
Story by Victor Seguin
When we think of schools we think of our education and the learning skills of our next generation; however we don’t always think about the mental wellbeing of those in our schools. We know education is important, but the students in these schools won’t be able…
Story by Olivia Rodriguez
SACRAMENTO — Eighteen-year-old Ms. Ruiz remembers when her youngest brother came to her in tears.
“Are we really going to go back home?” her brother asked her at their home in Santa Ana.
Despite her own worries, she reassured him, “Everything is going to be fine…
Map Creation by Hannah Esqueda.
Editor’s Note: Since the Sept. 5 announcement that the Trump administration will end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, cities across the country have seen mass protests. We put together a map documenting some of the actions across California this week to show how widespread the effects of this decision are and just how many communities will be impacted.
Story by Aqeela Starks. Originally Published by The California Endowment.
This Monday, nearly 25,000 people gathered in Sacramento for artist and activist Common’s Imagine Justice Concert. …
Story by Ricardo Reyna. Originally Published The California Endowment.
Imagine a sea of faith as far as the eye can see.
Thousands of people crying, singing, dancing, laughing,and coming together despite differences and uncommon circumstances to fight for a common belief. …
Story by Paulina Rojas. Originally Published by Coachella Unincorporated.
COACHELLA, Calif. — On a warm summer night the sound of shoes clacking on the floor radiated from the clubhouse at Las Palmeras Estates, a group of low-income housing units in Coachella. The sound was not coming from children running around…
Story by Elena Shore. Originally published by New America Media.
SAN FRANCISCO — If immigration agents show up at a worksite, employers don’t have to let them in.
That is one of the key messages immigrant rights advocates are sending out as a new bill that would increase protections for…
