My name is Monica Castillo, and I am running to be the next Vice President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ New York City Chapter. …

There are plenty of assignments I’ve written over the past year that have not found a home nor likely ever will outside my hard drive. In order to share more of what I’ve worked on in grad school, I’m publishing some odds and ends works for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! …

by Monica Castillo — Opening day in 1955 at Disneyland was by all accounts a disaster. Record heat, long lines, broken rides and water fountains plagued the young theme park that could have led to its demise. One colorful account mentioned women’s heels were sinking into the fresh asphalt under the California sun. Fortunately…