Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series of stories profiling the award-winners of El Concilio Family Service 2013 Latino Leadership Awards. The awards gala will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. Click here or call 805-486-9777…
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Commentary: Odds and ends
A hero in Boston, diversity on cable news networks, death of a Chicano activist and support for a new Latino-focused movie By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 With the week rapidly drawing to a close, this seems like a good…
El Concilio Family Services announces Latino Leadership Award winners
Organization will celebrate winners at gala on June 7 in Oxnard OXNARD — An educational development counselor, a project director for a student access and success program, a community organizer and mentor for youth and an intermediate school principal will…
Bilingual commentary: Rowing Our Boat … But How?
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Commentary: The Immigration Paradigm — The Shell Game
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By Rodolfo F. Acuña / Guest contributor When…
Bilingual report: Oxnard College to present information on Fall semester 2013 of ESL classes on April 17
OXNARD — Oxnard College will present information on the Fall Semester 2013 of its English as a Second Language classes from 5:30 to 8 p.m.Wednesday, April 17 in Room LA-17. Faculty and students will be available to answer questions on…
CSU Channel Islands’ El Club de Español to present annual ‘Noche de Fiesta’ on April 17
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands’ El Club de Español will present its annual ‘Noche de Fiesta’ from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 at Malibu Hall 100. Colombia is the theme for this year’s event, which will feature Vilma Dias…
‘Angels on Harps’ to perform with Santa Paula Art Museum’s Strings Program on April 21
SANTA PAULA — “Angels on Harps,” a small group of students from Oxnard led by Xavier ‘Big X’ Montes, will perform as part of the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Strings Program at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at 117 No.…
Commentary: Honoring family, education and community
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Local teens raise funds, awareness for children needing heart surgeries in El Salvador
CONEJO VALLEY — Generous donations have been collected from many sectors of the local community over the years, helping children in El Salvador receive life saving heart surgeries, Gift of Life Los Angeles, a not for profit association, reported in a…
Bilingual commentary: Lost Generation?
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By David Magallanes / Guest contributor I…
Commentary: VC Board of Supervisors should reexamine allocation of funds to youth service organizations
By Armando Vazquez & Deborah De Vries / Guest contributors As the executive director of the KEYS leadership Academy @ Café on A, I have for at least the last 13 years come before you. Sometimes it is once a…
Cafe Tacuba to perform at the Ventura Theater on April 11
VENTURA — Cafe Tacuba will perform on Thursday, April 11 at The Majestic Ventura Theater, 26 So. Chestnut St., Ventura. Café Tacuba is credited far and wide as the preeminent band to have arisen from the rock en español movement…
Prom Dress Project to hold fitting events in Fillmore, Oxnard
Free prom dress distribution (April 12 in Fillmore, April 18 in Oxnard ) helps underprivileged girls in Ventura County VENTURA COUNTY – “Prom Dress Project” is at it again, and this time, with the help of other community partners, will…
‘Sabor Latino’ celebration to be held at Santa Barbara Museum of Art on April 12
SANTA BARBARA — Sabor Latino, featuring music and performances, will be presented from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., downtown Santa Barbara. The event is inspired by the exhibit…
‘IV Encuentro de Son Jarocho’ to be held April 13, workshop April 14 in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — ProyectoJAROCHO and SONado Santa Barbara will present “IV Encuentro de Son Jarocho,” a festival of music from Veracruz, Mexico, from 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at Casa de la Guerra, 9 E. De La Guerra…
Former Santa Maria Times journalist to present ‘Silenced Screams’ play on April 13, 20 in Los Angeles
New play in L.A. deals with violence against Mexican journalists LOS ANGELES — Mexico’s drug war and its impact on journalists and freedom of the press takes center state at a college theatre in Southern California, where an immigrant Mexican journalist…
Professor Frank P. Barajas to speak on Oxnard Labor History on April 14
“Oxnard Labor History,” a lecture by Frank P. Barajas, professor of U.S. history at CSU Channel Islands, will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14 at the Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum, 926 Railroad Ave., Santa Paula. Barajas…
Rigoberto Vargas named Public Health Director for the Ventura County Health Care Agency
VENTURA COUNTY — Rigoberto Vargas, 44, has been promoted to Public Health Director for the Ventura County Health Care Agency, the agency reported in a media release. The announcement comes as the Ventura County Public Health Department celebrates National Public…
Oxnard to present ‘Earth Day 2013’ at Plaza Park on April 6
The City of Oxnard will present “Earth Day 2013” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at Plaza Park in downtown Oxnard. The event, free, features live music, community displays, children’s activities and food. Click here for more…
Commentary: Environmental issues affect all of us
By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 Back in the day when I was the environmental reporter for the old Star-Free Press, I received a binder (not filled with women!!!) loaded with pages of nonrecycled paper from an automobile manufacturer touting…
Consulado busca ‘Padrinos-Madrinas’ para estudiantes de Puebla, Mexico
OXNARD — Alumnos de la Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, México, visitan la ciudad de Oxnard para hacer prácticas profesionales del 05 al 12 de abril de 2013. Se buscan “Padrinos-madrinas” y se pide el siguiente apoyo: Ofrecerles hospedaje y comida…
Author to sign ‘Los Jardines de Mexico’ on April 4 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Janelle Lynch, author of “Los Jardines de Mexico,” will sign her book from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., downtown Santa Barbara. The book features color photographs taken between…
‘Citrus Blossom Century’ ride on April 6 to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County
VENTURA COUNTY— Citrus Blossom Century and Metric Century Ride offers cycling enthusiasts and fans the opportunity to ride one of California’s prime agricultural regions while supporting youth mentoring programs of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventuyra County. Smell the fragrant…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! to present Los Texmaniacs in classes, free performances April 4-7
Grammy-winners Los Texmaniacs will perform in a series of free concerts April 5 through 7 in the Santa Barbara region. Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!, Los Texmaniacs, a quartet founded in 1997, is rooted in conjunto, the…
Bilingual commentary: Latinos and the Republican Party
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By David Magallanes /Guest contributor Once…
Commentary: Immigration — The death of the Chicana/o left
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By Rodolfo F. Acuña / Guest…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County’s Bowl for Kids’ Sake raises $60,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ fundraiser connects caring community with Big Brothers Big Sisters youth mentoring programs VENTURA COUNTY – Bowl for Kids’ Sake, Big Brothers Big Sisters’ signature fundraiser nationwide, recently raised more than $60,000 for the youth mentoring programs…
MICOP seeking community online vote by March 28 to support its women’s program
OXNARD — The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project in Oxnard is seeking the community’s help so it can obtain a $10,000 grant for its women’s program, the organization reported Monday in a media release. “… It would be a great help to…
Oxnard College MEChA to hold blood drive on March 28
OXNARD — The Oxnard College MEChA Club is holding a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 28, organizers reported in a media release. “Come join use for The National César E. Chavez” blood drive challenge as we…
MICOP seeks volunteers for monthly Mixteco community meetings on March 30
Volunteers are needed support the monthly Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project community meeting in Oxnard on Saturday, March 30 at Harrington Elementary School, 2501 Gisler St. “We will be packing the food for the meeting that same day at 2 p.m. We would love…
Bilingual report: CSU Channel Islands’ week long César E. Chávez Celebration continues through March 30
CAMARILLO— CSU Channel Islands (CI) invites the public to join in a weeklong celebration honoring the late labor leader and civil rights activist César Chávez. A series of events are planned on the CI campus and at Café on A in Oxnard throughout…
Frank P. Barajas to speak on ‘Early Farm Worker Housing on the Oxnard Plain’ on April 1
VENTURA — Frank P. Barajas, professor of U.S. History at CSU Channel Islands, will present the lecture “Early Farm Worker Housing on the Oxnard Plain” at 6 p.m. Monday, April 1 in the Topping Room at the E.P. Foster Library,…
Reporte sobre Consulado Móvil y Jornada Dominical marzo 2013
SANTA MARIA — El Consulado de México en Oxnard informa a la comunidad en general sobre el calendario de Consulados Móviles y Jornadas Dominicales que se realizarán en los Condados de Ventura, Santa Barbara y San Luis Obispo, California en…
Commentary: Challenge of Education — Part III
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César E. Chávez exhibit on March 27 highlights a lifetime of capturing the Latino perspective
Photojournalist Jess Gutierrez joins with artist Xico González to present César E. Chávez, UFW exhibit at CSU Channel Islands Amigos805 staff report If there was a big gathering of Latinos, Chicanos, farmworkers, community activists and others in the 805 region, chances…
Das Williams’ voter registration bill advances to full assembly
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Das Williams’ voter registration bill won support in the Assembly Elections & Redistricting Committee and will now go to the full Assembly for a vote later this year, Williams reported in a media release on Wednesday. AB 131,…
‘Social Justice in Practice’ forum to be held on March 23
CAMARILLO — The Social Justice Fund for Ventura County, CSU Channel Islands, California Lutheran University, U.C. Santa Barbara and the Center for Nonprofit Leadership will present “Social Justice in Practice: Putting It All Together” convening and Workshop from 9 a.m. to…
Commentary: How to support victims of sexual violence
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editors and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By Mona AlvaradoFrazier /…
Commentary: Challenge of Education — Part II
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. The original form of the…