Executive Produced by Hosts Bel Hernandez and Naibe Reynoso in Association with Latino PBS GLENDALE — TheTRENDTalk, the American TV talk show highlighting the latest trends and specifically highlighting Latino accomplishments, innovators, and trending topics, launches production on its first season slated for 13…
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Bilingual commentary: Trump’s Alternative Universe
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. David Magallanes By David Magallanes…
Through Feb. 28 — California Welcome Center in Oxnard Features Artist Susan Ochoa
OXNARD – The California Welcome Center (CWC) in Oxnard, located at 2786 Seaglass Way is currently featuring Artist, Susan Weigt Ochoa, now through the end of February. Local residents and visitors alike are invited to see her work on display…
March 4 — Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Celebrates Cavity Free Children
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics celebrates Children’s Dental Health on Saturday, March 4, 2017 by giving special recognition to children who are cavity free. Over one-hundred cavity free children ages 3 to 12, who are patients at one of…
UCSB Chicana/o Studies scholar Aída Hurtado gives remarks at historic Women’s March on Washington
By Shelly Leachman • UCSB As a scholar, Aída Hurtado has marked multiple firsts in her study and teaching of Chicana/o studies and feminist theory. And now she’s made history of another kind, as a featured speaker at the recent…
Latino News Notes: Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends
By the Pew Research Center Click here for the entire newsletter Unauthorized immigrants covered by DACA face uncertain future 115th Congress sets new high for racial, ethnic diversity Blacks and Hispanics face extra challenges in getting home loans Less than…
Bilingual commentary: A Daughter’s Birthday
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LULAC Statement on New Executive Orders on Border Wall and Sanctuary Cities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump (on Jan. 25) signed two controversial executive orders regarding the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and penalties for sanctuary cities. The proposed wall would extend along the southern border and would cost as…
Monique Limón “Counter Plans” for Inauguration
SACRAMENTO — Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) announced how she would be observing the days around the swearing in ceremonies of President-Elect Trump. “Several people have asked me what I will be doing when the 45th President of the United States…
Bilingual commentary: Refusing to Discuss
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Guest commentary: Professor, You’re Being Watched!?
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. Frank P. Barajas. Courtesy photo.…
Guest column: Residents hold the KEYS to Transform Oxnard into a Premier Art City of California
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. Armando Vazquez. Courtesy photo. By…
Bilingual commentary: The Changing World of Retail
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Latino News Notes: Trump Team’s Meeting With Latino Leaders Gets Mixed Reviews
By Adrian Florido • NPR It was billed as a “listening session,” a chance for Latino leaders from across the country to sit down with members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team and talk about the issues important to them and to their…
Fundación El Lustrador ayuda con donaciones en Guatemala
OXNARD — Ésta Semana, después del drástico incendio que afectó a parte de la población aledaña al basurero de la Zona 3 en la Ciudad de Guatemala, el 29 de diciembre de 2016. Observando esta tragedia humana LA UNIDAD DE…
CSU Channel Islands receives grant to develop four-year teacher preparation programs
Grant will help university’s effort to develop Bilingual and Special Education teachers CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) will receive a grant of almost $250,000 from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) to develop four-year teacher preparation programs. California is experiencing…
Latino News Notes: Getty Foundation Project Weaves U.S. Latino Art With Latin American Art
By Mandalit del Barco • NPR The artistic ties between Los Angles and Latin America will be featured in more than 60 museums and arts centers throughout Southern California. It opens in September and spans history and geography. Click here for the…
Feb. 1 — Latino Thought Makers Series to present CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Show
OXNARD — Join host of Latino Thought Makers RICK NAJERA (CBS, Hulu’s East Los High, Mad TV, In Living Color) Writer / Director / Comedian / as he directs the famed CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase from Hollywood. Now see it…
Through Feb. 12 — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! presents Ballet Hispánico
SANTA BARBARA — Doors open one half hour before the show starts. Reception follows concert. Las puertas se abrirán media hora antes de la functión. Habrá recepción después del concierto. More info: (805) 252-3493 or facebook.com/vivaelartesb Ballet Hispánico brings communities…
Feb. 24 — ‘An Evening of Chican@ Rock: Quetzal,” The Hub, Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center is hosting An Evening of Chicano Rock with East L.A. band QUETZAL on Friday, February 24th at 8 pm. A Grammy-Award winning East LA Chican@ rock group, Quetzal is the collaborative project of Quetzal Flores (guitar),…
Feb. 21 — Bilingual Presentation “Laundry in 18th and 19th century Mexico” by Marie Francois, Ph.D., Professor of History
Santa Paula — Bilingual Presentation — “Laundry in 18th and 19th century Mexico” by Marie Francois, Ph.D., Professor of History, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, Blanchard Community Library, 119 North 8th Street, Santa Paula. Abstract: Las lavanderas de la ciudad de México…
Feb. 25 — Social Justice Fund for Ventura County presenting free workshop — ‘Hidden Prejudice: Barriers to Success in Education’
CAMARILLO — The Social Justice Fund for Ventura County will present the free workshop — “Hidden Prejudice: Barriers to Success in Education” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Ventura County Community Foundation, 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd., Camarillo.…
Feb. 4 — Beowulf: The Bear’s Son – A reading by local author Jon Christopher – at the Ojai Library
SUBJECT: Beowulf: The Bear’s Son – A reading by local author Jon Christopher – at the Ojai Library CONTACT: Ron Solórzano, Regional Librarian, (805) 218-9146 Julie Albright, Youth Librarian, (805) 646-6019 DATE: February 4, 2017; 2 p.m. Local author Jon…
Feb. 25-26 — Consulado Móvil in Santa Maria
Dears friends: On behalf of the Consulate of Mexico in Oxnard it is my pleasure to share with you the following information: On Saturday February 25th and Sunday February 26th 2017 we will have aMobile Consulate in the City of Santa Maria California We will be from 8:00…
Through Feb. 26 — ‘On the Margin / Luchando Contra El Olvido’ at the Carnegie Art Museum
OXNARD — The exhibit of “On the Margin / Luchando Contra El Olvido” by CAM Studio Guest Artist Antonio Arredondo Juarez will be presented through Feb. 26 at the Carnegie Art Museum, 329 N. Fifth St., Oxnard. Antonio Arredondo Juarez was born…
Feb. 14 — Bruising for Besos Central Coast Premiere Film Screening
TUESDAY FEB. 14TH 6-8:30PM 1500 DEL NORTE CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS. Bruising for Besos is an intimate character study of YOLI— a charismatic and complicated Xicana lesbian making family in a Queer and Trans People Of Color (QTPOC) suburban Los Angeles…
Feb. 5 — Santa Paula Art Museum Free Family Day: Mysteries at the Museum
Admission is free for everyone SANTA PAULA – Discover the mysteries of the Santa Paula Art Museum at a Free Family Day event on Sunday, February 5, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Guests can explore the Art About Agriculture and The…
Feb. 9 — Speakers Rick Najera & Soraya Deen Talk Diversity at Canoga Park High School
CANOGA PARK — Diversity leaders Soraya Deen and Rick Najera will speak at Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park, CA on Thursday, February 9 at 7 p.m. to raise funds for Multicultural Learning Center’s (MLC) graduating class of 2017 and for Canoga Park High…
Bilingual report: Clinicas del Camino Real Inc. hosting Dental Health Fair on Feb. 11 in honor of National Children’s Dental Health Month
OXNARD — February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. If you have a baby or toddler, you may have questions about thumb sucking, your child’s first dental visit or how and when to clean your child’s teeth. If so, on February…
Feb. 11 — 2017 Arcade Poetry Series — Alicia Morris Soto and Nancy-Jean Pement at the Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard
OXNARD — 2017 Arcade Poetry Series — Alicia Morris Soto and Nancy-Jean Pement at the Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard on Saturday, Feb. 11. Upcoming events: March 18 Christopher Buckley and Sara Borjas April 8 Lauren Henley & Jonathan Maule with Zayan…
Starting Jan. 5 — Los Camperos de Nati Cano in free performances
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! opens the new year with Los Camperos de Nati Cano – Grammy-winning masters of the mariachi tradition – in a series of free, family concerts at Isla Vista School, Friday, January 6,…
Jan. 21 — Acuña Art Gallery and Cultural Center/ Cafe on A to hold free community art workshop
The Acuña Art Gallery and Cultural Center/ Cafe on A will be hosting a free community art workshop on Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Join us for an afternoon of building healthy communities through the…
26 de enero — Como Manejar los Problemas de Obtener un ITIN
OXNARD — Como Manejar los Problemas de Obtener un ITIN, jueves 26 de enero, 2017 a 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm, Oxnard Heritage Cultural Center, 141 W. 5th St., Suite E. Onxard Llamen a Carlos al 805.816.7387 para reservar su espacio.
Jan. 24 — UCSB Meet the Artist: Favianna Rodriguez/The Radical Imagination
SANTA BARBARA — The opening reception for the “Resilient Love in a Time of Hate Series” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the UCSB Multicultural Center Lounge. Favianna Rodriguez’s art and collaborative projects address…
Jan. 26 — Spoken Word Performances by Undocumented and UndocuQueer Poets at UCSB
SANTA BARBARA — A UCSB Reads & Immigration Awareness Week event, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 at the UCSB Multicultural Center Lounge. Part of the UCSB READS 2017 program. Co-sponsored with Undocumented Student Services, Resource Center for Gender &…
CSUCI Assistant Professor wins national award for dissertation on representing undocumented immigrants
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CI) Assistant Professor of Political Science Matthew Mendez, Ph.D., has earned national recognition for his dissertation on when and how well state lawmakers represent the interests of undocumented immigrants. “Invisible Constituents: The Representation of Undocumented Immigrants” earned…
Oxnard RDA’s Successor Agency: A Christmas Story
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CSU Channel Islands senior’s award-winning research compares success of immigrant Latinos to U.S.-born Latinos
CAMARILLO — Educating immigrants will strengthen a labor force in the long run by providing them with better skills and higher incomes. Further, Latino immigrants who arrived as children seem to fare even better with an education than children born in…
Clinicas to distribute toys throughout Ventura County through Dec. 22
VENTURA COUNTY — It has been a time honored tradition during the holiday season for Clinicas del Camino Real, Inc. to distribute toys to its pediatric patients. The tradition continues this year as Clinicas’ Toy Giveaway will again take place at…
Bilingual commentary: The Sound of Freedom
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 David Magallanes…