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Commentary: César E. Chávez event on March 24 a time to focus on true immigration reform
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Gang member-turned-professor to give talk at CLU on March 19
THOUSAND OAKS — A gang member-turned-college professor will speak at California Lutheran University on Tuesday, March 19, the university reported in a media release. Victor Rios, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will discuss…
‘Ask a Mexican’ columnist to return to Museum of Ventura County on March 20
VENTURA — Gustavo Arellano, award-winning editor and columnist with the Orange County Weekly, makes a return appearance at the Museum of Ventura County to speak about his column, Ask a Mexican, the museum reported in a media release. The presentation…
Casa Dolores in Santa Barbara to hold gallery tour of ‘Buen Provecho! Dining in Mexico’ on March 16
SANTA BARBARA — Casa Dolores — Center for the Study of Popular Arts of Mexico, will hold a gallery tour of its “Buen Provecho! Dining in Mexico” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at 1023 Bath St., Santa Barbara. Don’t miss…
Commentary: Challenge of Education — Part I
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Oxnard High School student preparing for next round of business competition
OXNARD — Oxnard High School senior Paloma Guzman is preparing for the next round of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Business Competition in May in Los Angeles, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme reported in a media release.…
Social Justice Fund for Ventura County to present ‘Interpreting for Social Justice’ March 15-17
VENTURA — The Social Justice Fund for Ventura County will present ‘Interpreting for Social Justice’ March 15-17 in Ventura. The program will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 15; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March…
Bilingual report: Health check-up to be held on March 16 at Ventura College
VENTURA — A “Spring into Health” check-up will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at the Ventura College Foundation Market Place, 4667 Telegraph Road, Ventura. Presented by the Ventura College Foundation, Clinicas del Camino Real…
Reception for Steve ‘Sol’ Ramirez ceramic art exhibit set for March 9 in Ventura
VENTURA — The opening reception for the ceramic art exhibit by Steve ‘Sol’ Ramirez will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at the Ventura County Potters’ Guild Gallery, 1567 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 105, Ventura, the guild…
Venturans to go bald, raise funds for childhood cancer research
More volunteers, sponsors needed for March 17 event VENTURA — A group of at least 30 Ventura residents will gather together at Ventura’s Sacred Heart church on Sunday, March 17 to shave their heads and show their support for children afflicted with childhood…
Pew Hispanic Center reports Latinos are closing the digital divide
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Latinos own smartphones, go online from a mobile device and use social networking sites at similar, and sometimes higher, rates than do other groups of Americans, according to a new analysis of three Pew Research Center surveys. The…
Bilingual commentary: Mexican novelas and mythology
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Time to gather your information before April 15 tax day
Free preparation service available for low-, moderate-income earners By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 The hours are ticking away until midnight Monday, April 15. So where are you in the preparation of your 2012 tax return? Yes, some overly ambitious souls…
‘Curious Unions’ book presentation by Barajas set for March 8 at CSU Channel Islands
“Curious Unions,” a book presentation by Frank P. Barajas, will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Café on A, 438 So. A St., Oxnard. Presented by the CSU Channel Islands History and Chicana/o Studies programs, the event…
Black-Brown politics subject of March 4 talk at UCSB
“Spaces of Conflict, Sounds of Solidarity: Black-Brown Politics and Resistance in Los Angeles,” featuring speaker Gaye Theresa Johnson, will be presented at 6 p.m. Monday, March 4 at the UCSB Multicultural Center, Lecture/MCC Lounge. The program details interracial anti-racist alliances, divisions…
Storyteller Sacre to present bilingual program on March 5 in Santa Barbara
Storyteller Antonio Sacre will speak about “Imaginations Soar: Bringing Fables and Family to Life” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 at the Santa Barbara Museum of National History, 2559 Puesta Del Sol, Santa Barbara, in the Fleischmann Auditorium. Presented by…
Journalist, filmmaker Karen Castillo Farfan to speak March 6 at Oxnard College
In celebration of International Women’s Day, journalist and filmmaker Karen Castillo Farfan will show her 8-minute film, featuring stories of young girls who enter gangs and the dangers once they’re inside and will discuss how she uses film to show…
Film screening, discussion of ‘Homeboy’ to be presented March 6 at UCSB
The “Cup of Culture – Meet the Filmmaker” program will feature the film screening of “Homeboy,” followed by a discussion with the director, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at the UCSB Multicultural Center. The documentary film centers on portraits…
El Centrito Family Learning Centers to present annual ‘Noche de Baile’ fundraiser on March 1
OXNARD — El Centrito Family Learning Centers will present its annual “Noche de Baile” dinner and dance fundraiser from 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday, March 1 at Casa Lopez, 325 So. A St., Oxnard. Dinner will be served from…
Guzman honored as BGCOP’s ‘2013 Youth of the Year’
OXNARD — Singled out among several outstanding local youth, Paloma Guzman was recently named “2013 Youth of the Year” by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, the organization reported this week in a media release.…
Commentary: Latinos and the 2013 Oscars: Mixed feelings
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Commentary: Sensitive male in a macho world
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Oxnard Sister City Foundation to hold fundraiser at Hook Burger Bistro in Oxnard on Feb. 25
OXNARD — The Oxnard Sister City Foundation will present a fundraiser from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25 at Hook Burger, 1811 Rose Ave., Oxnard. Hook Burger will donate 20 percent to the foundation. Call Priscilla Herrera at 805-443-1419…
‘Inside Latin American Art from an Outsider’ reception to be held Feb. 26 in Santa Paula
SANTA PAULA — A reception for “Inside Latin American Art from an Outsider” by Denis O’Leary will be presented from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Ventura College Santa Paula, 957 Faulkner Road, No. 106, Santa Paula. The event…
CLU to present ‘Immigration Community Forum’ on Feb. 28
THOUSAND OAKS — California Lutheran University professors Molly George (sociology/criminal justice) and Akiko Yasuike (sociology/global studies) will moderate a panel discussion focusing on two equally important aspects of undocumented immigration today: Undocumented college students who primarily grew up in the…
Commentary: Lessons from ‘My Beloved World,’ by Sonia Sotomayor
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Santa Paula ‘Student Portrait Projects’ join Santa Paula Portrait Project opening on Feb. 23
SANTA PAULA — In conjunction with the “Santa Paula Portrait Project,” the Santa Paula Art Museum has invited elementary and high school students to try their hand at a number of art projects in portraiture, the museum reported in a media…
Bilingual commentary: The end of textbooks?
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MICOP seeks volunteers for monthly Mixteco community meetings on Feb. 23
Volunteers are needed support the monthly Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project community meeting in Oxnard on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Harrington Elementary School, 2501 Gisler St. and Rio Real Elementary School, 1140 Kenny St.. “We will be packing the food for the…