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Por: Wendy Aguilar y Cynthia Lemus EL NUEVO SOL Un lugar que refleja las raíces mexicanas y que da un toque latino a las calles de Los Ángeles es la Placita Olvera sobre la calle Olvera en el centro de esta ciudad. Música, comidas típicas y artesanías son algunas de las cosas que los visitantes
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By DWAYNE KEY
EL NUEVO SOL
This audio documentary presents a more accurate account of the student protest that took place on March 4, 2010 at CSUN. The documentary is based on the unpublished testimony of students and faculty members who participated in the statewide day of action.

Diálogo con Julián Cardona acerca de su trabajo y su colaboración con Charles “Chuck” Bowden, 8 de enero de 2012, en Ciudad Juárez.

Por JONATHAN GONZÁLEZ Y MARISOL GONZÁLEZ
EL NUEVO SOL

Con la abundancia de restaurantes de comida rápida, es más fácil para padres latinos de escasos recursos que viven en sitios como Highland Park, Watts y el Este de Los Ángeles, comprar comida rápida a un precio muy barato para alimentar a sus hijos en vez de encontrar un buen supermercado cercano y cocinar una comida en casa.

En las zonas Sur y Este de Los Ángeles se vive día a día la lucha por comer saludable en medio de desiertos alimenticios urbanos.

By JULISSA REYES
EL NUEVO SOL

The CSUN 6, as the five students and professor are known, have received much support from fellow students, professors, and community organizations such as Todos Somos Arizona (We Are All Arizona). Supporters could be found sitting in the courtroom and rallying outside the courthouse at the group’s court date Friday Jan. 21. Among the supporters sitting in the courtroom was CSUN professor Rudy Acuña. “I’m here because of the injustice,” Acuña said outside the courtroom. “This is racist. Every person arrested is a person of color.”

By Aarón López and Kevin Mejía
GOOD EXPOSURE CHANNEL

Los Angeles Major Antonio Villaragosa and the City Council plan to cut senior food programs from the state budget. Seniors living in Pisgah Villages’ affordable housing want to express to the mayor how useful and necessary food programs are to them. Two teens assist them in making their voices heard. Together they work to achieve their goal.

By Rodrigo Peraza
GOOD EXPOSURE CHANNEL

The Dream Continues shows aspects of migrant workers living the “American Dream.” The film was inspired by my father who came to the United States 10 years ago and worked as a day laborer to give his family a better opportunity at life—with education as the key factor for us to succeed. The film inter-cuts my father’s story with the stories of the day laborers who work at the Home Depot that we drive past every day.

By CINDY VON QUEDNOW
EL NUEVO SOL
Every time María (fictitious name to protect her identity) gave birth, the father of her children threatened to kill her.
“I was with my (first) baby, I had left the hospital three days prior and I was breast feeding,” remembers María while crying. “The father of my children had a knife and he put it on my neck and when he grabbed my arm, I couldn’t move anywhere.”

Importance of the Rural Grocery Store – New reports highlight the importance of grocery stores in rural communities | Center for Rural Affairs. El Center for Rural Affairs publicó dos informes que examinan el papel crítio de la tienda de comestibles en las comunidades rurales y los modelos de propiedad de las tiendas de comestibles
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Este artículo de la revista estadounidense Dissent expone los devastadores efectos económicos, alimentarios y migratorios del Tratado Norteamericano de Libre Comercio (NAFTA) en lo que se refiere a la producción de maíz, así como el nacimiento de un movimiento de resistencia a estos efectos en México bajo el nombre: Sin Maíz No Hay País. He
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Reportaje de la reportera de El Nuevo Sol Marlene Salinas para Noticias Culturales Iberoamericanas.

By CINDY VON QUEDNOW EL NUEVO SOL Juanita speaks about her abusive relationship of almost 35 years as if it happened to someone else. That’s because after escaping from her husband in October 2008, she has become a completely different person. Her daughter Karla said that if she looks at photos of her mom from
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By VIRGINIA BULACIO EL NUEVO SOL The mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, talks about domestic violence to a group of students at Fairfax High School Luis Hernández, who graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, came back to his school to attend the lecture of a politician offered to a group of young
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By CINDY VON QUEDNOW EL NUEVO SOL From the young age of 6, Francisco lived through difficulties of someone who is much older. When his mom left to the United States for work, he stayed behind in El Salvador. At the age of 3, Francisco joined his parents in Los Angeles. From the age of
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By CINDY VON QUEDNOW EL NUEVO SOL María had her first daughter in a car, without the help of a doctor or specialist. “There wasn’t light or water, or anyone who could help me,” remembered María, as tears rolled down her face. “The baby was hungry, her umbilical cord was still attached. Until someone saved
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Por CINDY VON QUEDNOW EL NUEVO SOL Read in English here. Desde la pequeña edad de seis años, Francisco vivió dificultades de una persona mucho mayor. Cuando su mamá se fue a trabajar a Estados Unidos, él se quedo atrás en El Salvador. A los tres años, él también se vino a vivir a Los
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Por CINDY VON QUEDNOW EL NUEVO SOL Read in English here. Juanita habla de su relación abusiva de casi 35 años como si le hubiera pasado a otra persona. Es porque después de haberse escapado de su esposo en octubre 2008, se ha convertido en una persona completamente distinta. Su hija Karla dice que si
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