by Arlin Téllez Martínez | Sep 22, 2022 | Opinion
I have been a beneficiary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals for eight years. DACA recipients are granted two years of deferred action and a work permit upon renewal. The cost is $495, which must be renewed every two years. The decision is ultimately up to U.S....
by Kat Armas | Sep 21, 2022 | Opinion
Chukka chukka chukka. The sound of Abuela’s olive green sewing machine — the small needle punching through fabric — was a lullaby for me growing up. She’d maneuver the fabric like a prayer — with and without a machine in front of her. I’d often spend hours with my...
by Alyssa Aldape | Sep 20, 2022 | Opinion
If Latinas had a nickel for each time we were described as spicy, or caliente, or as any type of object to be consumed, I believe we would go above and beyond closing the pay gap before the projected year 2206. Our bodies, like those of other women of color, have been...
by Alyssa Aldape | Oct 15, 2021 | Opinion
Mariachi music, Spanish language music and the Spanish channels playing on my abuelita’s TV were how I connected to a culture and language that I only knew about from my parents’ memories. Sure, it was common in Texas with Tejano radio stations, but to know that...
