Día de Muertos Festival Unites Community Through Culture
“It is not something dark, but a way to stay close to family, culture, and home and to make a community,” said Edgardo Garcia, a festival committee member.
“It is not something dark, but a way to stay close to family, culture, and home and to make a community,” said Edgardo Garcia, a festival committee member.
Nearly 15 percent of Washington identifies as Latino, but according to Pepe, the cultural grants given out by Washington state to artists are not distributed evenly across demographic groups
The projects, which are designed to show leadership and empathy, have included topics and activities such as fundraising, creating cultural activities, and providing mentorship.
Cultural celebration “serves as an opportunity to bring together and uplift small businesses, artists, creatives, and drag artists of color,” says Roxana Pardo Garcia, co-founder and executive director of Alimentando al Pueblo.
“The owners of Nuestro Barrio have always been vocal about having full representation of Latin America and that’s been something that has been really meaningful to me,” Ále Johnson said.
Ricardo Ruiz won the Washington State Book Award in poetry this year for “We Had Our Reasons.” The book shares migrant farm workers’ stories.
“This bill is a critical step forward in our commitment to supporting those seeking refuge in our state,” Rep. Mia Gregerson, D-SeaTac.
Educators say increased funding is needed to sustain and expand dual language programs providing students the opportunity to learn core subjects in English and a second language.
Given the rise in criminal activity in Seattle, exacerbated by the socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for
Almost one year ago, the Latino News Network pivoted its coverage to focus on local Hispanic / Latino communities’ relationships
Jennifer De Leon was preparing for her creative writing class in 2010, rummaging through her bag, when a student approached
Hispanics represented about 14.6 percent of Rhode Island’s total population in 2017. About 38,860 residents across the state identified as