BORN IN SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Carmelo Esterrich is a Professor of Humanities and Cultural Studies at Columbia College Chicago. “I am a man, a…
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WHEN LISSETH MORAGA arrived to the U.S. from her native Guatemala she was 10 years old. Her family settled in Chicago, on the north side…
BORN IN CHICAGO, Osnalza Ortiz is a surgical technologist and mother who lives in Glen Ellyn, Ill., a west Chicago suburb. “I am mainly Puerto…
At the age of 16, Samantha Ante convinced her mother that they should move from their economically and relationally toxic environment in Mexico and move…
Alex Rendón could not bring himself to support Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, even though she is the first Latina elected to the top prosecutor job…
Twenty young adults stood in a circle smiling and laughing about their favorite toppings on hamburgers one late Friday afternoon, the regular routine for students in Latinos Progresando’s Teatro…
At its 10th Annual Conference, the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation looks towards the Latino agenda of the next 10 years, including education, immigration, health…