CHICAGO BORN AND raised, Melissa Magaña is a 29-year-old Latina who lives in Brighton Park. Her parents are both from Mexico; her mother from Puebla…
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ENRIQUE GÓMEZ IS a 22-year-old first-generation American living in the Boystown neighborhood of Chicago. His mother immigrated from El Salvador and his father from Mexico.…
Thousands lined Cermak Road through the Chicago neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little village on May 4. Mostly families, these residents of primarily Mexican descent are…
Ukrainian Village is full of friendly people and fun shops, but none friendlier and more entertaining than the sisters behind the chic Alcala’s Boutique. Inside…
Trying to communicate with doctors and nurses at Saint Anthony Hospital last month, Catalina Arroyo said she and her nephew had to wait for hours,…
When Ernesto Saldivar’s students began to pester him last fall about taking a class trip out of the country, he didn’t want to take…
portoluz is organizing a year-long series of concert programs, workshops, and community-based exchange activities centered on the Son Jarocho cultural tradition from southern Veracruz, Mexico.…
Leticia Rodarte started her art career and became an entrepreneur at age eight. It started during grammar school in Mexico, she drew maps for her…