Some details in this story have been changed for the anonymity of the subject. Some topics in this story include drug use, overdose, relapse, gang violence, death, and suicide. By GISELLE VÁZQUEZ ...
For over three years, my mom has sent 100 dollars to her brother and sister each month. The combined salaries of my tío, tía and primo are enough to feed the family of 4 for one day. By GISSELLE PERNETT...
“From my experiences now, queer people in Central America are seen as outcasts and not as members of their society.” By AMANDA TZOC RODRÍGUEZ EL NUEVO SOL To face the dilemmas of being Central...
“From the time I was seven years old to about 12, it was not that good and I was really embarrassed,” said Hernández. “I always grew up with this shame because I was like I’m very proud to be Mexican...
“So, when I got here they were like you have an accent, where are you from. And I was so lost because I thought that I was from a different world…” By LESLIE IGNACIO EL NUEVO SOL Bilingualism...
Triangle Fire is a Chicano band from East L.A. trying to get noticed by record labels and managers for simply their music. By VIVIAN RAYOS EL NUEVO SOL Triangle Fire is a Chicano band from East L.A....
“When we are having jardineros out there sweating and busting their butt. It sorts of an uncontrollable truth of inequality in our society, and I think that it’s hard for Americans to confront. It questions...
To Maria, the expensive medical payments of her chemotherapy and treatments is what at first worried her. She had 8 chemotherapies, 70 radiations, checkups that cost about $800 each, and an operation to remove...
Cuando perdí mi hogar
Navegando la oscuridad
Mi experiencia al hacerme amigo de una persona sin hogar