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Audible Latino launches with Spanish-language ‘Harry Potter’

By Mariella Moon – Engadget.com – Photo: PA Archive/PA Images. Audible now has a dedicated platform for Spanish-language audiobooks. It’s called Audible Latino, and according to the company, it offers the largest selection of audiobooks in Español...

Southside diner mixes American, Hispanic menus

By Michael Hastings | Winston-Salem Journal – JournalNow.com – Photo: Walt Unks | Journal. Photo: Grille-Ville at the corner of Sprague Street and Thomasville Road. The little brick building at the corner of Sprague Street and Thomasville Road has been a...

This Neglected Mt. Washington Mural Hides A History Of Chicano And Indigenous Identity

By Philip Iglauer | Arts & Entertainment – LAist.com – Photo Courtesy Pola Lopez. Photo: Daniel Cervantes’ 2004 mural on Marmion Way, below the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, was defaced with graffiti and eventually whitewashed in 2013....

Experience the Hispanic, Native American and cowboy cultures in Tucson

By Ali Dugaw – AZFamily.com – Photo: Source: 3TV/CBS 5. Tucson, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) — Nestled 13 minutes west of downtown Tucson you’ll find the JW Marriott Starr Pass. The property opened 14 years ago but is currently getting an updated look. ...

How a Latino Family Helped Integrate Public Schools in California

By Stacy Fernández – Remezcla.com – Art by Alan López for Remezcla. Before Brown v. Board of Education ruled that the segregation of public schools violated the 14th Amendment, the landmark case Méndez v. Westminster ended school segregation in California...

How My Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan

By Walter Thompson-Hernández – NYTimes.com – Image Capture: Walter Thompson Hernandez | The New York Times. I grew up in southeast Los Angeles, the son of an African-American father and Mexican mother, and the concept of identity is a theme that has been...