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The Curriculum That Distances Us

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Learning about our history is a choice many minority students make in our college careers. We take ethnic studies courses in hopes of gaining a better understanding of our identities. However, in a diverse country like the United States, why isn’t this mandated in the K-12 curriculum? Why must we have to seek it on our own?
illustration of hand holding text from Martí's “Nuestra América”
illustration of young girl crying in the mirror

Mirror Girl

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“Well… do you like it?” Jessie’s dad asks, standing by her side as they both look at the new vanity he made for her.
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Brought To You by Small Business

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Proudly representing their culture and identity while excelling at contributing billions to the US economy, small Latinx-owned businesses are booming.
illustration of Raini Rodriguez and "Rosa" (aka Adam Martinez)

The Evolution of Memes

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As Latinxs, there are many stereotypes and generalizations…
illustration of boy sitting at desk with image of Royce Hall in a dream bubble

Disproportioned

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In the affluent Westwood, Los Angeles, I find myself surrounded…
illustration of people with hair on their bodies

A hairy girl’s lament

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All of my life I’ve been a hairy girl My arms? Covered! My…
illustration of women and girls murdered in Mexico

Living Under a Death Sentence: Femicides in Mexico

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[CW: sexual assault, femicide, violence against women, graphic descriptions] Being a woman in Mexico is punishable by death.
digital illustration of Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and Taco Bell with the question Who Has Access? on top

The US and the Growing Food Gap

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The food gap between the rich and the poor in American society is growing and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.
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i am, i am not

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i am not the drowning voices...