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The Foothill Dragon Press

From watching telenovelas, many highly realistic lessons can be learned.

Lessons I learned from telenovelas

Joana Diaz, Writer January 30, 2020

Love. Lust. Money. Power. All of these are common themes within thousands of telenovelas stemming from all parts of Latin America. Latin soap operas, or telenovelas (“novelas” for short), make up the...

Mexican Americans, many of them being U.S. Citizens, have a history being deported across the border in a process called repatriation.

The Unspoken Horror of Mexican Repatriation

Owen Hanson, Writer January 11, 2020

Between the years of 1929 to 1936, America committed an atrocity against all Mexican-Americans, yet the history books have turned a blind eye. During this time, two million Mexican-Americans were forcibly...

Claro que el baile no es exclusivo para los latinos, el folklórico es divertido y algo que nadie debería sentirse aprensivo antes de unirse

Explorando el mundo del folklórico

Joana Diaz, Writer January 7, 2020

Aunque su historia se remonta al periodo colonial (1525-1810), el folklórico a sido un baile recientemente popularizado en no solo México pero en varias partes del mundo, incluyendo los Estados Unidos....

Latinoamérica ha producido atletas especiales llenos de determinación y talento extremo

El impacto de las mujeres latinoamericanas en deportes

Carol Sanchez, Writer November 24, 2019

Marta Marta Vieira da Silva o simplemente conocida como “Marta” es una de las jugadoras de fútbol más reconocidas en el mundo. La Brasileña llegó a ser la mejor mujer con el equipo de Brasil,...

To understand the origin of cholo, it is important to first understand the meaning of pachuco

From “Pachuco” to “Cholo”: Embracing the badge of delinquent honor

Owen Hanson, Writer November 22, 2019

The modern stereotype of a cholo most likely brings a vivid image to most Americans: Mexicans, dickies shorts, tear drop tatoos, drugs and deliquency--in every sense of the word. But where did the word...

Asylum Advocacy Conference Inspires Many

Asylum Advocacy Conference Inspires Many

Sean Quinn and Joana Diaz November 15, 2019

In an effort to bring awareness to the current immigration crisis, The Law Office of Vanessa Frank organized an Asylum Advocacy Conference on Nov. 2 that highlighted the strength and passion of migrants...

Cocinando con Quinn y Carol: Enchiladas Verdes

Carol Sanchez, Writer November 5, 2019

¿Estás buscando una receta perfecta para toda la familia y algo divertido para cocinar? Esta receta de enchiladas verdes es una perfecta oportunidad para pasar tiempo con su familia y tener algo delicioso...

Although Halloween is what we think of during Oct. 31, different cultures around the world celebrate different things

Death celebrations around the world

Lillian Li, Writer October 31, 2019

From an ancient pagan holiday that birthed the modern Halloween to a festival honoring the fortune spirits inhabiting human skulls, death is a concept both feared and celebrated in human culture. Read...

Michelle Carballo is using her passion of assisting undocumented immigrants to host an Asylum Advocacy Conference

Michelle Carballo takes on asylum advocacy with passion

Sean Quinn and Owen Hanson October 29, 2019

From a young age, Michelle Carballo, a 20-year-old student at CSU Northridge has been passionate about assisting immigrants. Being that her mother is from Argentina and her father is from Mexico, she understands...

A quinceañera can be one of the most important moments of a young girls life.

La quinceañera y su importancia

Joana Diaz, Writer October 28, 2019

El evento más conocido en la comunidad Latina--la quinceañera--marca el fin de la niñez y el comienzo de la vida como una mujer. A primera vista parece ser una fiesta de cumpleaños demasiado lujosa...

Although certain forms of media do a good job of positively representing the queer community, others do more harm than good.

The problem with Queer representation in the media

Sean Quinn, Writer October 14, 2019

It’s that time of year, and no I don’t mean the start of school or Halloween; I mean LGBTQ+ History Month.  Normally, people would celebrate important queer figures in history, from Virginia Woolf...

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