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Sonia Perez Gandara was born in Chicago and raised in the Little Village neighborhood. She considers herself a "Tex-Mex Chicana" as her mother is from Harlingen, Texas, and her father is from Mexico City, Mexico. She earned her B.A. in broadcast journalism-television from Columbia College. Contact Sonia at sgand28@yahoo.com.

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September is Hispanic Heritage Month!

September is a big and busy month for Latinos! In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic...
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Number of Latino children in U.S. schools growing

The Census Bureau released some interesting numbers about our hijos!About 25% of the nation's kindergartners are Hispanic. That's one-fourth! If this...
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So you're left unemployed. What to do now?

Sigh. Remember the days when the economy was booming and money was everywhere? The good days when losing a job didn't matter because you'd find...
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Teenage Girls of Color

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A couple of days ago, I was flipping through all these old books that I had squeezed together in my parents bookshelf. I came across a book that took...
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Latino organization gets 'Environmental Hero Award'

State officials presented "Environmental Hero Awards" to 26 individuals and groups who have shown commitment to environmental health and...
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Hispanic career day

Latina magazine reported in their December issue that Latinos without jobs hit 7.6 percent. That means 1.7 million Latinos are out of work!Lucky for...
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Love radio and television? Take broadcasting classes. In Spanish!

Think you can be the next Pistolero or Jorge Ramos but you have no idea on how to get started? Broadcasting classes in Spanish are available in our...
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Redmoon Theatre's 'Dramagirls' searching for a few good chicas

Dramagirls is an arts based girls’ mentorship program that pairs Chase Elementary (a primarily Latino school in Logan Square) students with...
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Best all-Latina Theatre Company in Chicago

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The first time I heard about Teatro Luna was when I attended to watch their Machos piece about a year ago. For the piece, they interviewed 100 Latino...
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Graduating high school and are a Latino?

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I was walking home with my iPod on full blast, when all of a sudden from the corner of my eye, I noticed someone waving at me trying to get my...
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