Most parents give you the heads up about the terrible two’s and potty training days but not one of them warned me about the first day of school for my only child, which comes with excitement and tears.
The images on television are undeniable. Police cars and Waymo self-driving cars set on fire and vandalized, people throwing items at police.
L.A. is not just a city. It’s many cities, even within L.A. The city in South L.A. is not the same city that’s in Brentwood.
For most moms, that maternal instinct kicks in right after birth, but for me, it came weeks later—only after I had given myself the time, both…
I grew up watching public television. In the 1990s, it was less common for poor and working-class families, like my own, to have access to cab…
The Latino Media Collaborative embarks on a journey to cover Latinos in the Southwest via its central initiative, CALÓ News.
For most moms, that maternal instinct kicks in right after birth, but for me, it came weeks later—only after I had given myself the time, both…
I grew up watching public television. In the 1990s, it was less common for poor and working-class families, like my own, to have access to cab…
The Latino Media Collaborative embarks on a journey to cover Latinos in the Southwest via its central initiative, CALÓ News.
I think we can all agree that this year it has been extremely stressful. As a Latina writer and mother, it has been a lot to process in such a…
For the past three years, my toddler has been sleeping in our room. But about a month ago, when he was officially evicted into his own room, t…
There is no easy way to write this or find the poetry in these sad circumstances, but I know Mandie would want me to. My best friend in colleg…
I think we can all agree that being a first-time mom is not an easy job and there are plenty of learning experiences. Now that my son is three…
Many of us cherish Christmas traditions, like decorating the tree or preparing recipes passed down through generations. As a mother, for me, i…
I wrote the breaking news story on Donald Trump’s second victory from a hospital bed.
For as long as I can remember, my mother has always made tamales during the Christmas season.
I became editor of CALÓ News in January of this year, hitting the ground running with a new website and the goal to provide news, stories and …
