Crystal Niebla
Program Associate and Reporter
Crystal was raised in South Los Angeles and is the first college graduate in her family. She is a class of 2016 CSULB graduate who has served as an editor for her campus newspaper and freelanced for the Long Beach Post and Random Length News. Crystal is now a Report for America corps member, covering the Westside for the Long Beach Post. Follow her work @crystalniebla on Twitter and @crystalniebla_media on Instagram.
Posts by Crystal Niebla:
Mar. 13, 2018 / By Crystal Niebla
Tags: Cambodia, Cambodia Town, Khmer
Long Beach’s Cambodia Town is split among four districts, dividing the ethnic community and violating voting guidelines, advocates say.
Nov. 2, 2017 / By M. Smith, Ben Novotny, Jannai Simmons and Crystal Niebla
Tags: day of the dead, dia de los muertos, halloween, larry itliong, scary stories, the simpsons, treehouse of horror
Listen to some youth's spooky stories... if you dare! They also discuss Halloween Traditions, the over-commercialization of Dia De Los Muertos, and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror.
Oct. 23, 2017 / By Crystal Niebla
Tags: Cambodian, gentrification, Housing, Khmer
Long Beach has the largest concentration of Cambodians outside of Cambodia. As the community seeks to improve their neighborhood, many recognize that revitalization without displacement is a balancing act.
