Beyond Longbeach

What is Your New Year’s Resolution?

Dec. 23, 2013 / By
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By Daniel Jimenez for South Kern Sol

As the New Year approaches, many people start to think about a New Year’s resolution to improve their lives...

FACTS ON ETHNIC ELDERS: Study Shows Racial Gap in Pension, Retirement Savings

Dec. 23, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Analysis, Paul Kleyman

“Facts on Ethnic Elders” is a monthly column on research findings about ethnic elders present and future...

Líderes Campesinas: Empowering Female Farm Workers

Dec. 20, 2013 / By
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Why Lideres Campesinas Shone Brightly in 2013

Líderes Campesinas made big news in October when, led by executive director Suguet Lopez, they won the top prize in Regional Access Project Foundation’s Fast Pitch Competition...

Holiday tamales, tortillas, carnitas draw big crowds at Los 5 Puntos

Dec. 20, 2013 / By

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The smell of carnitas fills the air over the lines of people waiting outside the front door of Los 5 Puntos...

A facility for the mentally ill creates discord in Boyle Heights

Dec. 20, 2013 / By
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Residents of Percy Street, a quiet cul-de-sac in Boyle Heights, lived comfortably for years with the elderly residents who once occupied Percy Village, a two-story brick building that takes up three quarters of their residential block...

Youth Journalism

Dec. 20, 2013 / By
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by Kalvin Saelee

Editor’s Note: This story is published in We’Ced Youth Magazine Issue #3

Even though traditional journalism is struggling, more and more young people are creating and publishing their own media...