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Arts and Culture

‘Día de Muertos, Living Presence’ exhibit marks 37th Day of the Dead at National Museum of Mexican Art. 

Chicago Talks, November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Full of color, creativity and cempasúchil (marigolds), the “Día de Muertos, Living Presence” exhibition at…

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Arts and Culture

Waukegan’s Lakehurst Center hosts Día de los Muertos celebration

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2023November 11, 2023

El Día de los Muertos is an annual holiday dating back almost 3,000 years to…

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Arts and Culture

MELISSA MAGAÑA: ‘Latinx, ‘it makes sense to be inclusive’

Chicago Talks, February 24, 2023January 27, 2023

CHICAGO BORN AND raised, Melissa Magaña is a 29-year-old Latina who lives in Brighton Park….

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Arts and Culture

ENRIQUE GÓMEZ: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone older than our age using [Latinx]’

Chicago Talks, February 22, 2023January 27, 2023

ENRIQUE GÓMEZ IS a 22-year-old first-generation American living in the Boystown neighborhood of Chicago. His…

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Multimedia

Pilsen/Little Village Cinco de Mayo Parade

Chicago Talks, May 27, 2014

Thousands lined Cermak Road through the Chicago neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little village on May…

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Community

Co-Owners at Alcala’s Boutique Steal the Show

Chicago Talks, March 14, 2014

Ukrainian Village is full of friendly people and fun shops, but none friendlier and more…

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Having Interpreters In Hospitals During All Hours Could Become a Law

Chicago Talks, February 25, 2014

Trying to communicate with doctors and nurses at Saint Anthony Hospital last month, Catalina Arroyo…

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Community

Jones College Prep High School Students Prepare for Trip

Chicago Talks, February 10, 2014

  When Ernesto Saldivar’s students began to pester him last fall about taking a class…

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