Author Archives: By Alex Garcia, Sun Contributing Writer

Ana Maria Gil remembers having her gorditas de nata (a type of bread from Michoacan, Mexico) thrown away, along with the cooking utensils she used to make them. It was […]

After making his way north from his native Guatemala, a 15-year-old kid arrived at the US-Mexico border where he was detained by Customs and Border Patrol agents. He was sent […]

As Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, answered questions Tuesday, Jan. 10, before Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington D.C., pro-immigrant groups sent one email after […]

Van Nuys Boulevard, the main thoroughfare in Pacoima, has changed. The median that separated the north and south lanes of the street is gone. The southern section now features a […]

While most living in the United States have taken down their Christmas tree and decorations, there are others living here and around the world who are still well into the […]

The past two years have been one struggle after another for Mireya Diaz. First, the 29-year-old lost her residence after the owner of the place where she was staying got […]

It is in many ways a tree of pain and suffering, with photos, ornaments and little trinkets that represent lives lost to senseless gun violence. But it is also a […]

Accommodating all seven of the Kelley’s kids took a while. One would pick up the present boxes while the other put his or hers down. Or one would pick up […]

Family and hundreds of friends and classmates, their parents, and staff of Vaughn International Studies Academy (VISA) gathered on Monday, Nov. 28, to bid a final farewell to a young […]