Art & Culture
Home, In Their Own Words
What does home mean to you? Four voices from SVL's Advisory Board answer in their own words this Hispanic Heritage Month.
Sergio Domeyko
Raíces — Our Story, Our Narrative
What Home Means to Me
For his father, home was Mexico. For his mother, home was wherever family gathered. For Francisco Jiménez, home became something he had to leave to find. A reflection from the author of The Circuit.
Business
We Are the Economy Too: What $1.26 Billion Tells Us About Who Powers Cook County
A new University of Illinois Chicago study set out to measure the cost of fear. What it found: Latino families don't just support their own community, they help power the entire county's economy.
Raíces — Our Story, Our Narrative
Entering the Mexica World: Flight of the Hummingbird
Salomón Quintero explores the language and art of his novel Flight of the Hummingbird, tracing a philosopher-artisan's journey and the Mexica poetry that meditates on beauty and mortality."
Raíces — Our Story, Our Narrative
The Dream Comes True: 300 People, 46 Degrees, and Four Decades of Fighting Finally Break Ground
Gun-metal gray skies. Forty-six degrees. Three hundred people huddled together on an open lot in East San José. December 13, 1997. Eddie García takes us to the morning four decades of dreaming finally broke ground. Part 10 of Raíces — Our Story, Our Narrative.
Raíces — Our Story, Our Narrative
9-9-99: The Day San José’s Mexican Community Finally Came Home
September 9, 1999. The Mexican Heritage Plaza opens its doors. The spirits of 220 years of presence, resilience, and perseverance gather on the balcony. Todos Juntos with the community. Eddie García takes us to the day they all came home. Part 11 of Raíces — Our Story, Our Narrative.
Cultura Ambassador
She Learned to Read People at a Flea Market. Now She's Teaching Leaders How to Listen.
Nancy Marmolejo spent decades helping leaders find their voice. Now she's teaching them to listen. Meet the newest SVL Executive Cultura Ambassador.
Latinos in Tech
Jessica Ruvalcaba - Cultura Ambassador
We are excited to announce that Cultura Ambassador, Jessica Ruvalcaba, will be joining Samsung SDS America as their new senior marketing manager. Jessica has been with Cisco since 2010 where she started as an MBA intern.
Business
Latine-Owned Businesses Navigate a Shifting Economic Landscape
What are Latine business owners experiencing in today’s economy? Drawing from our recent survey, this article explores emerging trends, shared challenges, and the resilience shaping Latino entrepreneurship as we look ahead.
Social Impact Advocates
When Policy Threatens Our Communities, Latina Leadership Responds
When policies threaten California’s coastline and frontline communities, Latina leadership steps forward. This month, Marcela Gutiérrez-Graudiņš and the team at Azul led a powerful call to reject offshore drilling—framing it for what it is: environmental injustice that puts communities of color at…
Business
Afro-Latina Leadership Making History: Joseline Peña-Melnyk
Joseline Peña-Melnyk made history as she was unanimously elected Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, becoming the first Afro-Latina to lead a legislative chamber in the state’s history.
Social Impact Advocates
Celebrating Opportunity, Community, and the Future: The 2026 Rosales Sisters Scholarship Gala
Education has the power to transform lives, open doors, and shape the future of entire communities. At the heart of that belief is Rosales Sisters Scholarship (RSS)—a nonprofit organization founded in 2019 by the six daughters of Abel and Maria Rosales.