From Where We Started to Where We’re Going
From government housing in rural Colorado to the boardroom, Michael Archuleta on the fighting chance that shaped his idea of home.
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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.
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.
Where Home Really Is
Nancy Marmolejo spent her twenties moving from apartment to apartment. Her mother's house was the one constant, until the year she became her mother's caregiver, and the year after, when she had to let it go.
Two Flags, One Home
Two flags hung on his bedroom wall growing up, Mexican on one side, American on the other. Eddie García opens SVL's Hispanic Heritage Month series with a Sunday morning that never left him.
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.
Why the Mexica Story Matters
Historical memory shapes more than our understanding of the past. In the final installment of his Raíces series, Salomón Quintero explains why he chose the Mexica as the subject of Flight of the Hummingbird, and why recovering Indigenous history matters to Latino communities today.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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ALAS - Equity Express Bus by Ryan Lopez
Dr. Arriaga is proud to announce the ALAS Equity Express Bus launch - a heartfelt project that ensures that farmworkers receive services such as education, counseling, and healthcare.
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Angela Alvarez wins Latin Grammy at 95!
We are excited to share our latest highlight of what we refer to as our #SVLLatinaLeader. The accomplishment that Angela Alvarez has shown is a true example that it is NEVER TOO LATE to succeed in what you LOVE and STRIVE for!
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CAMPESINOS: America's Unsung Heroes Private Screening at Mexican Heritage Plaza
Our team member and Director Extraordinaire Joe Poni was awarded an Accommodation signed by the Mayor and the Full City Council of San José for this moving and educational film about #farmworkers, #frontlineworkers.
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CAMPESINOS: America's Unsung Heroes
The documentary, Campesinos: America’s Unsung Heroes is a moving and vivid first-hand look at the struggles farm workers face on both a local and national level. It was filmed at several farms near Silicon Valley and shows how the gritty reality of farm workers is similar everywhere.
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MAVA's 10th Annual La Cosecha Grand Tasting!
Silicon Valley Latino & our sister companies are excited to be a Gold Sponsor for this year's 10th Annual La Cosecha Grand Tasting by the Mexican American Vintners Association (MAVA) on August 20, 2022.
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Mi Camino-An Animated Bilingual Opera by Héctor Armienta
Cultura Ambassador, Composer, Creator & Director, Héctor Armienta is delighted to bring us a powerful animated short film where he gives a voice to Bay Area farm-workers.
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Héctor Armienta brings Zorro to San Jose in December!
SVL Cultura Ambassador Héctor Armienta brings to San Jose's MACLA theater his latest interpretation of Zorro! With his theater company Opera Cultura they will present the very first performances of excerpts from Zorro.
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Silicon Valley Latino Hall of Fame
On June 14, 2008, the Mexican American Community Services Agency (MACSA) celebrated its 2nd Annual Red Carpet Gala which featured the Most Influential Latinos of Silicon Valley.
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Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) 2019
On July 9th Academy Award®-nominated actor Edward James Olmos announced the program that will be featured at the 2019 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) which runs Wednesday, July 31 through Sunday, August 4 at the TCL Chinese Theatres.
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Composer Hector Armienta's Musical Drama - La Llorona
This weekend, Opera Cultura, the only Latinx focused opera company in the country, will present it in San Jose at the Mexican Heritage Theater - School of Arts and Culture June 28th - 30th.
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Bay Area Border Relief - Sister Norma Pimentel Event!
We invite you to attend an event hosted by Bay Area Border Relief (BABR) to learn about what's happening on the ground in the Rio Grande Valley, directly from the award-winning, inspirational woman who has been referred to as the Mother Teresa of South Texas
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Ivan Reyes released "Dedicado"
Silicon Valley Latino had the pleasure to support one of its most talented, dynamic, artistic and charismatic Cultura Ambassadors, Ivan Reyes, as Templo Records hosted a release party for "Dedicado."