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‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 4: Carlos Gil On Mexican-American Assimilation, Identity And Immigration

By Grace Arnis November 10, 2020

Carlos Gil, guest number four on the podcast Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella.

In this episode of "Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella," author and University of Washington professor of Chicano studies Carlos Gil discusses his views of assimilation as a descendant of Mexican immigrants growing up in California Continue Reading ‘Traverse Talks’ Episode 4: Carlos Read More

Ballet Hispánico Celebrates 50 Years As Ambassadors Of Latinx Dance

By NPR News October 12, 2020

Ballet Hispánico celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It was founded in 1970 by Tina Ramirez. CREDIT: Paula Lobo/Ballet Hispánico

The dance company features work of Latinx choreographers, as well as a robust educational outreach program. It was just awarded a $4 million grant from the Ford Foundation. Continue Reading Ballet Hispánico Celebrates 50 Years As Ambassadors Read More

Who’s Hit Hardest By COVID-19? Why Obesity, Stress And Race All Matter

By NPR News April 18, 2020

An EMT wearing protective equipment carries a patient into Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York. Preliminary data suggest COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Data shows people with certain chronic conditions are more likely to get severe COVID-19 symptoms. Why are they hit harder and what explains the disease's disproportionate affect on African Americans? Continue Reading Who’s Hit Hardest Read More

Idaho Schools Superintendent Emphasizes Importance Of Improved Outcomes For English Learners

By NWPB News January 31, 2020

Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra. CREDIT: Idaho Education News

Idaho’s schools have some 16,000 English language learners, and the majority speak Spanish as a primary language. Yet English language learners make up only 25 percent of Idaho’s Hispanic students, the vast majority of whom speak English. Read More

New Northwest Winter Wonderland: Latinos In Holiday Music

By Esmy Jimenez November 29, 2017

Pianist Jeremy Neufeld accompanies Encanto founder and tenor José Iñiguez (center left) alongside the Ballard Symphony Orchestra. This year’s Encanto Holiday Concert was held in Benaroya Hall. Photo credit: Barbara Rodriguez Listen Holiday cheer is in the air. But instead of another rendition of A Christmas Carol or The Nutcracker, Latinos in the Northwest… Read More

‘Don’t You Live With Ms. Juana?’ Student Homelessness In Migrant Central Washington

By Esmy Jimenez November 22, 2017

Listen Orondo, Washington, lies on the Columbia River between Chelan and Wenatchee. Its population fluctuates with the growing season as migrants work surrounding fruit orchards. This small town’s school district has the largest percentage of homeless students in the state. For the 2015-2016 year, nearly half of the 156 students in Orondo were in a… Read More

On National Farmers Day, The Changing Face Of Agriculture Is In Washington

By Esmy Jimenez October 12, 2017

A Native farmworker in Burlington, Washington, in 2016 Photo credit: Esmy Jimenez Listen If you ate today, thank a farmer. That’s the common thread on social media channels like Twitter and Facebook with the trending hashtag #NationalFarmersDay. The holiday stems from what was called Old Farmer’s Day. It’s celebrated in October because it marks the end… Read More

Tackling The Lack Of Teacher Diversity In Washington Schools

By Esmy Jimenez September 15, 2017

Sunnyside High School teacher Ibelia Avalos Listen During this back-to-school season, there is one persistent issue: classroom diversity. Students of color make up half of Washington classrooms, but public school teachers are overwhelmingly white. In the Yakima School District, 78 percent of students are Latino or Hispanic. Despite being a majority in the Read More

The Hispanic World’s Contributions To Classical Music

By Jessie Jacobs August 6, 2015

Frank Dominguez is your guide to music from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and the Latin world Concierto, WDAV Classical Public Radio Gigi Yellen and Concierto host Frank Dominguez discuss what goes into the bilingual show – hear it on your NPR and Classical Music Service. Frank Dominguez has been part of classical music… Read More

StoryCorps Northwest: Giving a Voice to the Yakima Valley

By Sueann Ramella August 21, 2013

Ricardo Garcia (L) and his friend Nieves Negrete of Yakima talk about the first Spanish-language community radio station, KDNA. Negrete interviewed Garcia for StoryCorps. CREDIT STORYCORPS Listen KDNA, the country’s first Spanish-lanuage community radio station, was founded by Ricardo Garcia of Yakima. Garcia worked with Cesar Chavez, and established the Read More