The Capital of Traditions: Loiza, Puerto Rico
Credit: Nuestro Stories Loiza, Puerto Rico is affectionately called “The Capital of Traditions.” It is one of the cultural hubs that honors the most iconic traditions, inspired directly by the African heritage and roots deeply connected to Boricua heritage. Loiza, in a way, acts as a pillar for the predominantly Black community that resides in […]
Humanizing the Mariel Boatlift
Credit: Nuestro Stories When the Castro regime took over in 1959, Cuba – slowly but surely – began to close its borders to the outside world. Not only were outsiders not let in, but Cubans, who no longer wished to be there, were not being let out. Though many had supported the revolutionary ideals early […]
This Park Famous for Balloon Races was Once the Home of the Washoe Tribe
Image courtesy of Nuestro Stories. Rancho San Rafael Regional Park may be most famously known for housing The Great Reno Balloon Race. The area was once part of the homeland of the Washoe Tribe. The Washoe people have lived in the Great Basin and Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains for at least 6000 years, though some […]
Books You Should Read to Understand the Duality of Being Latino in America
Image courtesy of Nuestro Stories. Living as a Latino in America is constantly living in a world of duality, one where the land is ancestrally connected to us but was stolen from us long before we stepped foot on it. It is a land deeply connected to our ways of life and history, but land […]
Castner Range, a Natural Haven Born of a Military Past
Credit: Nuestro Stories Castner Range is a place that proves how the beauty of nature and Mother Earth can overtake even the most aggressive of pasts. What was formerly a United States Army weapons training range is now the home to one of the largest blooms of the Mexican Golden Poppy in the United States […]
‘El Periquillo Sarniento,’ by Jose Joaquin Fernandez de Lizardi, One of the First Latin American Novels
Image courtesy of Nuestro Stories. Latin Americans have made outstanding contributions to the literary lexicon. From Marquez to Acosta, from Cisneros to Bolano, so many have come along and paved the way for more and more Latino writers to leave their impression on the world. When it comes to the original, though? The OG paver – […]
This Half Acre Park Stands as a Monument to the Power of the People
Image courtesy of Nuestro Stories. Chepa’s Park is a small space that packs a big heart. Located in Santa Ana’s Logan Barrio, this half-acre park is one of California’s seven heritage sites recommended for historic status. In the 1900’s Logan Barrio was one of the few parts of the country where Mexican Americans were actually […]
A Motherload of Disaster Haunted this California Mission
Credit: Nuestro Stories The San Jose del Cabo Anuiti Mission was founded in 1730 by the Jesuit Friar Nicolas Tamaral, though the mission and the friar didn’t last very long in the area. By 1734, an uprising of the Pericu people against the colonizers ensued, in which Tamaral was killed, and the original mission completely […]
The Uncontacted Tribes of Latin America Who Continue to Resist Outsiders
Credit: Nuestro Stories The world as a whole has gone through hundreds upon thousands of years of colonization that has spread itself from one country to the next. Somehow, though, despite the best efforts of generations worth of predecessors, there exist Indigenous tribes, still uncontacted by the modern world. These tribes have held out against […]
Ready for Back-to-School Season? Your Favorite Writing Device Has Latino Roots
Image courtesy of Nuestro Stories. For parents, it feels like the most wonderful time of the year. For students, maybe not so much. No matter your feelings on the subject, it is time to go back to school! As you’re running through the aisles, filling your carts with spiral notebooks and neon highlighters, we thought […]
This Boyle Heights Park Acted as a Local Cornerstone of the East LA Walkouts
Credit: Nuestro Stories In the heart of East LA off of Norfolk St., is Hazard Park. It was picked as one of the locations during the East LA School Walkouts, which was around the time of the Chicano Movement of 1968. Students from nearby Wilson and Lincoln High Schools rendezvoused at the park after simultaneously […]
This Historic Site Is the Home of the Only Ground Invasion on U.S. Soil Since the War of 1812
Image courtesy of Nuestro Stories. It was the early morning hours of March 9, 1916, when Pancho Villa and his cadre of fighting revolutionaries made their way into Columbus, NM, in what is historically known as the only ground invasion to occur on U.S. soil since the War of 1812. Tensions had been building between […]