Monthly Archives: November 2015

From Tamales to Turkey: Thanksgiving in Two Cultures

November 24, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Youth Commentary, Yesenia Aguilar

Tamales and Champurrado. That’s the typical Latino Thanksgiving, at least in my household.  

Youth Commentary: Why My Community Deserves Sidewalks

November 23, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Youth Commentary, Jocelyn Cuevas

I have lived in Rexland Acres for four years, and every day I worry about the safety of my fellow residents as they go about their everyday business.

Arvin Teacher Rallies Community Around Breast Cancer Awareness

November 21, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, News Report, Lynette Layus

Back in 2011, Arvin High School’s 11th grade history teacher, Kimberly Lee, was diagnosed with non-genetic breast cancer.

What Makes You Happy?

November 17, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Jocelyn Cuevas

How many times have you been asked “What makes you happy?”

Immigrant Rights Leaders Say This Is the Time to Act

November 13, 2015 / By

New America Media, News Report, Elena Shore

Pictured above: Odette Keeley of New America Media, Sally Kinoshita of Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Juan Ortiz of International Institute of the Bay Area, Dayanna Carlos of The California Endowment and Annette Wong of Chinese for Affirmative Action discuss the federal court decision and what families can do now.

Mexican-American Family Continues Legacy of Military Service

November 11, 2015 / By

By: Amanda Flores for Coachella Uninc.

COACHELLA — Johnny Ortiz always knew he would join the United States Military.

BHC-SK Celebrates Five Years of Building a Healthy South Kern

November 11, 2015 / By

                  

South Kern Sol, News Report, Randy Villegas, photos by Clara Bruno

This past weekend marked five years since the start of the Building Healthy Communities South Kern initiative.

Aging Trans People Locked Out of U.S. Health Care System

November 10, 2015 / By

Newsweek/New America Media, News Feature, Liana Aghajanian

Photo: Michelle Evans transitioned in her 50s. After a surgery, most nursing homes wouldn’t take her, and the one that did demanded she be treated as a man.

I Was Told to “Man Up”: Learning How to Talk About Depression

November 6, 2015 / By

New America Media, First Person, Jerell Johnson as told to Kitty Rodriguez

Raised in a dangerous neighborhood without a lot of positive role models, when I was 18 I took it upon myself to make sure I got out of South Central Los Angeles.

Creating a College Going Culture In Arvin

November 4, 2015 / By

By Yesenia Aguilar for South Kern Sol

I hear it all the time: Arvin High Students don’t graduate.