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The DePaulia

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The DePaulia

The Latina Sweat Project hosted over 30 people to celebrate Dias de Muertos through mindfulness and yoga accompanied by live regional Mexican music.

How a team of Chicago Latinas reimagines Día de Muertos through yoga and meditation

Emily Diaz, Contributing Writer November 5, 2023

A room filled with incense and a line of candles illuminated an ofrenda as the sweet melody of a guitar and an accordion accompanied a group of over 100 people remembering their late loved ones on Thursday...

Una ofrenda en el Museo Nacional de Arte Mexicano celebrando las vidas de aquellos que han fallecido en el último año.

En Día de Muertos, una comunidad en luto celebra la vida de mujeres de Chicago asesinadas o desaparecidas, buscan justicia: ‘Ella no ha sido olvidada y todavía es amada.’

Alyssa N. Salcedo, Contributing Writer November 4, 2023

La comunidad de La Villita todavía está de luto por la pérdida de decenas de mujeres que han sido víctimas de la violencia armada, abuso doméstico o han desaparecido. Reyna Cristina Ical Seb, una...

María Arvizo, custodio de DePaul, limpia el baño de mujeres adentro de OConnell Hall el 10 de octubre. Arvizo es conocida como Doña María entre los estudiantes del Latinx Cultural Center.

Doña María: Una querida conserje en DePaul es una figura materna para muchos estudiantes de primera generación

Rodolfo Zagal, Managing Editor October 22, 2023

Cuando María Arvizo comenzó a trabajar en la Universidad DePaul hace más de dos décadas, recordó que había menos estudiantes latinos en el campus. Pero cuando se encontraba con uno, siempre experimentaba...

Lena Charles and Rogelio Silva teach English as a second language classes at Friendship Community Place on Thursday Oct. 12. These classes help migrants learn phrases they need to advocate for themselves.

Jefferson Park volunteers host English classes and provide resources to migrants

Alyssa N. Salcedo, Contributing Writer October 15, 2023

A Northwest side non-profit community organization expanded their mutual aid efforts to migrants by creating English language courses for the new arrivals. Jefferson Park community members have been...

Lena Charles y Rogelio Silva imparten clases de inglés como segundo idioma en Friendship Community Place el jueves 12 de octubre. Estas clases ayudan a los migrantes a aprender frases que necesitan para abogar por sí mismos.

Voluntarios de Jefferson Park ofrecen clases de inglés a los migrantes

Alyssa N. Salcedo, Contributing Writer October 14, 2023

Una organización comunitaria sin fines de lucro al noroeste de la ciudad, extendió sus esfuerzos de ayuda a los migrantes al crear cursos de inglés para los recién llegados. Los miembros de la comunidad...

Ivelisse Diaz, founder of Las BomPlaneras Unplugged, sings and dances to Bomba music during the 55 year celebration of the Young Lords at DePauls Cortelyou Commons on Sept. 18. Diaz brought students and faculty on stage with her, where she taught them steps and songs to Bomba music.

Young Lords celebrate 55 years of Puerto Rican resilience and look to new generation of activists

Cary Robbins, News Editor September 30, 2023

The Lincoln Park neighborhood looks far different than it did in 1970 when Hila Frontany bought her house on Diversey and Sheffield. The once Puerto Rican neighborhood has evolved to become one of the...

Venezuelan migrants selling food in downtown Chicago.

Some Venezuelan migrants sell traditional food downtown to support themselves

Alyssa N. Salcedo, Contributing Writer September 30, 2023

A migrant family has started selling foods from their home country in the streets of downtown Chicago as a way to make money to be able to rent an apartment while they wait for work permits.  Daniela,...

Migrantes venezolanos vendiendo comida en el centro de Chicago.

Algunos migrantes venezolanos venden comida tradicional en centro de Chicago para mantenerse

Alyssa N. Salcedo, Contributing Writer September 30, 2023

Una familia de migrantes comenzó a vender comidas tradicionales de su país de origen en las calles del centro de Chicago como una forma de ganar dinero para poder alquilar un apartamento mientras esperan...

Ivelisse Diaz, fundadora de Las BomPlaneras Unplugged, baila Bomba durante la celebración de los 55 años de los Young Lords el 18 de septiembre.

Young Lords celebran 55 años de resiliencia puertorriqueña y guían nueva generación de activistas

Cary Robbins, News Editor September 30, 2023

El vecindario de Lincoln Park luce muy diferente de lo que era en 1970, cuando Hila Frontany compró su casa en las calles Diversey y Sheffield. El antiguo vecindario puertorriqueño ha evolucionado...

The Diaz family selling aguas frescas.

Aguas frescas in Chicago: How a family business out of a front yard grows in a Southside neighborhood

Citlali Perez, Contributing Writer September 27, 2023

What brings people to the Southwest Side neighborhood of Chicago Lawn on any given day? Quality aguas fresca, a homemade beverage made of freshly squeezed fruit, is popular in Mexico and other Latin American...

Photographer Alex Garcia speaks to DePaul students about his photos of Cuba at the Chicago Center for Photojournalism on Sept. 1.

Cuban American photojournalist captures the joys and struggles on the island in art exhibit

Rodolfo Zagal, Managing Editor September 25, 2023

For most of his younger years, photojournalist Alex Garcia couldn’t travel to his father’s beloved Cuba from Chicago due the political turmoil and travel restrictions. But his curiosity and “obsession”...

Day Mdz, a performer for Chicago Samba, danced during DePauls second annual FERIA event.

FERIA Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with Samba and Drag

Cary Robbins, La DePaulia News Editor September 25, 2023

Students grooved to the rhythm of Samba music and watched dancers perform as they celebrated DePaul’s second annual FERIA event. DePaul’s Welcome Center parking lot was transformed with seats and...

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