Category: Family/Inter-generational News
Veterans of original march see parallels between Vietnam and current missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, worry about numbers of Latinos in armed forces.
The 5th Anniversary of the devastation has come and gone, and many in New Orleans' African-American community see disparity in efforts to rebuilding — even as they remain engaged in the struggle.
"A mosque nearby — even a proposed one — is already transforming the site from a sacred ground for reflection that is so desperately needed by the families who lost loved ones to a battleground for religious and political ideologies."
The 24-year-old black woman is dead, and she might have been murdered. That question — and plenty others for the L.A. Sheriff's Department and the FBI — remain outstanding.
Concerns about safety around high school keeps community group up in arms.
Community reflects overall population as some agree and others denounce federal judge's decision to set aside, for now, a constitutional amendment that bans gay marriages.
The Los Angeles Black Underwater Explorers will head to Florida to take part in uncovering the a slave ship that crashed enroute to Cuba nearly 183 years ago.
Maria Roque has 'released all the bad I carried in me' from an abusive relationship. She hopes that the Amanacer program that helped her will be able to do the same for her children and other families.
Jan says she did everything right but still ended up sharing a room with eight other elderly women. She wants to know what anyone's going to do about it.
Protest in L.A. focuses on families; demonstrators take some encouragement from decision by federal judge on Arizona law.
The writer explains the complicated history Mexicans have with the Dodgers and why they keep going to the games.
Veteran L.A. Watts Times' publisher reflects as publication joins the Sentinel's fold.
A look at how a Skid Row institution makes a difference, one life at a time.
A veteran teacher raises questions about charter schools in advance of a couple of documentaries that will examine the concept.
Sure, there would be some changes if he had it all to do over, but there are so many things he'd do again.
A last look at the weekly featured that honored the oft-overlooked members of the community who work hard every day.
The low whooping cough vaccination rate among U.S. adults is endangering the lives of infants too young to be immunized and Latinos are hit the hardest.
3 Will come all the way from the some of the poorest areas of the Philippines to attend the Lakers star's basketball camp.
Lake Street Park just northwest of Downtown will offer recreational activities, educational programs to youths throughout the central city; the anti-gang effort grows to 24 sites this year, with others spread around town.
Juanita and Larry Matthews have built a non-profit service organization on first-handle knowledge of the burdens that come to those who grieve murdered loved ones.
Advocacy group engages in hunger strike, civil disobedience, promises more action to protest increases set to take effect July 1.
APALC makes them available for free in hopes of taking some of the mystery out of the naturalization process.
TV star joins in ribbon-cutting on computer lab for the homeless.
Lee Wesley Gibson has been lauded as the oldest living Pullman Porter, and he's seen everything from the invention of the traffic light to the introduction of the iPad. But "nothing was more important than being a father," the centenarian says.
Latino children started kindergarten with strong social and classroom skills, but those skills eroded during the middle school years, recent research found.
Jon and Sheila Duenas-Imme's "The Hidden Dream" sheds light on the plight of veterans and what history means to the younger Filipino generation; debut set for May 13 on public television station in Los Angeles.
An Iranian woman explains cultural barrier to herself as she jumps through fire in her aunt's backyard while her non-Iranian boyfriend watches.
Health officials point to recent H1N1 outbreaks in urging parents to get kids immunized for whooping cough, chicken pox and other childhood threats.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's elimination of California's welfare-to-work program will affect 1 million children.
Finding individuals for back payments — including an estimated 7,000 in L.A. County — won't be easy. Legal advocates say many members of ethnic groups are likely affected and they'll work with civic & community groups to track them down.
Representatives of various ethnic groups and faiths joined call for immigration reform, railed against Arizona's new and restrictive law.
His parents came from Michoacán, and he worked alongside them in the fields of California before getting an education, joining NASA, and making a trip to the International Space Station. He came back to earth with a new perspective on borders and a sense of obligation for future generations.
Classical musicians offer free program for children at the Watts-Willowbrook Boys & Girls Club.
Assemblies at 3 area high schools inspired by recent death of teenager in apparent alcohol-related incident; organizers ask students for pledge.
The Youth Edutainment League (YEL) is Darius Farrelly's tribute to his late father — and a fast-growing program that offers youngsters some options besides the streets when they get bored.
Study by Keck School of Medicine at USC is one of the few to focus on campus environments.
Communities of color bear disproportionate burden on emissions from industrial sources, according to the report, which comes as some oil industry players seek to reverse state law that mandates reductions in green-house gases...
College professor's book looks at academic achievements that often go unrewarded by employment due to immigration status, makes call for passage of federal Dream Act.
Community organization that started among indigenous immigrants from the Mexican state of Oaxaca marks 19th anniversary with new offices, determination.
Kidsdata.org will tell you some things you didn't know about the life of the children in California's communities — and leave you to decide what should be done about troubling trends.
The program provides lunchtime & after-school activities on neutral ground for at-risk youths from three public housing projects infamous for gang violence. The city's budget crunch could mean cutting eight of nine staff positions.
Some personal reflections from the crowd that turned out for the March 27 demonstration for immigration reform.
His life story has gone from Nickerson Gardens to the Smithsonian, with a stop at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park expected next year.
The federal government's move to give room for individuals to indicate more than one ethnic tie is still new for many, but officials encourage them to check all categories that apply.
Congressional appointment has Yechan Kim ready to set sail from the Westlake district on the edge of Downtown to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Public demonstrations in recent years have offered indicators of a push-pull relationship between grassroots and the political class. Saturday's march in Los Angeles could show which side has the upper hand.
Divorce is tough enough, so who needs a message from the feds in the middle of settlement negotiations? Turns out that she did.
The crowds exceeded the organizers' expectations at the rally for immigration rights in Washington D.C. The rally was intended to get the attention of lawmakers but also brought together immigrant movements and their leaders from across the country.
An East Los Angeles social group joins with an Internet-based organization for Latinas to make a contribution to a program that aims to bring comfort to kids in need.
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