Amidst the Hustle & Bustle of DTLA, Blue J Bar and Lounge’s Tuesday Latin Salsa Nights offers the Downtown Arts District a New Trendy Weeknight Hot Spot
Traversing into the tunnels leading into the Los Angeles metropolitan jungle of Downtown, the streets can be seen filled with the usual rush hour traffic and noise that normally describes a modern cosmopolitan urban center. Pedestrians of professionals, students, merchants, and local inhabitants make their way home as the workday reaches an end while the shadows of skyscrapers and scaffolding cover the urban landscape. As the night...
The Struggle of a Bilingual America: A retrospective on bilingual education and biliteracy programs and how Montebello USD’s Dual Language Immersion program leads by example
“We can no longer afford to simply learn languages and cultures; but rather, we must provide students with opportunities to learn languages and cultures by participating in communicative interactions that prepare for real-world language use and global citizenship. Language learning needs to be a lifelong endeavor.” —“Developing Global Competency” introduction excerpt to the California World Languages Content Standards 2009. In...
Read Conmigo’s documentary on Bilingual America revitalizes the topic of Bilingual Education and Bi-literacy for many in Montebello
In the weeks that led up to the 2016 general elections, Californians were weighing the benefits and the disadvantages of a number of propositions and measures. Among them was Prop 58, the proposition that basically repealed restrictions set forth by Prop 227 which prohibited the use of non-English languages in California public schools. Prop 58 was designed to establish dual language immersion programs to both native English speakers...
Alfonso Herrera tackles the supernatural in his latest series “The Exorcist” on FOX
Versatility. It is a quality describing a person’s ability to adapt to any situation and turn things around employing a variety of skills and talents. What better adjective can be used to describe Alfonso Herrera—the rising star from Mexico whose long list of acting roles has taken him to new heights landing him a lead role on FOX’s new series, The Exorcist ? Debuted on Friday, September 23, Alfonso, along with Academy Award...
Justin Quiles La Promesa
Justin Quiles is keeping his Promise as his new album lays siege to social media circles while dominating Billboard charts. A dawn of a new age in communication rose by the end of the 20th century. The World Wide Web was made available for the general public to explore and interact. The music industry in turn evolved alongside it through the advent of digital streaming and social media. More so, up and coming musical artists could...
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