Articles Published in January, 2010

I don't blame the paper for leaving out the remarkable life of Albert in their report, they just didn't know. What was news worthy was Albert's numerical value — the first homicide of the year in San Jose.

Each year thousands cross the US-Mexico border in search of a better life in America. In the process, hundreds would perish, go missing or get separated from their loved ones. The Mexican Consulate in San Jose helps families find and connect these families.

In indigenous Nahuatl language in Mexico, "cochitlehua-li" means "dream." It's also the name of a San Jose group ran by Latino youth to advocate for the "DREAM Act", or the AB 540, a California law which provides a path of higher education to undocumented immigrant students.