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Arts & Culture on the Corner with Gabriel San Román
Spotlighting our local and diverse O.C. communities and global topics that traverse our streets.
A Letter from the Founder: ¡Aquí Estamos y No Nos Vamos!
This year is rapidly ending. And as we take a moment to reflect, we realize how much our community has carried us along the way...
Dec 1, 20235 min read
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Mutual Aid at the Heart of “Gordo”
At the heart of California’s farmworker communities, the most valuable thing people have is each other.
Dec 1, 20233 min read
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From the River to the Sea: Books that Raise Awareness on Palestine & Its Liberation
The list below is a selection of beloved books that offer another side to the conflict: a raw portrayal of what it means to be Palestinian.
Nov 3, 20237 min read
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Unos Libros Para El Susto: Latinx ~Espooky~ 2023 Books List
~Espooky~ season is upon us! Check out this list if you're a Halloween and/or Dia de Muertos fanatic.
Oct 6, 20236 min read
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Jesus Cortez has always been here, this show is our time to really notice
¿Ya Mero Compa? features the photography of Anaheim's Jesus Cortez — intersecting his life as an artist and immigrant worker.
Sep 1, 20234 min read
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Walking a Fine Line In History
by Erin Rubin Part of LM Voices' Tiny Reviews series Jennifer Wright's book Madame Restell sets out to rectify an injustice: Madame...
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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Mapping Our City: How Santa Ana Lives On in the Cyberworld
Whether you’re a Santa Ana native, an OC local, or just a curious lover of all things history, A Storymap of Santa Ana is meant for you.
Aug 4, 20234 min read
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Crossing Into Understanding
by Reggie Peralta From LM Voices' Deconstructing Academia series Originally published in 2013, Global Crossings: Immigration,...
Jul 7, 20234 min read
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Just Around the Corner: Free POC-Led Art Spaces in Southern California
From Monterey Park to Long Beach, Compton to Santa Ana, we’ve gathered a list of free POC-led art spaces that beckon us home.
Jul 7, 20236 min read
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Plastic Spoons in the Inland Empire
by Joe Lopez part of LibroMobile's Tiny Review series “I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth, the pink kind you get at Dairy...
May 5, 20233 min read
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Orange County’s Book-Banning Dilemma: Age-Inappropriate Content vs. Literacy Censorship
Our little ones are our future, and their empowerment to read books, whether physically or digitally, shouldn’t be limited...
May 5, 20234 min read
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Welcome to the Santa Ana Public Library: A Looking Glass into Tradition & Modernism All in One Space
Santa Ana Public Library offers a quieter, more laid-back alternative to the hustle and bustle of DTSA...
Apr 7, 20235 min read
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From Bookshelves to Literary Arts Festival: A Look into the Books (& their Authors) from Yesteryear
With LibroMobile’s Literary Arts Festival just around the corner,it’s important to celebrate the books (and the authors behind their pages).
Mar 3, 20234 min read
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Trafficking in Death Brings Forth Life
by Daniel Arbino Part of LM Voices' Tiny Review series Pared down, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s debut novel When We Were Birds (2022) is a...
Feb 3, 20233 min read
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A Letter to the Comunidad: At the Heart of Art & Culture
Melanie Romero is thrilled to share that she's the incoming featured columnist for LibroMobile’s Arts & Culture “Off the Page”.
Feb 3, 20233 min read
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Next Time Will Be Better
by Luz Schweig Part of LibroMobile's Tiny Reviews series Carmen Rita Wong’s memoir Why Didn’t You Tell Me? traces the turbulent path of a...
Jan 6, 20233 min read
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Silvia Rodriguez Vega Forces Us to Listen to Children of Immigrants in Drawing Deportation
Dr. Rodriguez Vega's debut book published by NYU Press is both an interdisciplinary feat and an account of her professional researcher life.
Jan 6, 20234 min read
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Meeting La Llorona Head On
by Damaris Leal Part of LibroMobile's Tiny Review series Have you ever wondered if witches need healing? In her novel River Woman River...
Nov 4, 20222 min read
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From the Ground Up: Orange County BIPOC Businesses on the Rise
Although not new to the region, Black,Indigenous and people of color businesses have evolved with a new generation of foodie entrepreneurs.
Nov 4, 20226 min read
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From One County to the Next, Author and Columnist Gustavo Arellano Oversees a New Horizon in L.A.
Born in Anaheim to Mexican parents, Arellano sought from the get-go to spotlight both the American and Mexican cultures in a divided OC.
Oct 7, 20226 min read
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Gabriel San Román is a contributor to Times OC and a former OC Weekly staff writer. Subscribe to his weekly Slingshot! Newsletter. And in case anyone is wondering, he's still the tallest Mexican in OC.
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