Read More La Vida de La Villita Video An ice cream store owner brings together Mexican flavors — and families — in Chicago’s Little VillageBy Olivia ObinemeSeptember 26, 2018 Azucar is a popular gathering place for immigrants looking for a taste of home. Read More 0 0 0
Read More Interview La Vida de La Villita Light skin, blue eyes and born in Mexico: An artist shares what life is like with two nationalitiesBy Nissa RheeSeptember 20, 2018 Natalie González is a Mexico-based artist and illustrator. Read More 0 0 0
Read More As Told To DACA La Vida de La Villita An organizer challenges the way we think about — and police — immigration todayAs told to Nissa RheeSeptember 19, 2018 Tania Unzueta is a fierce advocate for the rights of undocumented immigrants around the country. Read More 0 0 0
Read More As Told To La Vida de La Villita Little Village’s first Mexican alderman on the neighborhood’s transformation over the decadesAs told to Alex V. HernandezSeptember 19, 2018 Earlier this year Jesús “Chuy” García scored a victory in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ lone Latinx-majority congressional seat. Read More 0 0 0
Read More As Told To La Vida de La Villita Little Village speaks out: How the police gang database is impacting their communityBy Nissa RheeSeptember 19, 2018 Residents share their experiences with racial profiling and police brutality in Chicago. Read More 0 0 0
Read More Comic La Vida de La Villita Inside the Chicago Police Department’s ‘gang database’By Vicko AlvarezSeptember 19, 2018 The CPD keeps a database of suspected gang members that has been used to target undocumented immigrants in Chicago Read More 0 0 0
Read More As Told To La Vida de La Villita A Little Village leader on neighborhood resilience and innovationAs told to Nissa RheeSeptember 19, 2018 Fanny Diego-Alvarez was born in the state of Guerrero in Mexico and moved with her family to Little Village when she was six years old. Read More 0 0 0
Read More 3 Comic La Vida de La Villita Viento: Running in Little VillageBy Nissa Rhee and Dan RowellSeptember 19, 2018 The running group has been bringing Mexican-American residents together for six years. Read More 0 0 0
Read More Interview La Vida de La Villita An artist shares his love for La VillitaBy Alex V. HernandezSeptember 19, 2018 From the traditional dances to the colorful murals, Little Village is all about art, says Omar Magana. Read More 0 0 0
Read More As Told To La Vida de La Villita An avid runner on how she came to the United StatesAs told to Alex. V. HernandezSeptember 19, 2018 Faustina Montoya is from the Mexican state of Guerrero and has lived in Chicago for twenty-seven years. Read More 0 0 0