Freelance writer Arturo Dominguez returns to the LMC to discuss the how tattoos are being used by the Trump administration to racially profile and deport innocent people with no criminal record.
Category Archives: Culture
November 8th, 2024: Requiem for Fernandomania
Gone, but never forgotten. In memory of Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela, who recently passed away last October, L.A. Times columnist Gustavo Arellano speaks with the LMC about the legend of Fernandomania and how his legacy and impact on the Mexican-American community in Los Angeles went beyond the baseball diamond.
September 13th, 2024: Artists In Times Of War
In the lead up to the upcoming film, “The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World”, the LMC spends the hour with Ana Patricia Rodriguez and Hugo Najera on how the film tells the story of Washington’s Salvadoran community through art, injustice, and perseverance.
Ana Patricia Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of U.S. Latina/o and Central American Literatures & the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures @ the University of Maryland in College Park.
Hugo Najera is a member of the Yellow House Collective as well as a co-producer and music composer for the film.