Monthly Archives: September 2013

Public Radio: Evangeline Ordaz and “East Los High”

Good radio story recently on Evangeline Ordaz, an attorney and professor who created “East Los High,” a series about teens in East Los Angeles. Radio Story Excerpt From the cheap press-on nails to the Spanglish word for skank (“skonka”), Ordaz … Continue reading

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Love sold and Love given: poem excerpt

From “The Price of Love” by Roberto Juarez What can one offer? What can one give? Without love, no one can live You cannot buy, you cannot pay Love that is sold is lost forever Love must be given to … Continue reading

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