Hundreds of young undocumented immigrants from California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and elsewhere gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Saturday for a "graduation ceremony" protest.
Latino activists said Monday they are planning a national "day of action" to protest President Barack Obama and demand an end to a controversial program involving local officials in immigration enforcement.
La Cocina’s mission is to transform talented home cooks into successful businesswomen by removing obstacles to entrepreneurship. Rooted in the Mission District of San Francisco, La Cocina provides commercial kitchen space and technical advice to help low-income, immigrant women start their own food businesses from square one.
"American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music," is a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian. Focusing on five major centers of Latino popular music production - New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, San Antonio and San Francisco - the exhibition explores how Latino musical innovations since the 1940s helped shape American popular music.
In San Francisco, Doug Gentry and Alex Benshimol -- a married same-sex binational couple appeared before an immigration judge and were permitted to remain in the country despite the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the law that prohibits the recognition of same-sex marriages by the federal government.
Latino musicians have had a profound influence on traditional genres of music in the United States, including jazz, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, and hip-hop. At the same time, their experiences living in the United States triggered the creation of new musical traditions.
In San Francisco, immigrant rights advocates have pushed for a revision of a 2008 ordinance that mimics the federal Secure Communities program, a controversial initiative that compels local cops to report to ICE the immigration status of all people they detain.
San Francisco no longer will report to immigration authorities juveniles suspected of being in the United States illegally when they are arrested on a felony charge if they can show they have family ties to the Bay Area, are enrolled in school and are not repeat offenders