Latinos

Fresno's Azteca Theater was the focal point of Fresno's Latino community in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, hosting Mexico's biggest film stars and a stop on Cesar Chavez's march to Sacramento in 1966.

Born in Delano, the theater group has a long legacy dramatizing the stories of those who work in California's farm fields.

Saddles made in Visalia in the 1800s became famous among ranchers worldwide.

Folic acid reduces the risk of birth defects and the FDA requires that bakers include it in enriched bread. California could extend the mandate to tortillas and foods made with corn masa flour.

In January, Julian Castro became the new CEO of the Latino Community Foundation — the largest Latino-serving philanthropic organization in the country.

The foundation, through its Latino Giving Circle Network, has generated more than $348,000 to invest Latino-led organizations across the state to increase and mobilize Latino youth leadership, support entrepreneurs and increase access to healthcare.

“Queer in the Valley” spotlights Fresno’s QTBIPOC community

CSU Bakersfield launches its first department of ethnic studies

On a warm Saturday morning in south Fresno County, families and vendors bargain at the Cherry Auction, the Central Valley’s largest outdoor market. Latino…

Pedro Cruz Mendoza was born in Oaxaca and came to the Central Valley in 1988. His wife and their son joined him 8 years later. He spent 21 years working…