Local communities in Los Angeles are filled with dynamic history
The areas of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles, while distinct from each other have a long, storied past.
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ELAC is the place for future success
East Los Angeles College alumni have gone on to fill in the ranks of many jobs, careers and posts.
ELAC theater department hosts Chicano Moratorium art show
East Los Angeles College’s Theater department hosted “Meet the Cast” before premiering “EAST LOS….R I S I N G 1970-2020, THEN & NOW”, in honor of the Chicano Moratorium.
The show’s director Cristina Frías, ELAC’s first-ever Hispanic to join the Theater Arts department’s full-time tenure track, said that the 50th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium inspired her to create the project.
First-generation students struck by imposter syndrome
Imposter syndrome fabricates the idea of self-doubt. It is a psychological pattern that causes people to question their success. They feel they may be discovered as a fraud. Feelings of inadequacy can occur to anyone; Many students have struggled with this.
ELAC Ranks #2 of 100 colleges for Hispanics
The Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine ranked East Los Angeles College #2 nationally out of 100 colleges and universities for Hispanics in their August issue.
HO is a monthly magazine founded in 1990 by Jose Lopez-Isa and it focuses on promoting higher education for Hispanics.
Non-Spanish speakers lose piece of heritage
By Ayana Arroyo Students at East Los Angeles College might be losing their language roots. I believe it is slightly disappointing not knowing how to speak Spanish in a community that is of Hispanic heritage. It’s wrong to forget or not care to know about something which is closely tied to who you are. Learning Spanish is probably the easiest language to learn in Los Angeles. I asked students outside…