Coachella Uninc. to be Honored at NAM Media Awards

March 1, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: brenda rincon, Cesar Chavez, Coachella Unincorporated, ivan delgado, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, NAM Ethnic Media Awards, New America Media, Raul Ruiz, The Diary of Joaquín Magón

  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — New America Media (NAM), the nation’s largest association of ethnic media outlets, has announced the winners of its 2013 NAM Ethnic Media Awards for Southern California, honoring exceptional journalism by members of the ethnic media in the region.

Environmental Summit to Empower Residents Feb. 23

February 15, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, desert mirage high school, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Enrique Manzanilla, Environmental Health Leadership Summit, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Fatima Ramirez, John J. Benoit, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Salton Sea

FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated   THERMAL, Calif. — Eastern Coachella Valley residents will soon have the opportunity to learn more and receive information empowering them to take on the environmental issues affecting them daily.

Commentary: Immigration Reform an Economic Issue

February 13, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: barack obama, Coachella Unincorporated, immigration reform, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, State of the Union, UFW

    JESÚS E. VALENZUELA FÉLIX/Coachella Unincorporated   SALINAS, Calif. — Tuning in to Obama’s State of the Union address, I expected immigration reform to be a key issue — one that would take up a good chunk of his speech.

Coachella Uninc: New Office Space at Raices

February 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, raices, Tony Aguilar

  By TONY E. AGUILAR/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA, Calif. — It’s been nearly two years since the youth journalists of Coachella Unincorporated began covering the Eastern Coachella Valley.

Women Immigrants Forum Coming to Coachella

January 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, aurora saldivar, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Cristian Cabrera, Irma Herrera, Megan Beaman, Mily Treviño-Sauceda, New America Media, Nora E. Vargas, Silvia Paz

By AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA, Calif. — New America Media is hosting a women and immigrants community roundtable, focusing on how immigration laws affect women – and the role of women leaders in fighting for fair treatment for their families.

2012 Newsmaker: Dr. Raul Ruiz

January 7, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 113th Congress, aurora saldivar, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, congress, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Harvard Medical School, House of Representatives

  After his hard-fought campaign and come-from-behind victory, Dr. Raul Ruiz was sworn in to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the 113th Congress on January 3. 

2012 Newsmaker: Elizabeth Toledo

December 19, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Unincorporated, coachella valley unified school district, Eastern Coachella Valley, Elizabeth Toledo, Fatima Ramirez, Planned Parenthood, Riverside County Board of Education, Roy Wilson

  As the year comes to an end, Coachella Unincorporated is featuring some of the people who made a positive impact on the Eastern Coachella Valley in 2012.