CHRISTIAN MENDEZ / Coachella Unincorporated
COACHELLA — A small crowd gathered as Alma Ochoa took the stage to perform a monologue about being Purépecha in the eastern Coachella Valley.
“Remember something ancient; create something new,” Ochoa said.
CHRISTIAN MENDEZ / Coachella Unincorporated
The smell of pozole and tostadas floated through the air as a group of women and young people gathered for a poetry workshop at the North Shore Beach & Yacht Club in Mecca, Calif.