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22/11/2024

Meet La Colaborativa Cuauhtli! It's a group that brings together local, bilingual elementary teachers to foster an appreciation for the ancestral roots of Mexico and encourages young learners to explore the significance of indigenous heritage.

From meeting indigenous communities in Oaxaca to learning about ancestral agricultural practices, teachers are bringing back what they learn to the classroom.

Check out our latest article in honor of .

What indigenous practices help you connect with your roots?

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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente. ⁠

Austin-area teachers aim to foster deeper understanding of language, heritage and indigenous culture in the classroom through La Colaborativa Cuahtli.

15/11/2024

Author and educator Nicholas Solis grew up in Austin. Now, he's inspiring a love of reading through his childrens books including his latest "The Littlest Grito."

We caught up with him ahead of his appearance at the Texas Book Festival. Check out the fun Q&A!

Who are you excited to check out at the free book festival this weekend?
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.

Author and educator Nicholas Solis grew up in Austin. Now, he's inspiring a love of reading through his childrens books including his latest "The Littlest Grito."

08/11/2024

We loved spotlighting local children's book author Nicholas Solis on the latest "Austin Cultura" radio show, a partnership between Austin Vida + K*T Austin 90.5 FM co-hosted by Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores and K*T's Juan Garcia. ⁠
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Listen to the segment online (link in comments) to learn more about his latest book "The Littlest Grito," which will be featured at the Texas Book Festival.
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Find out more about upcoming cultural happenings in Austin Vida's Nov. Cultura Guide. Get yours free in the link in comments. ⁠
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente. ⁠
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06/11/2024

Stop doomscrolling! Instead, check out ways you can connect with community this month in Austin Vida's November Cultura Guide! ⁠
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If you didn't already receive in your inbox, get it free when you sign up in the link in comments. Here's a sneak peek at what you'll find:⁠
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🦋 Where you can attend a pow wow honoring Native American culture.⁠
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🚘 How to get immersed in a lowrider car show.⁠
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📽️ How to find free family-friendly film screenings.⁠
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🤣 How you can celebrate 25 years of Latino comedy.⁠
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🎶 Where to catch live música from Intocable to a cumbia caravan.⁠
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What are you excited to check out this month? ⁠
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.

29/10/2024

💀🕯️ Día de Los Mu***os, a two-day holiday on Nov. 1 and 2, celebrates life and death. Once a year, the departed come back to the land of the living to reunite with their families. ⁠
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Check out the various ways to honor departed loved ones throughout November.
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How are you celebrating Día de los Mu***os?

Día de Los Mu***os, a two-day holiday on Nov. 1 and 2, celebrates life and death. Check out the various ways to honor departed loved ones in Austin.

22/10/2024

Have you ever had to translate for your parents or grandparents at appointments? ⁠

We're bien proud to showcase a featured article en español focused on importance of bilingual healthcare. At Suvida clinics, Spanish-speaking seniors can navigate their health without having to always rely on their sons or daughters to translate. ⁠
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🎥 Be sure to check out Austin Vida's first news video package along with the digital story.

https://austinvida.com/articles/community/clinica-bilingue-suvida-abre-un-nuevo-centro-en-el-norte-de-austin/⁠
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16/10/2024

🎉 We’re muy excited today to announce that Austin Vida was selected to receive funding from Press Forward, the nationwide movement strengthening communities through local news!

Austin Vida is among the newsrooms across the U.S. who were selected for a two-year grant to report on communities that have traditionally gone uncovered. A review panel of national foundation and journalism leaders saw how our reporting is making a difference in our comunidad and awarded us $100,000 in funding to keep going.

What does this mean? You can expect even more stories and programming amplifying our gente y mucho más! Here we go, familia! What would you like to see in Austin Vida?

14/10/2024

In this Mental Health Ofrenda, Austin Vida columnist explores healing the wounds of your ancestors and other mental health offerings in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

What does Indigenous Peoples' Day mean to you?

In this Mental Health Ofrenda, Austin Vida columnist explores healing the wounds of your ancestors and other mental health offerings.

10/10/2024

We loved spotlighting local Latina comedy powerhouses and on the latest "Austin Cultura" radio show, a partnership between Austin Vida + K*T Austin 90.5 FM co-hosted by Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores and K*T's Juan Garcia. ⁠
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Listen to the segment online (link in comments) to learn more about their upcoming spooky coming-of-age improv production "My Killer Quinceañera" at the Hideout Theatre.
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Find out more about upcoming cultural happenings in Austin Vida's Oct. Cultura Guide. Get yours free in the link in bio. ⁠
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente. ⁠
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08/10/2024

Your October Cultura Guide is here! If you didn't receive in your inbox, get it free when you sign up in the link in comments. ⁠
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Here's a sneak peek at what you'll find:⁠
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🕯️ Where to start celebrating Día de los Mu***os. ⁠
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💃🏽 How to have a cumbia-style Halloween.⁠
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🎭 Where you can catch Latine teatro from espooky stories to Selena sing-a-longs.⁠
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🎶 Where to catch live música from Christian Nodal to La Santa Cecilia.⁠
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🦋 How to find a festival featuring nature y comunidad.⁠
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Y más!⁠
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What are you excited to check out this month? ⁠
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.

24/09/2024

At Chingona Fest Texas, a social impact music festival that celebrates Latinidad and comunidad, Austin Vida asked attendees: What does Chingona Mean to You? Who is a Chingona in Your Life?

At Chingona Fest, a social impact music festival that celebrates Latinidad and comunidad, Austin Vida asked attendees: What does Chingona Mean to You? Who is a Chingona in Your Life?

10/09/2024

Debuting our newly-designed Cultura Guide! You can still count on us for thorough highlights of our comunidad’s events — but in a new, easier to read format. Get yours FREE in the link in comments. ⁠
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⁠👀 Here's a sneak peek at what you can find in the September Cultura Guide. ⁠
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🇲🇽 Where to celebrate 16 de septiembre and more Mexican Independence Day events. ⁠
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💃🏽 How to kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month.⁠
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🎥 Where you can find Central American films, music, food y más. ⁠
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🎶 Where to catch live música from Pesado to Carrie Rodriguez. ⁠
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🎨 How to find Latino Art Month exhibits. ⁠
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🌎 Where to come together with paisanos and rep your país. ⁠
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🚘 Learn the art of lowriding. ⁠
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.

08/09/2024

We loved spotlighting Ecudadorian singer-songwriter Javier Jara Music on the latest "Austin Cultura" radio show, a partnership between Austin Vida + K*T Austin 90.5 FM co-hosted by Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores and K*T's Juan Garcia. ⁠
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Listen to the segment online (link in comments) to learn more about how you can check out the upcoming Our Rhythms, Our Voices concert and project! ⁠
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Find out more about upcoming cultural happenings in Austin Vida's Sept. Cultura Guide. Get yours free in the link in bio. ⁠
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente. ⁠
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27/08/2024

Who wants to be a cultura warrior? Gracias a todos who have contributed to our Summer Fundraiser, which helps secure funding for our cultura coverage as well as intern stipends.

Please contribute before Aug. 31.

We’re a couple of weeks away from Hispanic Heritage Month and your support would help us launch some exciting projects we’ll be revealing this fall. 👀

Together we can keep amplifying our voces and celebrating our Latinidad!

Help us uplift and inform our local comunidad

22/08/2024

Catch up on the “Austin Cultura" show!

We loved spotlighting the "Carros y Cultura" lowrider exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on a recent episode of the "Austin Cultura" radio show, a partnership between Austin Vida + K*T Austin 90.5 FM co-hosted by Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores and K*T's Juan Garcia. ⁠
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Listen to the segment online (link in comments) to learn more before the exhibit ends on Sept. 2. ⁠
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Find out more about upcoming cultural happenings in Austin Vida's August Cultura Guide. Get yours free when you sign up below.
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente. ⁠
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21/08/2024

When McCallum students couldn't afford a quinceañera, the community rallied to celebrate them!

Austin Vida loved partnering with the school's student publication to co-publish this inspiring bilingual photo essay! ⁠
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Through community sponsors and donations, several McCallum students, who otherwise wouldn't be able to throw a quinceañera, celebrated in style.

19/08/2024

This summer, Austin Vida teamed up with Austin PBS' Decibel community journalism project to report on this powerful story on food insecurity and the changemakers in the Dove Springs comunidad uplifting each other. Check it out! https://austinvida.com/articles/community/dove-springs-food-pantry-brings-hope-to-southeast-austin-food-desert/

Have your grocery bills been high? You’re not alone–food banks are seeing an uptick in demand. But they’re also struggling with rising food prices and a lull in donations. Austin Vida and Decibel got a chance to see how Dove Spring’s only permanent food bank (Impact Now Dove Springs) is trying to bridge the food cost gap for their neighbors.

See the full story at decibelatx.org
or Via the Austin PBS YouTube Channel: youtu.be/4qR7jq5mjYo

09/08/2024

At Austin Vida, we are committed to bringing our comunidad’s stories to the forefront and to making sure we’re always amplifying, informing and celebrating our Latinidad.

Pero, it’s not easy being a small, indie, Latina-led news organization. We count on our comunidad for support to keep nuestras historias alive.

Will you help us kick off our summer membership drive? Your contribution will help us cover more of our cultura, and secure intern stipends for Latine student journalists.

Sí se puede, familia! Please check out our support page. Let’s do this. 💪

Help us uplift and inform our local comunidad