"Mirrors In Every Corner": spoken word artist Chinaka Hodge's first play in SF
Blog entry by Irene Nexica.
Last updated at Thu, 25 Mar at 6:50am.

Those who follow the local spoken word community will instantly recognize Chinaka Hodge's name.

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Small Business Resources for Oakland, CA and surroundings

Article by Irene.
Last updated at Tue, 23 Feb at 3:19pm.

What are the small business resources available to Lantina and others--here's OL's list-please add in the comments.

Editor's Note: This list is linked to our Latina Small Business story.

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Oakland Latina startups booming, but face sustainability challenges
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Mon, 25 Jan at 6:50pm.

Lealo en Español.

Despite Oakland's 17% unemployment rate, women and low-income people's business support centers are seeing a surge in business startup interest. In particular, more and more new Latina-owned businesses are likely to launch. 

However, many Latina-owned businesses don't survive long, since they face several long-term challenges.

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Negocios creados por Latinas crecen en Oakland. ¿Cuáles son los retos?
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Tue, 12 Jan at 11:28pm.

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Q&A: Antonio Yip Wlassowsky on UC Berkeley Mixed Student Union
Article by George Kelly.
Last updated at Thu, 26 Nov at 6:14am.

Antonio Yip Wlassowsky (Berkeley, '10) is the president of UC Berkeley's Mixed Stu

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