Raíces — Our Story, Our Ground

Our Story, Our Ground

Every landmark has a name behind it. Every neighborhood has a founder. Every plaza, every school, every cultural institution that stands today was built by someone — someone who fought for it, funded it, and refused to let it disappear.

Raíces is Silicon Valley Latino's editorial series dedicated to documenting the places, people, and organizations that prove Latino presence in this country was never new. It was never borrowed. It was always here.

What We Cover

Lugares — Historic landmarks, plazas, neighborhoods, and cultural centers that anchor our comunidad to the land.

Voces — Historians, authors, archivists, and community scholars who have dedicated their lives to preserving our record.

Testimonios — Elder voices, oral histories, and the memory keepers who carry what no textbook does.

Defensa — The preservation battles, funding fights, and erasure threats that put our history at risk right now.

Now Reading — Volume 1

Mexican Heritage Plaza: A Symbol of Resilience and Perseverance by Eddie García

Read the series → svlatino.com/blogs/raices

Juntos Adelante. Because silence is complicity. And so is inaction.

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