Blanca Torres
Producer, Forum at KQED-FM (San Francisco, CA)
Writer. Journalist. Producing for @KQEDForum. Mexican-American, native of Pasco, WA, @VanderbiltU grad, @NAHJ member, and @LTA1975 alum.
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2 weeks ago |
kqed.org | Blanca Torres
Apr 8Failed to save articlePlease try againSan Francisco artist La Doña released "Corrido Palestina" on her 2024 album. (Beth La Berge/KQED)This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe. Oakland artist DELACiiO’s latest EP features a corrido titled “R94,” which tells the story of a teenager who hustles to make money, only to find himself in trouble.
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1 month ago |
kqed.org | Blanca Torres
Mar 11Failed to save articlePlease try againLariza Dugan-Cuadra, Executive Director of CARECEN SF, looks out of the windows at the CARECEN SF offices in San Francisco on March 5, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)The students typically share a meal, catch up on homework and socialize before they start playing. One student said he discovered CARECEN SF through the drum circle and now views it as a support system.
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2 months ago |
kqed.org | Blanca Torres
Feb 11Failed to save articlePlease try againAida Salazar and John Santos, sit at their dining room table and pose for a portrait, in their home in Oakland, California, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. Salazar is an award-winning Xicana author with several successful YA titles to her name. Santos, a San Francisco native, is a seven-time Grammy-nominated percussionist specializing in Afro-Latin music. (David M.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
kqed.org | Blanca Torres
Jan 14Failed to save articlePlease try againAyudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS) founder Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga poses for a portrait at the ALAS office in Half Moon Bay, California, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Hernandez-Arriaga founded ALAS in 2011 to support the Latino community in Half Moon Bay. (Juliana Yamada/KQED)This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe.
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Dec 9, 2024 |
kqed.org | Blanca Torres
Dec 10Failed to save articlePlease try againBay Area foodie influencer Oscar Cuadra, known as the Snack Sensei, turns his love of music and food into viral art. (Courtesy of Eva Indigo)This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe.
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