Mariana Duran

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Bilingual Reporter at El Tecolote

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Articles

San Francisco’s 47th Carnaval

1 week ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran

From feathered danzantes to folkloric dancers in billowing skirts, dozens of performance troupes filled the streets of the Mission District on Sunday for San Francisco’s 47th annual Carnaval parade. This year’s theme, AfroMundo, centered the African diaspora — highlighting the deep cultural ties between Black and Latin American traditions through music and dance. Thousands of San Franciscans lined sidewalks to take in the spectacle.
Inside a dance group’s beloved immigrant tradition

2 weeks ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran

It was hard to miss the relentless drumming on Tuesday evening — even when it came from the third floor of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA). For many of the people walking into the building — from teenagers in sports leggings to grandmothers holding their grandkids’ hands — the rhythm seemed like a calling. Inside the studio, dancers sashayed to the front before lining the room’s perimeter, following the steps of lead dancers wearing sarongs over their leggings.
San Francisco says it’s not a crackdown. Mission food vendors say otherwise

3 weeks ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran |Beatriz Hernández

For eight years, Martha Regidor sold fruit, dried fish and candy at the 24th Street BART Plaza. Last week, however, she said city officials told her she could no longer sell there. She relocated to a different stretch of Mission Street — already crowded with vendors — leaving behind her long-established customer base.
Immigration news: 16 major Trump-era policy updates

1 month ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran |Beatriz Hernández

The Trump administration has rolled back key immigration protections, impacting immigrants with and without legal status.
Immigrant workers rally on May Day amid deportation fears

1 month ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran

Every morning, Marcelo, 60, waits on a San Francisco sidewalk, looking for work. The Guatemalan day laborer, who has lived in the city for seven years, says he takes any gig he’s offered, from painting to construction. But since Trump got elected, he said, the number of work opportunities for immigrants like him has dwindled. The fear of not being able to afford rent — and of being deported without due process — feels more pressing than ever.
Las mujeres inmigrantes de SF están redefiniendo la salud mental

1 month ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran

Ana A., aún recuerda cómo se sintió al meterse al agua. Un día de finales de enero, conforme se preparaba para un baño frío improvisado en su baño, apartó una toalla y té caliente, pensando en lo que necesitaría después del impacto de la temperatura. Pero en cuanto entró en la ducha fría, su mente la llevó a otro lugar: al día en que fue detenida por agentes de inmigración. “Me dieron mi uniforme y me dijeron tenga, báñese, tiene tanto tiempo para bañarse y ponerse la ropa.
Immigrant women are reimagining mental health in SF

1 month ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran

Ana A. still remembers how she felt when she got into the water. One day in late January, preparing for a makeshift cold plunge in her bathroom, she set aside a towel and warm tea, anticipating what she would need after the temperature shock. But as soon as she stepped into the cold shower, her mind took her somewhere else — to the day she was detained by immigration officers. “They gave me a uniform and told me to take a shower, and to put on clean clothes. And the water is cold.
TPS, ICE deportations and other updates

1 month ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran |Beatriz Hernández

Since returning to power, the Trump administration has enacted a wave of new immigration directives, rolling back protections for immigrants with and without legal status. As part of El Tecolote’s commitment to keeping our local community informed, we’re tracking immigration policy changes with the highest stakes for Latinx immigrants in San Francisco. Below are the major updates from April.
TPS, deportaciones y nuevas leyes

1 month ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran |Beatriz Hernández

Desde su regreso al poder, la administración Trump ha implementado una avalancha de nuevas directivas migratorias, revocando protecciones clave para personas inmigrantes con y sin estatus legal. Read this story in EnglishComo parte del compromiso de El Tecolote de mantener informada a nuestra comunidad local, estamos rastreando los cambios en políticas migratorias que más impacto tienen para las comunidades latinx en San Francisco.
Lo que deben saber los inmigrantes

2 months ago | eltecolote.org | Mariana Duran

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