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Jan 24, 2025 | 
eltimpano.org | Mayra Sierra
Community participation is the heart of El Tímpano’s work with the Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrants. Over the past year, we’ve expanded our community programming to include civic science. Scientific research and study have historically been inaccessible to marginalized communities. Science remains an insular field where few efforts are made to make findings easily digestible to non-English speakers.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
eltimpano.org | Katherine Nagasawa |Mayra Sierra
El sábado, 14 de septiembre, familias latinas y mayas se reunieron en Dimond Park, en Oakland, para participar en un bioblitz en Sausal Creek, un punto crítico de biodiversidad de más de 2.500 acres que va desde las colinas hasta el estuario de Oakland. Read this story in EnglishEn un bioblitz, los participantes registran cuántas especies puedan encontrar en un lugar y un período de tiempo determinados.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
eltimpano.org | Katherine Nagasawa |Mayra Sierra
On Saturday, September 14th, Latino and Mam families gathered at Oakland’s Dimond Park to participate in a bioblitz of Sausal Creek – a biodiversity hotspot that traverses more than 2,500 acres from the hills to the Oakland Estuary. A bioblitz is an event where participants record as many species as possible within a designated location and time period.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
eltimpano.org | Hiram Durán |Katherine Nagasawa |Mayra Sierra
Several dozen people gathered in downtown Oakland on Saturday, June 8, for the launch of “Postales de la Pulga,” a new photo exhibit from El Tímpano and Catchlight Local documenting the Coliseum Swap Meet in East Oakland. Displayed at the Oakland Lowdown, a community studio for news and art, the exhibit brings a taste of the beloved flea market’s vibrancy through instant photos, objects and the voices of patrons and vendors.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
eltimpano.org | Hiram Durán |Katherine Nagasawa |Mayra Sierra
El sábado 20 de abril, más de 600 personas asistieron a la primera Feria de Recursos de El Tímpano en el Parque Histórico Peralta Hacienda en el este de Oakland. Los adultos se conectaron con los servicios de 30 organizaciones locales que brindan desde asistencia legal para inmigrantes y clases para aprender inglés hasta preparación para emergencias y apoyo para estudiantes inmigrantes.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
eltimpano.org | Hiram Durán |Katherine Nagasawa |Mayra Sierra
El sábado 20 de abril, más de 600 personas asistieron a la primera Feria de Recursos de El Tímpano en el Parque Histórico Peralta Hacienda en el este de Oakland. Los adultos se conectaron con los servicios de 30 organizaciones locales que brindan desde asistencia legal para inmigrantes y clases para aprender inglés hasta preparación para emergencias y apoyo para estudiantes inmigrantes.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
eltimpano.org | Hiram Durán |Mayra Sierra |Katherine Nagasawa
El Tímpano informs, engages, and amplifies the voices of the Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrant communities. Find us at your local swap meet, sign up for our Spanish-language texting service, partner with us to combat misinformation or strengthen community engagement. Together, we foster a more informed, connected, and equitable community.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
eltimpano.org | Hiram Durán |Katherine Nagasawa |Mayra Sierra
On Saturday, April 20th, more than 600 people gathered in Peralta Hacienda Historical Park in East Oakland for El Tímpano’s inaugural Feria de Recursos. Adults connected with staff representing 30 local organizations providing services ranging from immigration legal aid and ESL classes to emergency preparedness and support for migrant students.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
eltimpano.org | Mayra Sierra
El Tímpano is thrilled to introduce our collaboration with Bay Area cartoonist and comics educator Breena Nuñez, whose art—in the form of coloring sheets—will reach children throughout the Bay Area as a part of El Tímpano’s outreach efforts. El Tímpano commissioned Nuñez to design two coloring sheets that explore themes of our mission, “to inform, engage and amplify the voices of the Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrants” and celebrate the nuances of our communities.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
eltimpano.org | Mayra Sierra
Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley, east of Los Angeles, my family and I would frequent the Rosemead flea market. It was a weekend family affair that always involved my two parents who immigrated from Mexico, two older siblings, two cousins and myself, the youngest. As soon as the entrance fee was paid, I would ask for a churro and a hot dog. Once each of our cravings were satiated, we would follow my parents as they ventured to their favorite vendors.
