2026
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Where We Belong: Melisa Yuriar
La Plaza del Pueblo: Sarah "Charis" Morales
POEMA - The Rivers and the Streams: Henry Gabriel Jimenez
POEMA - Love Me With Dignity: Mayra Cardoza
Strength in Community: Bebes Perez
PHOTOGRAPHY - Dignity: Magaly Fernandez
ARTE - We’re Still Here: Analyn Bones
Representation Matters: Daniel Arias
PHOTOGRAPHY - Not for Sale: Skar Gutierrez
POEMA - La Ventana en mi Casa: Nallely Ochoa Olivares
Roots That Refuse to Die: Sarah Najar
Con Fuerza y Dignidad: Miriam Arroyo
American Dream: Dale Jesus Loyola
POEMA - Father Time: Francisco Allan Alvarez
POEMA - When My Body Breaks: Danny Castillo
Four Directions of Healing: Angelina Loyola
PHOTOGRAPHY - Unity in Community: Dan Fenstermacher
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2025 - Open Theme
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Wrestling Dream - Anthony Trevino
Coach Joseph - Alberto Camacho
Educator Profile: CONSUELO RODRIGUEZ - Tatianna Viallseñor Carrilo
POEMA - Medina, Cell 219, You Have A Visitor - Jasmine "Azul" Sanchez
PHOTOGRAPHY - Sombreros Atentos - Jason Soria
Abuelita - Octavio Peña
Culture Counts Reading Series - Annie Abundiz, Alberto Camacho, Jonathan Gomez
POEMA - To the Rhythm of the 95122 - José-Ariel Cuevas
POEMA - Growing Up - Evelyn Lopez-Cortez
Skirts, Steps, and Stories - Essy Barroso-Ramirez
ARTE - Primos - Alex Dimas
ARTE - Warning Signs - Alessandra Aquino
POEMA - The Wildfires are Coming - Mayra Flores
Roots of Resistance - Yvonne Y. Kwan
Navigating Education in Crisis - Sendy Tapia
Only in San José: Reimagining Civic Participation - Ellina Yin
ARTE - Papi's Eternal Youth - Colin Garcia Breceda
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POEMA - Where Have All the Brown Boys Gone - Stephanie R. Bravo
Cinco de Mayo: San José's Forgotten History - Manuel Callahan + PHOTOGRAPHY - Cinco de Mayo fotografia - David Kabra
La Tierra No Olvida... - Evelyn Lopez-Cortez
PHOTOGRAPHY - A Tribute to South Bay Drag - Miguel Espinoza
PHOTOGRAPHY - Cultura - Jesus Sanchez
The Spirit of Resistance - Mya James + Where I’m From - TWIST
Los Monógolos de la Vagina - Angelica Flores
ARTE - My Existence is Sacred - Fatima Guadalupe
Cornrows and Community - O'Maria Sephers
ARTE - We Speak For Those Who Can't - Analyn Bones
La Pulga Lives in Us - Roberto Gonzalez
Rooted in Mayfair - Victor Duarte-Vasquez
ARTE - Being Your Mother - Glenda Rodriguez
POEMA - Como Las Monarcas - Alondra Flores
ARVAC: Empowering the Alum Rock Village Community - Shannon Sapien
Banking Without Barriers - Excite Credit Union
Democracy Over Oligarchy - Ellina Yin + ARTE - Marcha - Tareanoctura
Yo Soy Él Sueño - Christopher Cisneros Gonzalez
Quiero Celebrar el Amor (Sin Capitalismo) - Caui Gil
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We Were Never Meant to Disappear - Caui Gil
Shedding More Light - Gabriel Coronel
Present with My Grandson - Guadalupe Friaz
Unfiltered - Jesus Morales
Thankless - Gabriela León Bolaños
Here I am - Andrew Bigs
Para Poner Tu Cara - Jaime Silva
Educator Profile: CONSUELO RODRIGUEZ - Tatianna Viall señor Carrilo
La Lucha es Mi Lucha - Ruben Darlo Villa (Mr. Fúchila)
La Pulga and the Soul of San José - Carlos Velásquez
East Side Made - Alvin Rodriguez
Regionals Is Ours - Darcie Green
Si Puederia Me Quedaria Aqui Para Mi Siempre - Julie Cardenas
Stand United, Prevent School Closures - Giavanni Hurtado
Generational Wealth Starts Early - Excite Credit Union
Relentless - Rafael Vega
Las Artes Como Refugio y Resistencia - Samuel Cortez
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MACSA - Worth Saving - Maryah Samarron
In Times of Sorrow - RaXel Gallegos
POEM - A Community United - Katrina Gardner
From Eastside to 70 West - Betty Duong
POEM - East Hills - Lindsay Lopez
ART - Los Carnalitos - Alfonso Salazar
Inspiring Hope in the Eastside - Aleck Castro
Educator Profile: Consuelo Rodriguez - Tatiana Villaseñor Carrillo
POEM - The Weight That is Carried - Ragini Sharma
ART - When it Rains - Angeline Garcia Romero
PHOTOGRAPHY - Estamos Unidos - Isaac Avila
PHOTOGRAPHY - Pieces of a Kid - Manuel Rodriguez
Te Veo en el P2s! - Carolina Perez
ART: Zoot Suit Riot - Sophia Bricmont Vazquez
My Bestfriend - Guadalupe Hernandez - Evelyn Lopez-Cortez
POEMA - Despierta - Mariela Barragan Noriega
2024
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Emprendiendo mas alla del Horizante - Omar Rodriguez
Expanding Cultural Impact - Sendy Tapia
POEMA - Quiero Ser Libre - Fatima Guadalupe
Sustaining Local Entrepreneurship - Little Portugal's Helen Masamori & Davide Vieira - Sponsored by OEDCA
GoGo Skateboarding - Interview with Diego Flores
POEMA - I Look Back - Marissa May Macaraeng Martinez
ARTE - Stretch - Sophia Xie
Lunar - Interview with Quynh-Mai Nguyên
Eastside the Long Way Around - Victor Aquino
PHOTOGRAPHY - From the Places We Start and Beyond - David Ayala
POEMA - Beyond the Horizon Unveiling our Future - Payton Mazzauco
PHOTOGRAPHY - Introspection and Outrospection 1 - Brian Pe Benito
PHOTOGRAPHY - Introspection and Outrospection 2 - Joseph Tapaya
Creating a New Horizon of Possibilities - Estella Inda
Red Lips - Irene Guerra
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POEMA - Love Language - Mae Verano
Third Place - Maricela Guerrero
Dolor, Amor, y Vida - Sarah Rios
Sustaining Local Entreprenurialship - Salvador Rosales - Sponsored by OEDCA
Sustaining Local Entreprenurialship - Juan Carlos Sanchez - Sponsored by OEDCA
POEMA - Heartbreak Between Us - Crystal Soto
POEMA - La Niñez y La Viejes - Elvia Valenzuela Ramirez
Empowering Communities - Jobs to Grow
PHOTOGRAPHY - Historia, Herenica, y Legado - Marlene Chavez del Hierro
ARTE - Pedro’s Ascension + Lupita de la Tierra - Sofia Arrendondo
Olmec - Jose Francisco Villa Govea
POEMA - Body-Remembrance - RaXel Gallegos
ARTE - Mi Abuelita y Sus Manos Hechas a Mano - Alfonso Salazar
PHOTOGRAPHY - Lucha Libre at Mount Pleasant High School - John Dela Cruz
The Beauty of Movement - Roberto Carmona
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POEMA - Nosotros - Gabriela León Bolaños
Sunday Sounds - Maribel Martinez
Recuerdos del Este - Edgar Ochoa
POEMA - El Sonido de Nuestra Gente - Elizabeth Marquez Bernardino
POEMA - August Nights - Kenny Solorio
Un Saludo a Nuestros Heroes Locales - Vanessa Palafox
Cuidando la Cosecha - Estefania Bautista
Honoring Heritage through Hustle - Jessica Ortiz
ARTE - Chingona - Jessica Carrasco
PHOTOGRAPHY - Sounds of My Barrio - Aaron Ortiz
Black Iron Prison - Isaac (Nava) Lara
Artist Profile: Jordan McKenzie - Interview by Sendy Tapia
POEMA - Sound of My Heart - Anna Sanchez
Weekends in the Eastside - Essy Barroso-Ramirez
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Just Like Her - Gabriela León Bolaños
POEMA - Chicana - Giavanni Hurtado
Weaving Versions of Me - Esther Young
ARTE - Cultural Resilience - Jessica Carrasco
ARTE - Ear to the Streets - Fernando Amaro Jr.
POEMA - The Threads of Friendship - Natalie Elias
Is Home A Feeling? - Archit Mahale
POEMA - Quien Eres? - Mariela Barragan Noriega
POEMA - Teje Bolas de Hilo - Noemi Corona
Advocate Profile: Sofia Jaquez - Sofia Jaquez
ARTE - Floral Visions - Silky Gogna
Our Identity, Place, & Future - Reese De La Cerda
Where Sage Meets West - Samantha Rose Garcia (Hija del Maíz)
POEMA - Tejidos de Amor - Anna Sanchez
Embracing Folclórico - Kelly Chu
POEMA - A Travez de Mano a Mano - Mayra Cardoza
Remembering Chris Esparza - Brendan Rawson
2023
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La Masa de La Raza - Rosanna Alvarez
Eastside Kitchen - Sendy Tapia
POEMA - Capitol Park After Dark - Carmina Barragan
Menudo Hall - Richard Garcia
Recipe for Discrimination - Estella Inda
A Bowl of Zhou - Annie Lu
Quelites - Ernestina Martinez
East Side Pinakbet - Abraham Menor
POEMA - Que Sabes Tu? - Kassandra Michel
Spice of the Mother Tongue - Marvellyn Nguyên
POEMA - Recipe for Healing - Billie Sangha
Las Jericallas - Anna Sánchez
Café con Leche - Stephanie Segovia
POEMA - How do I Answer that Question? - Sophia Rodriquez
Over the Honks, Down the Lights - Sebastian Torres
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¡La Unión Hace La Fuerza! - Estella Inda
POEMA - Juntos Bajo el Mismo Cielo - Luce Cada
POEMA - A Sonnet for Strangers - Ian Eliger
We Don't Give Enough Hugs - Yvonne Y. Kwan
Pak 'N Save - Yosimar Reyes
POEMA - Without Mangoes, Diaspora Turns to Poetry - Keana Aguila-Labra
POEMA - Unity - Ashley Vielma
Healing Invisible Wounds - Laurie Valdez
Lions Plaza & Little Saigon - John Dela Cruz
Program Highlight: Jobs to Grow
POEMA - La Casita on Westboro Drive - Jasmine "Azul" Sanchez
¡Es Hora de Unidad! - Sendy Tapia + Photo Feature - Bryan Guzmán Morales
Tierra y Raices - Esther Young
POEMA - There's Still Hope - Jackie Reyes
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Nuestra Cancion - Arely Cardenas
The United Colors of Community - Priya Das
ARTE - Fresh Cuts - Erin Salazar
POEMA - Amarillo - Elodia Esperanza Benitez
POEMA - Our Colors Remain - Jena Gonzales
De Colores La Cooperativa, Las Fundadoras, y Sus Origins - Interview by Veronia Eldredge
Artist Profile - The Hello Hello's - Andrew Hernandez
ARTE - Essential Workers No. 1 - Buggsy Malone
Colores de San Jose - Estella Inda
Coloring the World with Music - Elizabeth Nguyên
ARTE - Trocas Tri Color - Amanda Valenzuela
Lessons from a Yearbook - Albert Wang
ARTE - Self-Portrait - Andrew Garcia
POEMA - Eastside Sunsets - Miguel Ozuna
POEMA - Ancestor Spirit - Sofía Jaquez
ARTE - Rabbit Study - Fernando Amaro
Our Voices, Ourselves - Daniel Osorio
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Between the Creative Community - Arely Cardenas
POEMA - Aca, Por Escrito - Noemi Corona
Tending to Taiko - Pear Urushima
Shouting into the Broken Telephone - Mariana Benitez Arreola
POEMA - Burying the Barrios - Saraí Chavarria
ARTE - East Side San Jose - Bless Magro
The Unseen Side of Eastside - Jezabelt Morales
ARTE - Community - Rocio Campa
POEMA - Belleza Oculta - Ziyanna Lopez
They Can't Break Us All Together - August Clover
Program Highlight: Blanca Alvarado Stories - Rosalina Sanchez y Kelsey Wilk
POEMA - You're Mexican?! - Ashley Estrada
PHOTOGRAPHY - Eastside Visions: Amor Entre Nosotros - Isaac Rios
PHOTOGRAPHY - Entre Nos, I Still See You As My Little Girl - Magaly Fernandez
Cumbias Para Hacer Quehacer - Maria Alondra Flores Valle
Artist Profile: Joe Fresco - Joe Fresco
We Can Have Nice Things - Sendy Tapia
POEMA - Love for the Eastside - Shane Cota
2022
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Slow and Low Entre Generaciones - Estella Inda
POEMA - If You Want to Know Who I Am - Keana Aguila-Labra
POEMA - El Precio de Un Tamal - Elodia Esperanza Benitez
Jobs to Grow - Carlos Morales, Brenda Arenas & Veronica Eldredge
Treads That Hold Us Together - Jena Gonzales
Folklorico: Beyond the Colorful Costumes - Samuel Cortez
No More, Know More - Alexander Nguyên
Why I Bet on the Eastside - Alan "Gumby" Marques
A Glimpse of the Cosmos - Jinji Sayson
POEMA - Curse in Traditions - Noemi Corona
Tradiciones Con La Familia - Jairy Herrera
A Music Tradition in East Side San José - Ivan Flores
POEMA - La Mordida - Angel Barragán
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POEMA - I am the Bridge - Mayra Flores
POEMA - First Gen Thoughts - Saraí Chavarria
Uncolonized - Tamara Alvarado & Pedro Perez
Don't Call Me Latino - Peter Salcido
POEMA - Dreaming in Mexicosé - Vanessa Rodriguez Nol
POEMA - Take the Bridge East - Elizabeth Nguyen
Bridging Possiblities - Veronica Eldredge
Program Highlight: Jobs to Grow - Jobs to Grow
Agentes de Cambio - Diana Garcia
Artist Profile - Gabby Horlick - Interviewed by Esmeralda Ramirez
My Cultura - Veronia Mendoza Hand
Iluminando El Camino - Sarah Najar
POEMA - Puente de Vuelta A Uno Mismo - Jena Gonzales
Sounds of Awareness - Marissa Martinez
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Fighting for La Raza - Estella Inda
Tamales y Queso - Christopher Rodriguez
POEMA - Remembrance - Keana Aguila-Labra
POEMA - Ama - Kenny Solorio
¡La Plaza Está Presente! - Vanessa Shieh & Jessica Paz-Cedillos
POEMA - Sweat on my Brow - Jock Luna Cortez
Dangers in Our Backyard - Guadalupe Rosales & Maria Reyes
Eastside's Kitchen Garden - Sharon McCray
Stepping Outside - Jezrael Gandara
A Teacher's Presence - Octavio Peña
POEMA - Eulogy from Los Yunaites - Gabriela León Bolaños
Album Release: Back in the Day ESSJ - Ivan Flores
A Creed on Potency - Gabriela León Bolaños
POEMA - Worth My Weight in Prickly Pears - Daniel Arias
East of My City - Aaron Ortiz
POEMA - Freedom Dreaming - Emily Gonzales-Alcala
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Creative Expression - Jimena Yengle
Híbrida - Araceli Holmes
Program Highlight - Jobs to Grow - Interviews by Brenda Arenas & Soitza Gabriela del Real
POEMA - Eastside's Livelihood - Crystal Soto
POEMA - Xanh Garden - Xanh Tran
Summer in the Waiting Room - Eddie Garcia Interviewed by Carlos Morales
POEMA - You Are Your Father's Daughter - Gabriela León Bolaños
History in East San José - Jonathan Borca
POEMA - Eastside Pride - Yosimar Reyes
End of No Cruising Ban - Steven Martinez
POEMA - Cedrón - Annie Christina Abundiz
Sowing Sympathy - Orizema Cruz Pina
Breaking Barriers - Marjean Diaz Becceril, Xiomara Martinez, & Thong Vang
You are the Future - Alexander Nguyên
Life is Full of Opportunity - Lethu Vo
For Papá Salvador - Jacqueline Ramirez
Igniting New Legacies - Paola Mondragon
2021
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El Bienestar - Rosanna Alvarez
Adicción - Mayra Flores
Every Workday - José-Ariel Cuevas
Together We Rise! - Corina Herrera-Loera
Community Organizing as Healing - Victor Duarte-Vasquez & Paola Mondragon
Dancing Toward Belonging - Priya Das
Food, Community, Health - Solandyi Aguilar
Cuerpo y Mente - Nora Sofía Ramirez
Feeding the Soul - Mariana Alvarez
What You Are Doing Is Enough - Lindia Beuno
In Loving Memory of Miriam Maldonado Magaña - Amigos de Guadalupe
Camino A Nuestro Bienestar - Ugho Badú
Goodbye, 2020. Hello, 2021! - Vanessa Shieh
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POEMA - Name Her Esperanza - Elodia Esperanza Benitez
Espacio Sagrado - Buggsy Malone
POEMA - An Ode to my City - Shane Cota
Unnessary Fear - Chaslie Lamas
Justicia, Alimentaria y Ambiental - Maricella Fuentes
Unapologetic and Unrelenting Immigrant Hope - Mayra Flores
Artist Profile - Philthy Dronez - Interview by Joanna Acevedo
Soy Guerrera - Guadalupe Pérez
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POEMA - Treinta Minutos, Ni Un Minuto Màs - Jose Posadas
Todo Por La Pulga - Mayra Flores
When Solidarity Transcends to Belonging - Camille Llanes-Fontanilla
Legacy of Solidarity - Estella Inda
Woman of Hope - Anarita Compio Reyes
The Way is Formed by Walking - Priya Das
Mysteries of San Jose - Manuel Ávalos & Carmen Sánchez
Un Futuro Prometedor - Rodrigo García
Un Futuro Mejor - Carlos Villareal IV
Soy Un Geurrero - Joel Guitereez
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POEMA - Planted Palms - Elodia Esperanza Benitez
POEMA - Protección - Sarah Rios
Hasta La Raíz - Dulce Aguilera
Resilient Sisters - Sarah Najar
Sal Si Puedes - Dr. Joel Ruiz Herrera
Origins of Heart - Estella Inda
Filipina Enough - Jinji Sayson
Identity Crisis, But Make it Chicana - Orizema Cruz Pina
Why Can't I Embrace Both? - Alexander Nguyên
Whose Land | Land Acknowledgements - Red Earth Women's Society
Tribute to Filipino Manongs - Ron P. Muriera
When the Stars Partied - Ramon J. Martinez
Between a Crossroad and a Crossfire - Mae Verano
Artist Profile - Steven Martinez Jr. - Interviewed by Carlos Morales
Piñatas Bursting with History - Carlos Velásquez
2020
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En Movimiento y Con Causa - Omar Rodriguez
Somos Mayfair - Somos Mayfair
School of Arts and Culture - School of Arts and Culture
Cultura y Corazón - Rosanna Alvarez Interviewed by Ana Lilia Soto
Los Lupeños de San José - Los Lupeños de San José
Veggielution - Veggielution
Teatro Visión - Teatro Visión
Claro que si, Yes, of course! - Tamara Alvarado
Grail Family Services - Grail Family Services
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Rooted in History, Counting on our Present - Ray Anthony Molano Interviewed by Rosanna Alvarez
Puente a Kinder | Bridge to Kinder (B2K) - Somos Mayfair
Campamemtos | Summer Camps - School of Arts and Culture
El Tiempo En Que Vivimos - Karl Soltero
1er Sabado | First Saturdays - Veggielution
Poder sin Miedo | Power, not fear - Victor Duarte-Vasquez
Latinos Unidos por una Nueva America [LUNA] - Latinos Unidos por una Nueva America [LUNA]
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La Humanidad es Revolucionaria - Rosanna Alvarez
Advocacy - Amigos de Guadalupe
Community - Grail Family Services
Pan Dulce is Always Essential - Vanessa Palafox
La Juventud de Mayfair - Sofia Arrendondo
Why Are Asians Targeted for COVID-19? - Roy Hirabayashi
MALI - Multicutlural Arts Leadership Institute
Paranoid Freak - ARTE - Francisco Ramirez
Artists are Always Essential - Maricela Lechuga
Gracias Trabajadores esenciales
Black Lives Matter (BLM) - Omar Rodriguez
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[Des]conexión | [Dis]connection - Introduction - Rosanna Alvarez
¡No Hay Mal Que Por Bien no Venga! - Yazmin Hernandez
Empathy During Distance Learning - Claudia Tercero
Pasión, Esfuerzo, y Desafíos - Anonymous
Derechos Educativos | Educational Rights - Amanda O'Neal & Estella Inda
Becas Universitarias | Amigos de Guadalupe - Amigos de Guadalupe
Arte Terapia | Art Therapy - Patricia Tapia-Colon
Performa Educativa | Education Reform - Rosalinda Sanchez
Stories History Can Tell - Shane Curtain & Estella Inda
Honoring the Legacy of Carmen Castello - Si Se Puede Collective (SSPC)
Recursos - Grail Family Services
Seeing is Believing - Jonathan Borca