The Echo and EchoPlex hosted the first-ever Fuego Fest on Saturday, a music festival inviting Latin bands and vendors promoting activism against increasing immigration enforcement. Los Angeles city councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez awarded the festival with a Certificate of Recognition.

This post was updated Sept. 7 at 4:55 p.m.
As a child, I lived for birthday parties.
What I dreaded, however, was asking my parents the question that followed the festivities: “Could I stay for a sleepover?”
After many disappointments, I learned not to bother asking my parents this dreaded question.

This post was updated Aug. 31 at 10:08 p.m.
A new technology dashboard created by UCLA researchers highlights climate inequity and air pollution in the Latino community.

This post was updated June 20 at 3:06 p.m.
UCLA’s new Latinx Success Center aims to support the university’s Latino community.
The center, located in De Neve Birch, was established following a 2022 recommendation from UCLA’s Hispanic-Serving Institution Task Force.

UCLA’s Latine Film and Theatre Association hosted its annual Night of Cultura showcase April 18 and 19, presenting student-produced plays and films. The LFTA was founded in 2004 and has continued to produce plays and films highlighting Latinx culture.

Through the lens of immigration, the theater production “Just Like Us” highlights the coming-of-age stories of four Latina girls in Denver.
This rendition of a true story is running until May 18 under the Latino Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.

Editor’s note: This post was updated May 2 at 5:26 p.m. to replace a photo of the Community Programs Office, which was unassociated with this event, with a photo of Bruin Day celebrations.

This post was updated April 15 11:01 p.m.
A new report from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that January wildfires across Los Angeles put at least 35,000 jobs held by Latinos at risk of temporary or permanent displacement.