A Oaxacan woman residing in Ventura County shares her love for Mexican crafts. Catalina Almazán creates a cultural garden with flowers made with a very special material: the corn husks used to make ...

There’s no way of knowing exactly how many Oaxacans live in the Los Angeles area — maybe 50,000, maybe 250,000. Since the 1970s, and even before, they have come, from one of Mexico’s poorest states, ...

You can listen to our podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify each week. Follow this link if you're listening on Apple News. As summer comes to a close, so does the Women Who Travel listener dispatch ...

The shopping center looks forlorn now that the supermarket has closed, its sign scrubbed down to a faint shadow. That only makes the brightly painted facade of Guelaguetza, a little Oaxacan restaurant ...

Life in Oaxaca, Mexico almost guarantees a slower- paced life, ease, art and real good food – more so if you’re a creative Black woman abroad. Moving from North Carolina to Oaxaca, Lauren found ...

In the town of Madera, California, in the heart of the state’s agricultural Central Valley, teenager Yazid Alamari shows off the merchandise in his family’s business, Gateway Market. “We have some ...

After my fourth trip to Oaxaca, arguably Mexico’s most vibrant food city, I’m still convinced that it’s one of the most magical places on earth. The open-air markets, which seem infinite in scope and ...

Since making their way from the Mexican state of Oaxaca to Los Angeles in the 1990s, the Lopez family has celebrated Thanksgiving with a mix of flavors and culture: mashed potatoes, beans, turkey and ...

EL PASO — Josefa Gonzalez Loya has sneaked across the Mexican border at least 128 times in the past eight years. And each time, the Border Patrol has been nice enough to give her a lift home. Gonzalez ...