El Sol Latino ("The Latin Sun") is a monthly bilingual newspaper published by El Coquí Media Group of Amherst, Massachusetts, primarily in English and Spanish. Though published in Amherst, the newspaper's content additionally covers news in Holyoke, Springfield, and Hartford extensively as the paper's primary focus is news and advocacy in the greater Puerto Rican community.[1] Founded in 2004, the paper was started by Manuel Frau Ramos, a former professor of education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as well as the University of Puerto Rico.[2]
| Un Periódico Diferente (Spanish) "A Different Kind of Newspaper" | |
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| Type | Monthly newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Publisher | El Coquí Media Group, LLC. |
| Editor | Manuel Frau Ramos |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Language | English Spanish (Puerto Rican Spanish) |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 572 Amherst, MA 01004-0572 |
| Website | Web Version, Issuu |
Contributors to the paper include local activists, advocates from organizations such as Nueva Esperanza, and including but not limited to faculty of Holyoke Community College, Springfield College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[3][4] The paper often features profiles of leading figures in Puerto Rican culture, including Oscar López Rivera, Frank Bonilla, and San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ "El Sol Latino featuring Carlos Vega, Nueva Esperanza and FirstLight for a Brighter Holyoke". Holyoke, Mass: Nueva Esperanza. October 4, 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018.
- ^ Obregon, Raquel (September 23, 2012). "Manuel Frau Ramos". New England Public Radio (NEPR). Springfield, Mass. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018.
- ^ "Laurels Spring 2018 - Publications". Springfield College. 2018. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018.
Miguel L. Arce, professor of social work, and Walter J. Mullin, PhD, professor of social work, co-authored the following articles in El Sol Latino Un Periodico Differente/A Different Kind of Newspaper (Amherst, Mass.): 'Honoring Hispanic heritage' (September 2017), Fatherhood in low-income communities' (October 2017 ), 'Community development: A grand challenge for Holyoke, Massachusetts' (November 2017), 'Health disparities are making America sick' (January 2018), 'Taxes, the military and the assault on the poor' (February 2018), and 'Leaving behind transitional assistance to Families with Dependent Children' (March 2018)
- ^ Ramos, Manuel Frau (March 2017). "Christina Royal, Ph.D., President of HCC on Diversity and Inclusion". El Sol Latino. Vol. 13, no. 5. Amherst, Mass. p. 3.
- ^ "Oscar López Rivera; ¡Bienvenido a Holyoke!". El Sol Latino. Vol. 13, no. 9. Amherst, Mass. July 2017. p. 1.
- ^ "Carmen Yulín Cruz; Hope and Leadership". El Sol Latino. Vol. 14, no. 6. Amherst, Mass. May 2018. p. 1.
- ^ "The Legacy of Frank Bonilla; El Legado de Frank Bonilla". El Sol Latino. Vol. 7, no. 3. Amherst, Mass. February 2011. p. 1.
External links
edit- El Sol Latino, Issuu, current editions
- El Sol Latino Archives, The Springfield Institute (incomplete)
