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We’re so excited to announce the launch of our Austin Vida membership drive. Become a Cultura Warrior today and get special membership perks while uplifting our community!
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We recently visited the Puerto Rican Cultural Center for their Dominoes Social! La gente got together to play while building community, sharing cultura, y enjoying Puerto Rican comida! Check out this reel to learn more y keep an eye out for más! 🇵🇷
Do you play dominoes?
Frida Kahlo's iconic “Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" returns to Austin this month after being on loan in Australia. Now you can view this piece at the Harry Ransom Center. Check it out!
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Austin Vida is honored to be a recipient of the Immediate Needs Grant from Tiny News Collective, supporting our first community reading event, My Austin Vida: Historias of Resilience. Mil gracias to Tiny News Collective and our supporters!
We wanted to take a moment to (re)introduce our team to all our gente! Visit austinvida.com/team/ to learn about each of our team members and check out our website to learn more about what we do. Please consider supporting our work.
Bienvenidos a Austin Vida! 🦋🧡
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Our Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores has been honored with a 2025 Woman of Distinction Award by TAMACC, recognizing her leadership and lasting impact.
Celebrate with us—and consider becoming a member to support our continued work for la comunidad!
Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores recently spoke to students from the Dow Jones News Fund summer editing internship program during their training at UT.
We loved sharing with them what it means to be a mission-driven, independent, bilingual community newsroom! 💪
From Monterrey to Austin, cumbia rhythms run deep run with local band Los Desechos. Their new album, “Cumbias Levantamuertos,” honors classic cumbias while capturing the spirit of the modern cumbia community. Get ready for music made for bailando.
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We are proud to announce that Nancy Flores is a recipient of the TAMACC 2025 Women of Distinction Award alongside other Austin-area Latinas including: Susana Almanza, Ana Cortez, Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes, Gloria Leal, y Lourdes Zuniga! 🧡 🦋 ¡Felicidades a todas! 🧡 🦋
Familia, we’ve got your cultura-filled summer picks. In July's Cultura Guide, you'll find:
🎤 Free familia-friendly concerts
🎨 Lotería art by a local artista
🇨🇴 Colombian Independence Day vibes
✊ Frida Kahlo-inspired celebration
Get yours free: austinvida.com/newsletter 🧡
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Check out these 7 Austin-area Latino-owned businesses that are directly supporting flood relief efforts in Kerr County and Central Texas.
Know of any more gente-owned businesses to spotlight? Let us know in the comments below!
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In heavy news cycles, it’s important we turn to each other and seek professional help when we can. We spoke with Latina therapists about coping with recent increases in ICE activity. Read their advice for our gente at the link below.
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We recently hosted our first community reading, Historias of Resilience, at Red Salmon Arts. Mil gracias to our essayists and to all of our Austin Vida familia for coming out to support us!
📸 by Mari G. Hernandez/Special to Austin Vida
We're still smiling from Historias of Resilience - our first community reading event! Check out some more scenes from our afternoon connecting with our gente, and keep an eye out for how you can participate in the next community essay series 👀
Only ONE day left till Historias of Resilience and we still have some spots left! Swipe to see our featured essayists and get ready for an afternoon of stories, comunidad, and more with the Austin Vida familia. RSVP for free at the link below!
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Only a few days left before our FIRST community reading event, Historias of Resilience! We're so excited to see our Austin Vida familia for an afternoon of comunidad, storytelling, música, y más. There's still time to RSVP for free -- link below!
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Step into Austin's Chicano Labor History! Learn about important highlights from the pivotal Economy Furniture Strike and see pieces of our gente's history in Austin and our ongoing lucha towards ensuring these stories are told.
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¡Te invitamos! We can't wait to see you on June 28 for Historias de Resilience - our first ever community reading event. Come out for an afternoon of readings, paletas, música, y mucho más! RSVP for free at the link below. See you there!
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Javier Wallace —founder of Black Austin Tours— traces the roots of liberation beyond Texas, finding deeper meaning in Juneteenth through the lens of Afro-Latinidad. How does his journey shape how we honor Juneteenth in Austin? Check out full story.
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