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A Colombian Immigrant’s 49-Year Road to Happiness

December 3, 2013 by James Kelly

While the frequenters of  the Upper-East Side’s Dresner's have a great familiarity with one another, nobody knows the customer base better than the friendly staff, especially waiter Javier Giraldo. One can’t help but think of Dresner’s as a real life version of the hit TV show “Cheers'” hangout, as the patrons are so well acquainted with one another, that whispers of questions … [Read more...] about A Colombian Immigrant’s 49-Year Road to Happiness

Have Guitar, Will Travel

October 29, 2013 by James Kelly

  Whether it’s his autumn colored flannel shirt and scuffed up brown boots, the unraveling wiry strings bursting from the head of his guitar, or the red flower pinned to his fedora, there’s something about folk-singer Robert Leslie that gives audience members a feeling of being thrust back in time to the 1960′s. This feeling becomes even more prevalent when he … [Read more...] about Have Guitar, Will Travel

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Building a Bedrock for Fellow Immigrants

By Darren Castro

Jennie Smith left the comforts of her old life in the Philippines and arrived in Texas in 2001. At a petite height of 5’3” with bobbed black hair, Smith could pass for any typical Filipino homecare worker. Yet she arrived in America without any housework experience. “When I arrived from the Philippines, I didn’t know […]

Saving La Sirena

By Laura Rossi

By Laura Rossi and Chanelle Perrin “I feel like La Sirena is here to stay, its not time for us to die, “ Dina Leor said when asked about the fate of her Mexican folk art store, “its time for us to grow.” La Sirena, located in the heart of the East Village on Third […]

Spanish Guitarist Brings Flamenco to NY

By Jasel Garcia

Flamenco music has been part of Alberto Alabedra’s life long before he began learning how to play it. His mother originates from Cordoba in Southern Spain, where Flamenco was created. His grandfather is from Seville and was a Flamenco expert. His father, although from the Catalonia part of Barcelona, has family roots in Tunisia many […]

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