Email Author DAFFODIL J. ALTAN

2009 Stories by DAFFODIL J. ALTAN

• [BEST OF OC] Las Directoras (the Directors): Sara Guerrero and Elsa Martinez Phillips

  published October 8, 2009

  Forget the vagina talk and Chicana diatribes; Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble is forging an innovative theater experience that engagingly... More >>

• [BEST OF OC] La Bailarina (the Dancer): Collette Kakuk

  published October 8, 2009

  When her 8-year-old daughter asked her what “sexy” means, Collette Kakuk didn’t flinch. “I said to her, ‘What do... More >>

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  With Their Shoestring Budget and Strong Ties to Santa Ana, Los Cojolites Battle to Save Son Jarocho

  published August 27, 2009

  Fandango!With their shoestring budget and strong ties to Santa Ana, Los Cojolites battle to save son jarocho, the Afro-Mestizo... More >>

• Anti-Gang-Injunction Activist Says Orange P.D. Ganged Up On Her Kids

  published August 13, 2009

  Ganged UpThe activist who fought the Orange gang injunction feels targeted by police after a traffic stop results in two of her... More >>

• For Afro-Colombian Diva Totó la Momposina, the Song Perseveres

  published August 13, 2009

  The Song PerseveresIs Totó la Momposina the Aretha Franklin of Afro-Colombian music? Come listen to the diva herself... More >>

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  How Pro-Life Activists and OC Supervisors Cut Off Funds to Planned Parenthood

  published July 2, 2009

  Squeezed OutHow anti-abortion-rights activists and the OC Board of Supervisors teamed up to cut off funds to Planned... More >>

• Talking to a Beauty Queen (No, Not That One) About Gay Marriage

  published June 4, 2009

  Hail to the Queen!In the proud California tradition of talking to pageant winners about gay marriage, a conversation with the... More >>

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  Orange's Barrio Cypress Residents Fought the DA's Gang Injunction—and Won (Sort Of)

  published May 28, 2009

  UprisingThe residents of Barrio Cypress in Orange refused to let the DA’s office slap a gang injunction over their... More >>

• James Corbett's Anti-Establishment Comment

  published May 7, 2009

  An Anti-Establishment CommentA federal judge finds Capo Valley High teacher James Corbett violated student Chad Farnan’s... More >>

• [Newport Beach Film Fest] You Don't Want to Miss These Films, Documentaries and Shorts

  published April 16, 2009

  10 for the TenthDon’t miss these feature-length films, documentaries and shorts at NBFF1.... More >>

• Former Capo Unified Superintendent Didn't Report Swanky Spa Getaway

  published March 12, 2009

  In Your FacialFormer Capistrano Unified Schools Superintendent A. Woodrow Carter didn’t report that he went on a swanky spa... More >>

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  A Stray Bullet Set Anaheim's Jose Lopez On a Path Toward Becoming a Sought-After Tattoo Artist

  published March 12, 2009

  Body of WorkA stray bullet set Anaheim’s Jose Lopez on a path toward becoming one of OC’s most sought-after tattoo... More >>

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  Orange County's Mexican Consul, Carlos Rodriguez y Quezada, Sparks Protests, Burns Bridges

  published February 19, 2009

  The Man Who Isn’t ThereAfter one year as Orange County’s Mexican consul, Carlos Rodriguez y Quezada has done an... More >>

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  Is a Popular Legal Weapon Ending a South County Gang Rivalry, or Catching Bystanders in Its Net?

  published January 29, 2009

  South Side StoryIs a popular legal weapon putting an end to a 30-year-old gang rivalry in South County, or catching innocent... More >>