For more than a quarter-century, the bakery has served up pan dulce and Mexican traditional baking techniques to Tulsans. Now it’s training the next generation.
Author Archives: Angelica Perez
Angelica Perez is the Eastside and La Semana reporter, where she focuses on Tulsa’s Latino communities in partnership with the bilingual newspaper La Semana del Sur. Angelica is featured weekly on Que Buena Tulsa, a local Spanish-language radio station. Angelica’s journalism career began when she joined the yearbook staff at her high school. Since then, Angelica has served as the editor-in-chief of the University of Texas at Arlington’s collegiate newspaper, The Shorthorn, and interned at The Dallas Morning News and NPR affiliate KERA. Before moving to Tulsa, she reported for the Houston Landing, spearheading the newspaper’s Spanish language taskforce.
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Tulsa law firm foundation offers new scholarships focused on Latino students
The Rivas Family Foundation Scholarship Program will provide renewable scholarships for a total of $32,000 over four years to four students.
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Musicians can help transform east Tulsa traffic control boxes through beat box project
Tulsa artists can submit their original songs — and get paid $500 for their participation — to be included in the Global District’s art installation.
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Spraying the path: 20-year-old Tulsan pursues his love of art through airbrushing
Through his murals and a clothing company, Irvin Sigala is putting himself at the center of an airbrushing comeback. The young artist wants others to join.
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Looking for help with your construction business? Construyendo Tulsa program is back
The Spanish language program set for March 6-7 connects contractors with microloans, capital, networking and city permitting resources.
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From salsa to K-pop, Tulsans are creating community — and sharing cultures — through dance
Competitive dance teams have popped up through the Tulsa region, allowing members to bond over shared passion for dance styles and the cultures they come from.
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Tulsa group launches new citizenship prep course. It needs more students to begin.
The Tulsa Intercultural Association will host a 10-week course at Tulsa Tech Center to prepare students for the naturalization process.
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Tulsa Hispanic commission launches ‘playbook’ to help businesses respond to ICE enforcement
The commission created the playbook with feedback from local chefs and restaurants about what would be most useful for them.
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East Tulsa speech therapist aims to break myths around raising bilingual children
Eliana Provenzano-Lewis wants to expand speech and language resources available to the city’s growing Latino community. Her next step: a new location on the eastside.
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Organization bringing health resources to Latino Tulsans has a new leader
Founded in 2020, the UMA Center offers mobile clinics, nutrition and economic development programs to Tulsans in Spanish and English.
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Tulsa Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce celebrates Latino entrepreneurs and businesses during annual luncheon
Created in 2024, the Tulsa Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce supports Hispanic and Latino businesses through advocacy, networking and education.
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Tulsa’s Puerto Rican community is watching Bad Bunny and the ‘Benito Bowl’ with pride
Some members of Tulsa’s Puerto Rican community shared their experiences of living on the island, moving to the Tulsa area and what it means to see a global star from Puerto Rico take the big stage this weekend.