In Their Own Words: Lessons Learned

Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) is partnering with Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities (SABHC) to develop and support the small businesses of Santa Ana’s Latino residents and cooperativos. These efforts are meant to generate income, sustain cultural practices, and empower infrastructure for the underserved community of primarily immigrant, low-income Latino residents and business owners. In… Read more »

Post-Election Reflections with Ana Urzúa Alcaraz

Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) is partnering with Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities (SABHC) to develop and support the small businesses of Santa Ana’s Latino residents and cooperativas. These efforts are meant to generate income, sustain cultural practices, and empower infrastructure for the underserved community of primarily immigrant, low-income Latino residents and business owners. In… Read more »

From Artist-Activist to Artist-Candidate: Ana Urzúa Alcaraz

Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) is partnering with Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities (SABHC) to develop and support the small businesses of Santa Ana’s Latino residents and cooperativos. These efforts are meant to generate income, sustain cultural practices, and empower infrastructure for the underserved community of primarily immigrant, low-income Latino residents and business owners. In… Read more »

Investing in Communities Through Cultural Recognition, Validation, Connection

The City of Santa Ana in Orange County is a primarily Hispanic/Latino population, with a median per capita income of $16,330. Santa Ana has recently become a new and exciting hub for contemporary arts, but this has led to gentrification which presents challenges to the City’s poor and low income, minority, and largely immigrant residents. Center… Read more »