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The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

All content by Erik De La Cruz
Asian Pacific Islander cultural  influence on a Latino

Asian Pacific Islander cultural influence on a Latino

Erik De La Cruz, Staff Writer April 13, 2016

  I grew up in Mira Mesa, a town with a huge community of Asian­Pacific Islanders. Being Latino, I was always surrounded by the influence of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures. I absorbed...

Kanye West: The Greatest of all time

Kanye West: The Greatest of all time

Erik De La Cruz, Staff Writer February 23, 2016

  Kanye West inspires me due to his fearlessness to speak his mind in the face of adversity and criticism. By continuously reinventing himself, he has shown his flaws outright for the world...

Are Halloween costumes a way of exploiting, appropriating cultures?

Erik De La Cruz, Staff Writer October 29, 2015

  Halloween is a holiday that lets anyone be whoever or whatever they want without societal pressures or judgement. Many choose to dress as Latinos, Native Americans, African Americans and...

Don’t let others stomp out your voice: The Adventures of Comic Con

Erik De La Cruz, Staff Writer September 29, 2015

San Diego is often associated with one event that occurs annually and that is Comic Con. I had always dreamed of being able to walk the halls of the convention center with like-minded individuals/nerds...

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