Si Magazine March / April Vol 1 Issue 1 | Page 4

Publisher Dr. Francisco Reveles LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER Welcome to the inaugural issue of Sí Magazine! On behalf of our family of talented and dedicated individuals, I extend ‘un abrazo fuerte’ to all our readers. Sí Magazine emphasizes educational access and is aimed at Latino youth, their families, and teachers.   It is focused on bringing the best of Latino youth directly to classrooms and individual students through the use of technology. Sí Magazine can be downloaded to desktop computers, iPads, iPhones or you can order a print copy. Throughout my extensive travels across the nation speaking with, mentoring and motivating our beautiful Latino youth, I have felt their intense creative energy and witnessed an exemplary level of mastery that provide a much needed counterpoint to a narrative of gangs, violence and underachievement. Whether living in the barrios of urban centers, in rural communities or migrant labor camps, their resilience in the face of daily challenges renews and energizes our spirit. Indeed, the youth featured in Sí Magazine will give us hope and serve as models for other Latino youth while older individuals will share their consejos y animo. Sí Magazine recognizes the many accomplishments by Latino youth who may work the agricultural fields or hold two jobs to help their families, and still go to school. The magazine will provide a forum to affirm their dreams and aspirations and will respect their spirit of resistance from the ‘Corazon’  that cannot be extinguished nor denied. I want to extend an invitation to all our readers to submit writing or creative work of Latino youth for consideration to be published in upcoming issues. The canvas upon which Sí Magazine paints is broad and expansive. From the arts, music, academics to community involvement, let us know about youth you feel exemplify the spirit of Sí Magazine. ¡Adelante! Dr. Francisco Reveles iv March | April 2014 Creative Director Taylor Barnes Editor Christopher Johnson Associate Editor Rudy Garcia Media Editor Jacob Sigala Volume 1, No. 1 simagazineonline. com Copyright 2014 Sí Magazine is published and designed by Dr. Francisco Reveles and Taylor Barnes/ L7studio.com. All rights reserved. Nothing shown may be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. For more information or submission guidelines: E-mail simagazineonline@ gmail.com