Little Manila Rising hosted its 4th annual Youth Convention in person at San Joaquin Delta College last Saturday. This year’s theme was “Rooted in the Mud: Tending the Soil of our Community.”
Bianette Perez, Youth Programs Director at LMR, said the theme was chosen to highlight Stockton’s history and its connection to Mudville, the city’s former name.
“The youth came up with every concept of it all,” Perez said. “They went with roots in the mud because, within the youth program, they participated in workshops where they learned about the history of our city, so they really wanted to elevate that history of ‘we’re rooted here in Stockton.’ ”…