The California Sunday Magazine

2019

The Deported Americans

More than 600,000 U.S.-born children of undocumented parents live in Mexico. What happens when you return to a country you’ve never known?

By Brooke Jarvis

Photographs by Livia Corona Benjamin

Freedom is ________.

It’s the essential American ideal. We just can’t agree on what it means. Our correspondent hits the road in search of answers.

By Chris Colin

Illustrations by Lola Dupré, Lizzie Gill, Priya Kambli, Kensuke Koike, Balint Zsako, and James Zucco

“After we married, I would ask him, ‘Will you abandon me?’ ”

For Rohingya women in refugee camps, marriage is both an escape and a trap.

By Wudan Yan

Photographs by Salma Abedin Prithi and Sarker Protick

Making Cuco Happen

Omar Banos found fame streaming angsty pop songs from his bedroom. Now he’s a model for how musicians can thrive, unsigned.

By Dylan Tupper Rupert

Photographs by Stefan Ruiz

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The Tech Revolt

A sometimes pointed, sometimes resigned conversation with engineers, designers, research scientists, and job candidates who are pushing for a more ethical Silicon Valley

Interviews by Cameron Bird, Sean Captain, Elise Craig, Haley Cohen Gilliland, and Joy Shan

Illustrations by Tim Peacock

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To Die For: A New York City Cemetery Odyssey

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Backstage

A look at our first-ever gallery show

By Douglas McGray

The Florists of Downtown Los Angeles

By Hallie Bateman

The Deported Americans

More than 600,000 U.S.-born children of undocumented parents live in Mexico. What happens when you return to a country you’ve never known?

Freedom is ________.

It’s the essential American ideal. We just can’t agree on what it means. Our correspondent hits the road in search of answers.

“After we married, I would ask him, ‘Will you abandon me?’ ”

For Rohingya women in refugee camps, marriage is both an escape and a trap.

Making Cuco Happen

Omar Banos found fame streaming angsty pop songs from his bedroom. Now he’s a model for how musicians can thrive, unsigned.

#pixelnofilter

The Tech Revolt

A sometimes pointed, sometimes resigned conversation with engineers, designers, research scientists, and job candidates who are pushing for a more ethical Silicon Valley

An Incubator Kitchen Creating a more Diverse Food Scene in the Bay Area

To Die For: A New York City Cemetery Odyssey

Backstage

A look at our first-ever gallery show

The Florists of Downtown Los Angeles

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