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Dieciocho, Episode 14, Memorial Day 2018, Latino Vietnam Veterans, Tomas Summers Sandoval
This is a special edition of DIECIOCHO. On this Memorial Day I talk with Prof. Tomas Summers Sandoval about his work collecting the oral histories of Latino Vietnam veterans. We talk about […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast: Hispanic Heritage Month: Why We Should Stop Saying We’re a Nation of Immigrants
We’re not a nation of immigrants, we’re an immigrant nation, and there’s a big difference between the two. This 2017 edition of Hispanic Heritage Month is a good time to […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast – Manny Ruiz, Hispanicize Texas
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 munite read, 20 minute listen) Here’s the deal, if you’re a content creator in Texas or close to Texas, you should be at Hispanicize Texas and you […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast – Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante on Arizona’s Mexican-American Studies Ban
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The trial to turn back a ban on Mexican-American studies in Arizona schools has entered its second week. This is the latest in a chain of […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast: Texas Rep. Rafael Anchia – Trump, Gerrymandering and Money
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 minute read, 34 minute listen) It’s safe to say that the just-ended Texas legislative session was the most acrimonious in memory. We can talk for […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast: Dr. Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda – How Trump’s tax plan affects Latinos
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 minute read, 30 minute listen) By all indications Donald Trump took his assignment very seriously when he put together his skinny budget and tax plan last week. […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast: Ambassador Antonio Garza – What Trump stands to lose in a trade spat with Mexico
By Victor Landa, Dieciocho Podcast (2.5 minute read, 25 minute listen) It seems odd to talk about a foreign relations spat with Mexico, but that’s what’s in play three weeks […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast: Bill Richardson – What you need to know about Trump and Russia
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 minute read, 25 minute listen) It seemed natural to talk to former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson about the present state of U.S.-Russia relations and the […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast: Adán Medrano on Thanksgiving
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco What is Texas-Mexican food? It’s not Tex-Mex, that’s something else. According to author, chef, and film maker Adán Medrano Texas-Mexican is part of the rich tradition […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast, Episode 4, The Latino Vote
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Arizona voters are lining-up at the polls. The Pew Research Center tells us that there are 992, 000 eligible Latino voters in Arizona, that’s 21.5 percent […]