A (Hopey Changey) Dream Deferred…
A (Hopey Changey) Dream Deferred…
If we can all take a moment and remember back to another time and place — 2008 to be exact — I wonder if we can recall the hope and […]
Good News About Latinos From Chile
The crazy tragedy-turned-heartwarming-story about the 33 trapped Chilean miners captured the world’s attention. Â It was the perfect story, with elements of hope, tragedy, peril, love, strife, human suffering and the […]
Applying for citizenship? Be careful what you post on Facebook or Tweet. Big Brother is watching.
Having secured documents through the Freedom of Information Act, the Electronic Freedom Foundation has uncovered some disturbing information. In 2008, the Office of Fraud Detection and National Security, a part […]
It isn’t toast, as such, and it may not even be French, but what I make is sinfully good …
In France, what we call “French toast” is called pain perdu. That means “lost bread,” perhaps because it is a way to salvage stale bread by soaking it in a […]
Chilean Miner Rescue Begins
It’s just begun, but the first of 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped below ground since August 15 was just brought to the surface. Â For more, check out CNN. […]
Watch: We’re about to get a decade named after Hispanics … again!
I knew it was going to happen. After all, it has happened every decade since 1970, that I know. Last month, the Economist discovered Latino voters. This month, it was […]
National Guard are at the U.S.-Mexico border … again
For the second time since 2006, U.S. National Guardsmen are on the nation’s southern border, providing a false sense of security to scared Americans who, it is becoming apparent, don’t […]
101 Year-Old Texas Woman Finally Becomes a Citizen
I know I sure don’t need anyone to tell me that immigrants are among the heartiest, hardest working and most persevering folks you’ll ever meet, but CNN found one lady […]
Fiorina & Whitman ‘Go Latino’ and Drink Tequila
The GOP has stooped to a new level of racial profiling in California, where gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina tried to court Latino voters by drinking […]
There Ain’t No Príncipe Azul Out There
So I’m a twentysomething, educated Latina, and obviously my Mexican relatives are all too eager for me to get married and start pumping out babies. It’s just their way. Imagine […]
