Famoso Sausage
Famoso Sausage
Funny sign spotted at a recent Jazz festival in San Antonio, Texas: “Famoso Sausage en taco or kebob.” [Photo via]
Colin Powell Loves Immigrants
The GOP’s sometime favorite minority Republican came out in favor of not only immigration reform and the DREAM Act this week, but also managed to perjure himself by saying he […]
Latino Gays All Have HIV/AIDS!
As a student of the social sciences I am currently working on several research projects, one of which involves Latino gay men. Unhappily for me, trying to find resources about this demographic that doesn’t revolve around HIV/AIDS, drugs and risky sexual behaviors has proven to be just short of impossible.
MALDEF’s president, general counsel respond to Senate vote on DREAM Act
Some claim that the issue was used as a ploy to attract votes. The problem with this idea is that the accusation fits both sides of our tired political divide. It fits for Republicans accusing Democrats and vice-versa.
Mexicans: the Original Urban Hipster
I remember growing up that my abuelitos would save everything, we would sew our own clothes, crochet decorations for the house and try to fix things before buying new ones.
Arte: Baroque on the Border
Reynosa, Mexico-born and El Paso-living artist Rigoberto A. Gonzalez is amazing. Â His latest exhibit at the Las Cruces Museum of Art in New Mexico, “Barocco en la Frontera;Baroque on the […]
‘Member the Chicano Moratorium?
The 40th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium has come and gone, with little fanfare anywhere except California. It’s unfortunate, when you think about it, because it means in a way that we haven’t really learned our lesson, even in the face of laws like SB 1070. I emailed NPR a story about the Moratorium to please reconsider their usual policy of ignoring Latino issues and make an exception for this. I got an auto response thanking me for my feedback.
Quarter of U.S. Hispanics Live in Poverty, Census Says
One in every four U.S. Hispanics lives in poverty, a total of 12.4 million people, according to Census data from last year published on Thursday. Read the complete story from […]
Did you miss Mexico’s Bicentennial “Grito” celebration?
SEE IT HERE AGAIN! The images from the Zocalo in Mexico City the night of the 15th, eve of Mexico’s Independence day, were at once fabulous, exciting, and surreal. You […]
Mexican resilience will win in the end
It’s hard to imagine a more tumultuous time for Mexico to celebrate its bicentennial. Its economy is suffering; its cities are under siege by drug lords and their minions; its […]
