U.T. at Austin Considering Increasing Funds for Latino Studies After Border Patrol-Themed Party Protests
U.T. at Austin Considering Increasing Funds for Latino Studies After Border Patrol-Themed Party Protests
*Winston Churchill is credited with saying “never let a good crisis go to waste.” That’s probably what the folks at the University of Texas’ Latino Community Affairs had in mind. […]
Saturday Night Live: Where are the Latinos?
*Someone was bound to bring this up, and it didn’t take long. I’m glad Teresa Puente did, because I was thinking the same thing. VL By Teresa Puente, Chicanísima I […]
Deporting undocumented immigrants could cost as much as $25 billion, report says
*Putting actual dollar signs in front of anti-immigrant rhetoric provides a needed perspective. It’s hard to reconcile small government, limited spending ideas with a $25 billion cost to fulfill anti-immigration […]
‘Forgotten’ Latino scholar may get Albuquerque school
*We posted a story a couple of months ago about a biography of George I. Sanchez. It had mixed reactions. Some people believe he was a champion of Latino education […]
Cal State L.A. student and twin sister win top prize at AT&T Hackathon
*No que No??!!! The twin sisters created a camera with face tracking technology to be worn by cops in the field. They got to work on it after the events […]
‘Undocumented’ vs ‘illegal’ in the Senate Nominations Committee
*This is rich, in something akin to irony mixed with ignorance. Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell says that using the term “undocumented” is like “carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.” […]
Alberto Nisman and Argentina’s History of Assassinations and Suspicious Suicides
*The story of the death of Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman reads like far-fetched fiction: a terrorist bombing, ties to Iran, a cover-up from the highest levels, investigation, implications, and a […]
Stress caused by discrimination linked to mental health issues among Latino teens
*If you get past the headline and dig into this article you’ll find a gem in the eighth paragraph. The research sheds some light on the “immigrant paradox, where second-generation […]
Mexico’s black president abolished slavery before U.S. Civil War
*Interesting things to note here: I spent part of my elementary and all of middle school (secundaria) in Mexico. I studied Vicente Guerrero in my history classes, using the same […]
A change in the landscape: L.A.’s parks no longer belong to street gangs
*Here’s an example to follow. This kind of transformation will go a long way to help Latino families, Latino health, and security. VL By Sam Quiñones, Los Angeles Times At […]
