Minorities Dream, Work Hard With Different Outcomes
Minorities Dream, Work Hard With Different Outcomes
If you’ve ever wondered, what is this world coming to? Check out my neighborhood. It’s a model of new residential integration. My neighbors to the right are ethnic-Palestinian, from Jordan. […]
U.S. Archbishop: American Roots Are Also Hispanic, Catholic
Preach it brother!…I mean, father, your Excellency, Sir. I get carried away when I read stuff like this, written by Archbishop Jose Gomez, of Los Angeles: When we forget our country’s […]
Marvel Comics Unveils Latino Spider-Man
None of us was surprised when Quique, arguably the most gullible of our little band of street urchins, jumped off the roof of his house with a towel tied around his neck, draping down […]
The Debt Deal Gives Us Only One Sure Thing: Uncertainty
This is what I’ve got on my score card: the debt ceiling deal that congress agreed to is, a) a deal that no one liked; b) that no one knows for sure […]
U.S. Gobbles Guacamole As Mexico Suffers Avocado Shortage
Okay, maybe it’s not as severe as the headline says, but hear me out. News Taco has published at least six guacamole recipes in the past few months, and all […]
I Don’t Speak For All Latinos; No One Does
So I was asked last night, “How do Latinos feel about Obama?” Where it happened or who was asking doesn’t add or detract from the story, I get that question more than […]
In San Jose The Cops Patrol With La Migra In Tow
Here’s a new twist on an old story: Police in San Jose, CA, will have an immigration officer with them when they cruise the streets. That’s what the Associated Press […]
Latinos Should Lead The Wealth Disparity Conversation
How should U.S. Latinos react to the news that Latino wealth fell 66% over the 4 years of the great recession? The numbers are staggering. The effect is no less shocking. […]
Obama Needs More Than A Latino Dance Partner
Before President Obama took to the prime-time airwaves to state his case for how the debt ceiling should be lifted, he brought his talking points out for a test run […]
Spanish TV Ads Are Not Latino Politics
In 2008 the political pundits said the presidential election was the most Latinized, ever. It was also the first time, that I know, that the term was used in the […]