On Memorial Day, Latino Veterans Honor Fallen Friends, Family
On Memorial Day, Latino Veterans Honor Fallen Friends, Family
*There’s no official count of Latinos who have died in combat throughout the history of the U.S. Latinos have fought and died for the U.S. since the revolutionary war, but […]
Why the Mexico-U.S. economic relationship is so vital
*Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture was in Dallas yesterday, and his remarks about the commercial ties between his country and the U.S. reminds us of the reality we should remember, as […]
This is the Nahuatl Word That Had a Spelling Bee Champ Tripping
*I think I may have been able to spell it, under pressure. Not when I was 13 years old though. VL By Yra Simón, Remezcla At the 2016 Scripps National […]
NewsTaco Podcast, Episode 9: Film Maker Carlos Sandoval, A Class Apart
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Documentary film maker Carlos Sandoval has a knack for doing deep-dives into issues and events that frame the U.S. Latino experience. He was in San Antonio […]
Why Hollywood Can’t Put Real-Life Mexicans on TV
*There’s a very good point in the second layer of this story, about how the use of the word “pocho” revealed a telling lack in decision-making Hollywood. The fact that […]
Anti-Trump protesters at Trump rally throw rocks, bottles at Albuquerque police
*I’m interested, do you think the images of mayhem and Mexican flags helps the Trump casue? VL By Kayla Epstein and Katie Mettler, Washington Post ALBUQUERQUE — What began as […]
‘Get off the stage!’ Crowd yells at commencement speaker after she uses Spanish, mentions Trump
*Where do you fall on this, if any place at all? She spoke a few words about holding Donald Trump accountable, she spoke a few words in Spanish, and she […]
Big crowds of Trump supporters, protesters expected
*This happens tonight. Trump will be met by Latino protesters in Albuquerque, they plan to be many, angry and loud. VL By Matthew Reichbach, New Mexico Political Report (3.5 minute read) The […]
This weekend in Washington, the Smithsonian explores cultural crosslines
*The Smithsonian is putting on a celebration of mestizage. The fancy word is “intersectionality,” it’s about where we all come together and cross paths, from an Asian point of view. […]
Border higher ed gains began with a lawsuit
*There’s nothing glamourous about this, no clever social media tag to make it stick. This is about the work to bring higher education to the Texas-Mexico, where the Latino population […]
