Of Confederate Flags, Slavery, Treason And Patriotism
Mary Mata
By Dustin Mendus Flags are remarkably simple things. They are pieces of colored fabric occasionally with symbols adorning them, generally in a rectangular shape — sans the few odd flags […]
Yreina Cervantez: Artist, Professor, Activist
Mary Mata November 9, 2011
A profile on Yreina Cervantez in California State University’s Daily Sundial outlines her beginnings in the Chicana/o art community through Self-Help Graphics in East Los Angeles to her current position […]
My Love-Hate Relationship With Machismo
Mary Mata
I love machos. I hate machos. Machos are jerks. Women raise macho jerks. ¡Ay qué macho! Sigh. Sometimes, this cultural identity stuff gets kinda complicated. I suppose you could begin […]
I Talk About The Hard Stuff Because I Think It’s Important
Mary Mata
I literally and figuratively have a big mouth. Sometimes I know I should shut the hell up, but — boy howdy — it’s so hard for me to repress my […]