In Mexico, Ghost Stories Are Always Real
I cannot sleep when I am in Mexico – especially my father’s hometown of La Rivera, Jalisco. This is because I feel powerful force that I don’t understand, and I […]
Texas, The U.S., Becoming More And More Latino
Both sides of my family have long resided in the borderlands, specifically El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, but recently on the American side for just over one hundred years. During […]
Lots Of Latinos Don’t Have Spanish Surnames (Like Me)
So you’re probably wondering, how does the surname “Calderón” not count as a Spanish surname? Well, it does. But my other last name, Schuessler, certainly doesn’t. I’ve been thinking recently, […]
“Mexican Hunters” Profiled Latinos At New Jersey Airport
Screeners for the Transportation Security Administration, TSA, spent about a year from 2008 to 2009 routinely profiling “Hispanic male passengers, especially Mexicans and Dominicans, to see if they had proper […]