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The Bracero Treaty changed America

NewsTaco July 28, 2014

*Important, lest we forget. Timely as well, given the influx of immigrant children at the border. The cherry picking of immigrants “we want and don’t want” began with the Bracero […]

Does Decline in Spanish Fluency in Hispanic Households Signal a Cultural Loss or Growing Inclusion in American Society?

NewsTaco July 25, 2014

Child Migrants Have Been Coming to America Alone Since Ellis Island

NewsTaco July 21, 2014

Fulfillment of Prophecy: the Eagle and Condor and Embracing Our Indian Children

NewsTaco July 17, 2014

*This is different from everything else we’ve been hearing and reading about the border child immigrant crisis. A native American take on the place of migration in indigenous beliefs. This […]

Faustino Diaz: Trombone master from Oaxaca in L.A.

NewsTaco July 14, 2014

*What a wonderful interview! What a wonderful opportunity to listen and learn from a Latino master – from Oaxaca to the Rotterdam conservatory. The podcast is in Spanish,well worth the […]

‘The Book of Unknown Americans’ tells immigrant tale

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*Gregg Barrios will be dong a series of book reviews for Newsday. This is his first review – Christina Henriquez’s “The Book of Unknown Americans.” VL By Gregg Barrios, Newsday […]

A Latino Fourth of July

NewsTaco July 4, 2014

*Mixing of traditions: Asado with fireworks. We can probably all relate. VL By Phillippe Diederich, MAMIVERSE I experienced my first Fourth of July in 1976 in Los Angeles, California. I was almost […]