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Happy Friday from Javiera Mena!

Mary Mata October 21, 2011

One of the most well-known artists from Chile’s pop-explosion of 2010, Javiera Mena’s last album Mena catapulted her fame to regions outside of her native Santiago. Currently touring in Spain […]

The Week in Latin America: Sharks, Floods, And Hitler

Mary Mata

Puerto Ricans: Thoroughbreds or Mutts?

Mary Mata October 20, 2011

Puro Border: The Story Of La Frontera From Many Angles

Mary Mata October 17, 2011

By Wuicho Vargas Puro Border, edited by Bobby Byrd, John William Byrd and Luis Humberto Crosthwaite. This book is an excellent source of all types of literary material and the theme […]

Chile’s Massive Student Movement Goes Global

Mary Mata October 14, 2011

Picture a place in which thousands of angry citizens have taken to the streets in massive protests against an economic system they consider unfair, amidst an uneven distribution of wealth […]

Borderlands Bill Would Harm Endangered Species

Mary Mata October 11, 2011

By Elly Pepper The public lands surrounding our country’s borders contain wilderness areas, national wildlife refuges, national forests, national monuments, state parks, and hundreds of miles within the national park […]

Columbus Day, Also Known As Día De La Raza

Mary Mata October 10, 2011

By Sarah Joseph, otherwords.org Many of us will never forget that famous elementary school rhyme: “In fourteen hundred ninety-two / Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” At the time, it’s not […]