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Should English Be The Official Language Of The US?
Every time I write a column about immigration I’ll get the email or phone call du jour telling me about how their grandmother came to this country with only the clothes on […]
What People Of Color Have At Stake In Wisconsin
Images of Latino, Native American, Black, and Asian Wisconsinites are proving elusive in the media coverage of the fight for workers’ rights beyond a recent appearance by the Rev. Jesse Jackson. […]
Secretary Of Labor Hilda L. Solis Supports Unions
I was “raised union.” My mother, who immigrated to the United States from Nicaragua, worked the 3 p.m. to midnight shift at a toy factory after the birth of my […]
Texas Census: “It’s Basically Over For Anglos”
Former Census Director and Texas Demographer Steve Murdock has gotten a lot of flack over a quote misattributed to him, “It’s basically over for Anglos,” in Texas. National Institute for […]
Texas Non-Profit Offers Scholarships To White Men Only
A Texas non-profit, Former Majority Association for Equality, has begun to offer $500 scholarships to a group they contend is discriminated against when it comes to funding for higher education: […]
VIDEO: David Montejano on the History of the Chicano Movement
There is little known about the origin of the national Chicano movement – where it started, how it started, what brought about the discontent that resulted in the creation of […]
Is “Newt’s World” Selling Snake Oil?
I was wondering what he was up to. It’s just my natural journalist’s reaction, you can call it cynicism, I won’t debate the point. But when Newt Gingrich launched his […]
Latina Activist Awarded Medal Of Freedom
Sylvia Mendez, the subject of what’s commonly called the “Latino version” of the Brown vs. Board of Education case in California, was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack […]
Crossing the Snake, David Montejano and the Chicano Movement
by David Montejano from the Texas Observer, where this story was first published. My two major works—Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1936-1986 and its sequel, Quixote’s Soldiers: […]
Similarities: Egyptian Protests And Puerto Rican Protests
[Editor’s Note: This is a repost from Pa’lante Latino and was written by Christina T. Saenz] The world is watching as the Egyptian people reclaim their government. They are demanding […]