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Fiorina & Whitman ‘Go Latino’ and Drink Tequila
The GOP has stooped to a new level of racial profiling in California, where gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina tried to court Latino voters by drinking […]
There Ain’t No Príncipe Azul Out There
So I’m a twentysomething, educated Latina, and obviously my Mexican relatives are all too eager for me to get married and start pumping out babies. It’s just their way. Imagine […]
The Most Racist Political Ad You’ve Seen
Courtesy of Nevada Republican (read: Â Teabagger) senatorial candidate Sharron Angle. I like the reenactment by the scary brown people, I feel it gives a strong realism to the fear. Â Don’t […]
Every day is a Hispanic heritage event
Maybe the whole idea behind Hispanic Heritage Month is to help it make sense to others. I can easily choose to be a part of that. So I’ll paint a quick picture.
No One Wants Latina Models
Jezebel wrote a really interesting piece this week breaking down New York’s fashion week by “color,” and ultimately finding that no one wants Latina models. As they wrote: “3,410 of […]
There’s an app for all things Mex
It was bound to happen. My only regret is that I didn’t think of it first, because it’s a good idea. It’s a Mex-yclopedia app. All the info you need, […]
Squeeze Nopales into Your Diet
Nopales, aka prickly pear cactus leaves, is super good for you. It’s one of my favorite all-time foods, but many people don’t like them. There are lots of reasons to […]
‘Member the Chicano Moratorium?
The 40th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium has come and gone, with little fanfare anywhere except California. It’s unfortunate, when you think about it, because it means in a way that we haven’t really learned our lesson, even in the face of laws like SB 1070. I emailed NPR a story about the Moratorium to please reconsider their usual policy of ignoring Latino issues and make an exception for this. I got an auto response thanking me for my feedback.
GOP chairman changes immigration tune on Spanish TV
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele went on Spanish television recently, saying that Arizona’s SB 1070 didn’t “reflect the beliefs of all Republicans.†I don’t recall him saying anything remotely […]
My Journey Towards Mexitarianism
Sara Inés Calderón writes of her back-and-forth battle with becoming a vegetarian and continuing to embrace her Mexican culture and home city of San Antonio, Texas.