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‘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.
Mexican resilience will win in the end
It’s hard to imagine a more tumultuous time for Mexico to celebrate its bicentennial. Its economy is suffering; its cities are under siege by drug lords and their minions; its […]
¿Hay algo que celebrar en México?
…este paÃs de 108 millones de habitantes -de los que el 49% sigue sumido en la pobreza- se dispone a vivir una celebración marcada por la violencia extrema de los carteles de la droga.
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 […]
Internet access shouldn’t be limited by income
Net neutrality has become the new digital divide. You remember the divide: When the Internet was new, we worried how Web access would widen the gap between those who could […]
Is Culture To Blame For High Latina Suicide Attempt Rates?
Sara Inés Calderón speaks with Prof. Luis H. Zayas about his decades-long research into the rate of suicide attempts in Latinas.
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.