Bien Hecho: LA Students Use Chicano Moratorium As Inspiration
Bien Hecho: LA Students Use Chicano Moratorium As Inspiration
On August 29, 1970 in East Los Angeles, a group of Chicanos got together in order to discuss how to best oppose the Vietnam War; included in the mix were […]
El Chicano, Ronstadt Should Be In Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
After doing a little research, I discovered that only two Latino musicians have been inducted in Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If you guessed 1998 inductee Carlos […]
A Coconut’s Guide To Getting Or Keeping Street Cred
There are many subtle categories on the Latino continuum, and we here at The Daily Refried offices recognize that El Guapo is the face, voice, and mind of all shades […]
Happy Birthday Mexico. Love You, But I’m Glad My Parents Left
Some of the happiest moments of my life have taken place in Mexico. The highlights of my childhood were from our trips to my parents’ hometown of Tepehuanes, Durango — […]
Livin’ La Vida En Spanglish
Last week I posted on Facebook that, sometimes, people are frustrated by my Spanglish speaking ways. But, that’s the way I think — so ni modo. I got some interesting […]
ASCO Exhibit In LA Highlights 1970s Chicano Performance Art
“ASCO: Elite of the Obscure” is a new exhibit slated to start on September 4 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, representing a watershed moment in the history […]
La Gran Mentira: Babies, Not Immigrants Grow U.S. Latinos
So here it is: the biggest lie we’ve been sold in this country is that Latino growth in this country is the result of throngs of “illegals” swarming over here […]
What, Exactly, Is A Pocho?
Pocho used to be defined by what it wasn’t. But that was a long time ago. I bring it up as an answer to a question posed by one of […]
Book Review: “High Pink,” Latino, Pocho, Gay And Human
The first thing that happens when you begin reading Franco Mondini-Ruiz’s book “High Pink: Texas-Mex Fairy Tales,” is that you lose yourself in the stories the artist and former attorney […]
News Taco To Go: Latinos United, Wildfires, Border Culture
Hispanic? Latino? Mexicano? Chicano? Does It Matter? John McCain: Arizona Wildfires Caused By Immigrants Floating On The Border