Religious Intolerance and Racial Hatred
Religious Intolerance and Racial Hatred
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco This Easter morning I contemplated the condition of humankind. This is a season, for Christians at least, of rebirth, rejuvenation, and recommitment to being Christians. […]
For Next Easter but Not for Your Head
From the textmex obsessed imagination of Daphne Strassmann Another Tex(t)Mex cultural deposit into Easter celebratory traditions of America: Chocolate Cascarones! Ever heard of cascarones? It’s a tradition where folks fill empty […]
Cascarones Just In Time For Easter Celebrations
Always colorful, sometimes sparkly or glitter-coated, nothing screams “Happy Easter” louder than getting a confetti-filled eggshell, or cascarón, cracked on top of your head. One of my earliest, and possibly […]
Celebrating American Holidays With My Mexican Father
As a child, my father would always take my sister and I to the front door and repeat his favorite saying, “No me importa lo que diga Tom Bradley ni […]
Dispatch from the DF: Easter In Drug-War Torn Acapulco
We escaped Mexico City this week and spent Semana Santa in Acapulco. My husband, our toddler daughter, his two teen daughters and me. I told a friend of mine back […]