Top 5 Things People Think 5o De Mayo Is About
Top 5 Things People Think 5o De Mayo Is About
[Editor’s Note: This list was compiled with the help of Victor Landa.] Cinco de mayo is coming up this week, and for those not in the know, the holiday is […]
Latinos Who Served In The Civil War
By Efrain Nieves In the second, and last, installment of Latinos that served in the U.S. Civil War, we will be featuring some of the most well known Latinos and Latinas that dedicated their lives […]
A Latino Civil War Lieutenant: Augusto Rodríguez
By Efrain Nieves This week marks the 150th anniversary of the start of American Civil War. In an effort to link up our contribution, albeit not often mentioned, during the civil war […]
Re-Writing Civil War History From Slavery To States’ Rights
[Editor’s Note: This story, written by David Martin Davies, was originally published by the Texas Observer] EVERY YEAR, AROUND FEB.19, a crowd of tourists gathers in front of the Alamo to […]
Latinos In Hawaiian History
A totally unexpected and educative story from the Honolulu Weekly this week shows that Latinos have a long history in that state. The story starts off talking about Don Francisco […]
Yale To Perú: Um, Here’s Your Stuff Back
Yale University finally did the right thing and returned artifacts originally taken from Machu Picchu in Perú in the early 1900s by Hiram Bingham III. Yale tried to the Peruvian […]
Emiliano Zapata’s Grandson Sin Papeles in Texas
That’s right, the grandson of the famous Mexican Revolution General Emiliano Zapata is living in Texas, has no papers, and is desperate. ¡Qué gacho! The short video features a very […]
‘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.
