Chilean Independence Celebration In CA Includes Food, Dancing

By David Tapia, fundi2.com San Bernardino, California — On September 18, 1810, Chile declared it’s Independence from Spain. This year,2011, marks the 201st  Anniversary of this South American country. In […]

After months of legal hubbub and protest, and just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, the city of San Antonio has officially named one of its streets in honor of […]

By Richard G. Santos I recently wrote what I taught for years, that is that U. S. history textbooks are written in black and white perspectives from the East Coast point […]

Of course this week was the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, so we had a few posts on that, including: Census data, a story about loving and leaving Mexico, trying […]

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced this week that Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz (La Paz) – the place where labor leader Cesar E. Chavez lived and led […]

By Dan Arellano We all know how Father Hidalgo cried out for a new government on September 16, 1810, starting a revolution in Mexico; but we know nothing about the death […]

By Richard Pratt In August of 1974, I was an ordinary seaman on board the Margaret Lykes, a merchant ship out of New Orleans, bound for the West Coast of […]

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 — […]

Although many Latinos celebrate our distinct contributions to the fabric of America throughout the year, Hispanic Heritage Month is a time when the rest of the country is invited to […]

By José Antonio López The seeds of the Tejano Monument in Austin will soon grow to fruition.  What seemed an impossible dream is now a reality.  With a little patience, […]