Call Me Anything But Mexican

“You don’t look Mexican” is something I hear a lot. I hear it from whites, African-Americans, Asians, Mexican nationals, Latinos from Latin America, just about everyone. Of course, in polite […]

I was raised Catholic, although I’m not going to say I’m hard core about it, there’s a lot that I like about being culturally affiliated with this Church. There’s the […]

What’s a pocho, or a pocha for that matter? It’s a question that’s not confusing to me, but my piece last week about how dating Latinos doesn’t make me racist […]

There are currently two Latino candidates for mayor in Chicago, both are running against former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and other candidates, but a divide has fallen […]