Are Latinos Participating In Occupy Wall Street?
Are Latinos Participating In Occupy Wall Street?
I’ve been watching the coverage of the occupy Wall Street movement — video, pictures — with an eye for color. I’m not there, in New York City, to see for […]
Mexican American History Is A Patriotic History
By Salomón Baldenegro In Tea Party Republican Arizona, teaching Mexican American history is illegal because that history is purportedly “un-American” and foments the “overthrow of the government.” The shamelessness of […]
In Alabama, Even Using Water May Get You Deported
We received a tip today that illustrates pretty starkly how much suspicion has grown in Alabama for Latinos there. The following photo is titled “Ethnic Cleansing in Alabama without Water” […]
Latino Students More Likely Than Whites To Be Suspended
Here are a couple of dots that I never thought to connect (I’m glad someone had the good sense to do it). It comes form a study done by the National Education […]
Immigration Law Puts Alabama Teachers Out Of Work
It’s been a full week since the state of Alabama’s new immigration law went into effect. In that time anyone with half an opinion on the matter, including me and […]
Don’t Be Fooled, There Are No Pro-Immigrant GOP Candidates
So ever since Rick Perry joined the circus that’s been the Republican presidential candidate field, I’ve been so annoyed. All this talk about how Latinos love him and how great […]
Alabama Has Thrown The Baby Out With The Bath Water
If I were living in Alabama, which I’m not, I’d probably be among the many Latinos of that state who are packing their tiliches (stuff), pulling their roots and moving […]
Tips For Responding To Racists, With Derailing For Dummies
Hey you! Marginalized and often misunderstood, perhaps slightly maladjusted as a result, member of society! How many times have you been at a party or some other kind of gathering, […]
It Begins: Children Missing From Alabama Schools
Just a day after Alabama’s harsh immigration law went into effect, Latino students have apparently started to vanish from that state’s publish schools. Specifically, 200 in Montgomery County were absent, […]
Today Is The First National Day Of Spanish
Buenos días, bienvenidos al primer Día de Español. If you recall Jean Rockford Aguilar-Valdez had the idea for the day as part of a movement to stand in “support and […]