How My Mother Saved Me From My Mexican Kindergarten Bully
How My Mother Saved Me From My Mexican Kindergarten Bully
I had a horrible time in Mexican Kindergarten. Much of it had it can be blamed on me. I had not developed any kind of social instincts at the age […]
Bullying In School, You Gotta Nip It In The Bud
When I was in sixth grade, there was a girl in school that decided I was someone she could pick on. My parents had moved my sisters and I to […]
Latino Students Missing From Alabama Schools
Hundreds of Hispanic students stayed home from school on the first day that Alabama officials began to enforce the “toughest” immigration law in the nation, including checking students’ immigration status, […]
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, […]
My Adventures In Mexican Catholic Kindergarten
I remember 1982 because it was the year my father decided that he’d had enough of the American Dream. He’d been laid off, and he was not certain that he […]
The Heavenly Innocence Of My Son’s Guesses At My Age
I love the age of innocence and candor of a child. Throughout his short life, my son has only guessed at my age using the limited information he has acquired about […]
First Online Mexican American Studies Degree Launches In TX
In a time when ethnic studies in Arizona is facing fierce opposition, South Texas College in McAllen, Texas is offering the first Mexican-American Studies degree that may be earned entirely […]
Steve Murdock: Educating Latinos Vital To Future Of U.S.
By Zach Gonzalez Austin, Texas — With a great presentation of the United States population change and immigration, renown demographer Steve H. Murdock had the opportunity to end the Texas […]
LA School Named After Carlos Santana
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board voted this week to rename a school that will focus on the arts Carlos Santana Arts Academy; it was previously called Valley Region Elementary School […]
Disappointed Dreams & Employment During The Recession
I come from an incredibly hardworking family. My parents immigrated here for a life that was better than their hometown in Mexico could provide, and since their arrival, they have […]