Hablo Y Hablas: Chiflado

The word “chiflada” has followed me around for most of my life. In my family it means “spoiled” or “bratty,” but with an endearing context. Of course my family is […]

David Tomás Martinez remembers getting his first tattoo when he was 18 years old; it said San Diego in old English script.  Over the years he kept adding more scripts, […]

An anti-Latino business, Eva Longoria, Selena, use of the word “undocumented,” the Alamo, Alabama’s immigration law, Mitt Romney, Luis Gutierrez and more made our list of the top stories on […]

“Culeco” is a word I remember my grandfather using when he would describe either his chickens or his children. When he used the word to describe his chickens, he would […]

Self-deportation takes on a new meaning this week with my top pick, a story lamenting the sad story of massive deportations of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression. There was […]

Anyone who’s taken high school Spanish should recognize this phrase. The entire phrase is, “Colorín, colorado, este cuenta se ha acabado.” Taken literally, the first part doesn’t mean much, but […]

By Tia Tenopia Pat Mora is a poet, novelist and author of children’s books. Her writings often reflect the conflictive nature of being bilingual and bi-cultural. Here she reads the […]

San Diego, California — Migrant farmworker-turned-astronaut José Hernández is running for Congress as a Democrat in the 10th district of California on a very simple platform: “Jobs, jobs, jobs and […]

We had a great mix of stories this week. There were a pair of Latino professors who were awarded the National Humanities Medal, tips for Latina teens, chicken tortilla soup, […]

By Tia Tenopia, Latinopia Rene Pérez is a Texas author whose first collection of short stories, “Along These Highways,” was published by Bilingual Review Press in 2012. A keen observer […]