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FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA  1.28.18 “NO DEAL ON “S—HOLE” BORDER WALL!

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 1.28.18 “NO DEAL ON “S—HOLE” BORDER WALL!

If Democratic leaders make a deal with President Donald J. Trump on his "s---hole" border wall, they will secure his re-election in 2020. (Here, I’m borrowing a word, "s---hole" or “shithole,” from … [Read more...]

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January 26, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 1.21.18 “DEMANDING A CLEAN DACA BILL, NOW!”

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 1.21.18 “DEMANDING A CLEAN DACA BILL, NOW!”

Democratic leaders should unite and stand firm against President Donald J. Trump—“Racist-in-Chief” and “Hustler-in-Chief”—and the complicit Republican leaders on passing a clean DACA bill. A clean … [Read more...]

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January 20, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 8.27.17 “A CHICANA/O MANIFESTO”

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 8.27.17 “A CHICANA/O MANIFESTO”

A Chicana/o Manifesto on Community Organizing: Reflections of a Scholar-Activist As an urban planning and ethnic studies scholar with an extensive background in community activism—over the … [Read more...]

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August 27, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS WITH DR. ALVARO HUERTA  8.06.17 “RACIST POLICIES IN THE TRUMP ERA”

FIERCE POLITICS WITH DR. ALVARO HUERTA 8.06.17 “RACIST POLICIES IN THE TRUMP ERA”

The "War on Immigrants": Racist Policies in the Trump Era President Donald J. Trump and his administration’s immigration agenda centers on draconian, enforcement-based policies and executive orders, … [Read more...]

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August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA  5.07.17 “THE HUSTLER 2.O”

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 5.07.17 “THE HUSTLER 2.O”

On September 15, 2016, in an essay titled “The Hustler: Trump and the Mean Streets of East Los Angeles,” I argued that then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump was hustling the American public. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Fierce Politics by Dr. Alvaro Huerta Tagged With: Alvaro Huerta, American Health Care Act, Donald Trump, Fierce Politics with Dr. Alvaro Huerta

May 7, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA  01.29.17 “I AIN’T NO ANCHOR BABY!”

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 01.29.17 “I AIN’T NO ANCHOR BABY!”

I'm the son of Mexican immigrants, but I ain’t no anchor baby. My late father, Salomon, first migrated to the United States during the 1950s via the Bracero Program, in which more than 4.6 million … [Read more...]

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January 29, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS –2016 ELECTION RESULTS -MEXICANS WILL SURVIVE TRUMP PRESIDENCY”

FIERCE POLITICS –2016 ELECTION RESULTS -MEXICANS WILL SURVIVE TRUMP PRESIDENCY”

After failing to predict the 2016 U.S. presidential election, I recently attended and returned from our monthly Mexican meeting in Los Angeles, California. At these monthly meetings, all individuals … [Read more...]

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November 20, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA  10.16.16 “THE DAY I LEARNED I WAS MEXICAN AND POOR”

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 10.16.16 “THE DAY I LEARNED I WAS MEXICAN AND POOR”

He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee. ― Friedrich Nietzsche When you grow up … [Read more...]

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October 16, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 8.21.16 “THE DAY MY FATHER MET CESAR CHAVEZ”

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 8.21.16 “THE DAY MY FATHER MET CESAR CHAVEZ”

My late father, Salomón Chavez Huerta, first arrived in this country as an agricultural guest worker in the mid-1900s, during the Bracero Program. The Bracero Program represented a guest worker … [Read more...]

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August 21, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA  8.14.16 “URBAN PLANNERS OF THE WORLD UNITE AGAINST TRUMP”

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 8.14.16 “URBAN PLANNERS OF THE WORLD UNITE AGAINST TRUMP”

As an urban planning scholar and a son of Mexican immigrants, I implore all planning scholars, practitioners and students to stand up and take a position against Donald Trump—the Republican nominee … [Read more...]

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August 14, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA  5.15.16  “FROM SHAME TO PRIDE IN MY MEXICAN IMMIGRANT PARENTS”

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 5.15.16 “FROM SHAME TO PRIDE IN MY MEXICAN IMMIGRANT PARENTS”

When I first applied to UCLA, I wrote in my personal essay that I didn’t have any positive role models in my violent neighborhood. Having grown up in East Los Angeles’ Ramona Gardens housing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Fierce Politics by Dr. Alvaro Huerta Tagged With: 2016 immigrant rights, Fierce Politics by Dr. Alvaro Huerta, US Immigrant debate

May 15, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS BY ALVARO HUERTA  “GLOBAL MIGRATION A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT”

FIERCE POLITICS BY ALVARO HUERTA “GLOBAL MIGRATION A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT”

“Global Migration Represents a Universal Human Right”  In life, as the saying goes, nothing is certain except for death and taxes. I propose another: migration. Migration represents a … [Read more...]

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April 17, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 4.15.18 “¿PATRIA, PAÍS O NACIÓN?”

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 4.15.18 “¿PATRIA, PAÍS O NACIÓN?”

April 15, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

El Congreso Norteamericano ha sido categórico en reafirmar nuestro carácter de territorio no incorporado, por lo que se me hace imperativo volver una y otra vez sobre esa realidad y las implicaciones que tiene para los sometidos. Territorio, según la Real Academia de la Lengua, es una porción de superficie terrestre perteneciente a una nación. […]

BRAVE ROAD WITH DON FELIPE  4.15.18 “IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS”

BRAVE ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 4.15.18 “IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS”

April 15, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS    By Felipe de Ortego y Gasca At almost 92, World War II seems like a world and a half ago. I had just turned 17 in 1943 when I enlisted in the Marines during the dark days of World War II and 20 when I was mustered […]

MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – STEVE SALAS

MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – STEVE SALAS

April 2, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

This month’s Chicano Music Chronicles features renowned musician, performer and singer Steve Salas, co-founder of the legendary Eastside band, Tierra. Steve Salas was born and raised in Lincoln Heights, a humble and modest working class community in the northeast section of Los Angeles, California. At a very young age, Steve knew his calling… He took […]

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ARNIE AND PORFI MARK SUCKERBERG…

April 15, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

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