Latino arts, history and culture
On the passing of Gustavo “Tavo” Garcia. Uno por uno se nos estan hiendo. Entendemos que la muerte viene siendo parte de la vida, pero como quiera, duele cuando recibimos la noticia que otro soldado … [Read more...]
Como todo hijo de buen vecino, he tenido algunos aciertos y cometido muchas equivocaciones. Los primeros renuevan mi aliento y motivan mi agradecimiento, los segundos me mantienen humilde. Al momento … [Read more...]
In November, the urban planning community in general and Latina/o community in particular experienced a devastating blow with the death of Leo Estrada. As one of the few Latina/o urban planning … [Read more...]
Donald Trump’s pathological lying knows no bounds. He even lies about Christmas. Since the summer he has been telling the bobblehead crowds at his rallies that he “will bring Christmas back.” And last … [Read more...]
Visto que estamos en el ultimo mes de año y que aprovechamos el cierre de los ciclos para hacer recuento y procurar balance, adelanto mis impresiones de lo que ha sido y aventurar ideas de como será. … [Read more...]
It is a commentary on much of 21st century life that one of the strongest role models for social roles and behavior come from movies and television,rather than from community and family. Regarding … [Read more...]
Well, I have been for a few weeks now to read comments and thoughts about the migrants from Central America who have been making their way toward the United States. So far, the activists among us have … [Read more...]
La Junta de Control Fiscal celebró vistas públicas el 23 de octubre para notificar la aprobación del Plan Fiscal que ha de regir el futuro inmediato del país. La credencial de prensa que me extendiera … [Read more...]
In 1973 Washington Square Press—a Division of Simon & Schuster—published a Pocket Books edition of We Are Chicanos: An Anthology of Mexican American Literature, first critical anthology of Mexican … [Read more...]
Liberals: a strong force in history… The mid-term elections are over. No more annoying, lying ads. And no more “Friend” emails. For some inexplicable reason, the right-wing Trump cultists—who … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
This month music chronicler Mark Guerrero visits with Arturo "Rooster" Perez. He was one of three drummers that played with Redbone during the peak of the recording success in the '70s. Mark … [Read more...]
“I am a nationalist.” That’s what Trump shouted at one of his bullshit rallies recently. All he needed was the brown-shirted “heil” salute. How much clearer could this be? We should understand his … [Read more...]
Indigenous political representation… Arizona recently made history by electing three Indigenous women—Jamescita Peshlakai (Navajo), Victoria Steele (Seneca), and Sally Ann Gonzales (Pascua … [Read more...]
Welcome otra vez to this issue of La Voz Newspaper. As you can tell, this issue esta medio pesado at 40 pages. This is because we are carrying a complete listing of all polling locations for the … [Read more...]
El 26 y 27 de octubre se celebró en el Distrito de Columbia de la Capita Federal la reunión Cumbre de la Diáspora Puertorriqueña con el tema de reconstruir a Puerto Rico. Un encuentro propuesto y … [Read more...]
