Latino arts, history and culture
What Latinos are Learning from the Pandemic 1.Good health practices matter, but basic health practices are not enough. All of us must follow the recommendations to shelter in place, practice … [Read more...]
“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” Shannon Alder, Therapist and Author True friends are a real treasure. … [Read more...]
My late mother, Carmen Mejía Huerta, built her own home, brick by brick, in Mexico. Too poor to secure a piece of the “American Dream” in el norte, during the mid-1980s, while residing in East Los … [Read more...]
The Cisco Kid was an uncle of mine. This one is for motion picture fans, and movie history "buffs." I have never worked in motion pictures, but have been an avid movie fan since childhood. That … [Read more...]
Coronavirus and culture change In addition to the known damage the Coronavirus pandemic is currently visiting on us, it can potentially wipe out an important feature of Mexican American—actually, … [Read more...]
The art world is in turmoil, not just in America, but globally where creative minds work and where markets for their art products are sold. Most artists can adapt to self-isolation and quarantine, but … [Read more...]
Latinos live in significant numbers in four states hard hit by the Covid-19 Pandemic: California, Texas, New York, and Florida. It is already evident that the Covid-19 health crisis is changing the … [Read more...]
The fact that more than six million Americans filed for unemployment this week suggests that work for many has disappeared. While many of these jobs may return, there is great uncertainty about when. … [Read more...]
“To Survive the Coronavirus, Americans Must Learn from Mexicans” During the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the U.S. (and beyond), it behooves Americans to learn from individuals of Mexican … [Read more...]
El Amor en Tiempos del Coronavirus Suelo pensarme como un optimista empedernido. Nada me divierten las teorías conspiratorias, menos las visiones apocalípticas y catastróficas. Ni la edad … [Read more...]
Joe Bernal was a pioneer in securing educational rights and opportunities for Latinos. All San Antonians can be proud of his many contributions. Joe Bernal was baptized Jose Maria Bernal and is … [Read more...]
Let us forgive… By your leave, I’m going to deviate from my usual diet of politics and such and focus on a topic that is more personal, more intimate yet just as important as (community-based or … [Read more...]
Some of you may have attended the 20th year Chicano activist anniversary in 1989 en San Antonio, Texas. Maybe some of you went to the activist reunion en Dallas, Texas en 2009. In 2012, … [Read more...]
Bring back decency! All politics is local. Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill Restoring decency into our politics should be our community’s political priority for 2020. It is a moral imperative to rid … [Read more...]
Llueve y no escampa Entre la crítica, la denucia y la queja Entre los juicios, prejuicios y post juicios que me forman y desforman, acogí la excelencia como aspiración, igual lo hice con la … [Read more...]
This month's featured CMC show is George Landa of Los Nawdy Dawgs from Tucson, Arizona. Played and discussed on the show is their 2013 album "Lalo's Town," which features their versions of Lalo … [Read more...]
The Jacqueline Becerra Mural by Los Otros In 2014 two of San Antonio’ s outstanding muralists decided to team up and form Los Otros Murals team. Since that time David “Shek” Vega and Nik Soupe … [Read more...]
Latinos Also Inspired by Dr. King’s Dream Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke before 250,000 demonstrators for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August of 1963, the largest protest … [Read more...]
