Latino arts, history and culture
The artist's sacred trinity of life, struggle, and death is not a moralistic tale; it is a representation of the Chicano experience. —Curator Selene Preciado, from the catalogue José Montoya's … [Read more...]
To UCLA and Back A Good Idea at the Time It all started when my husband, David, got an e-mail announcing Jesús Treviño is to be at UCLA for a book talk on his new book Return to Arroyo … [Read more...]
THE FRYING PAN AND THE FIRE: IRAN AND THE ISIS THREAT “Decisions about national security are ours to make . . . that’s not simply our inheritance, it’s our responsibility” -Rachael Maddow, … [Read more...]
El sábado 16 de enero, me sacaron de mi cueva una pareja de seres queridos a quien no puedo negar convites; registro la fecha pues asistimos a un lugar y un evento memorable. La Casa Ruth Hernández es … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Pasión Poética/ las coincidencias marcan el camino El tema erótico, que nunca pasa desapercibido, se allega a mis manos en dos lecturas de feliz … [Read more...]
Recent coverage of a new exhibit at a Texas museum — with headlines like “The Texas Rangers Killed Hundreds of Hispanic Americans During the Mexican Revolution” (screen capture to left) and “Texas … [Read more...]
The presidential primaries are here and we are reminded daily. As a political junkie I love it. My father was active in the union and had meetings in our house to change the union’s leadership. … [Read more...]
If this photo is "Looking Toward the East," the question is where are we? … [Read more...]
The stench of political hypocrisy… The contradictions and outright hypocrisy permeating contemporary politics are staggering. Hillary Clinton, for example, is the antithesis of what progressives … [Read more...]
In L.A. in recent days a couple of stories are bouncing around in the news. One is the fact that – oh what a surprise and a shock! – the Academy Awards have overlooked actors and actresses … [Read more...]
In 2014 there were 14,000 Mexican students studying in American colleges and universities. In an effort to improve that number, the Mexican government approved Proyecta 100,000—a goodwill … [Read more...]
In 1598, a defining Spanish expedition, led by conquistador Juan de Oñate, departed Zacatecas, Mexico. The Spaniards and their indigenous servants, following trails previously blazed by Native … [Read more...]
