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LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG MICHAEL SEDANO AND RUDY CH. GARCIA 1.17.25

FIRE BURNS NOTHING BUT STUFF La Bloga-Tuesday (1.07.25) welcomes the temporary return of an OG La Bloga veterano, the founder himself, Rudy Ch. García. Motivated by the horrendous California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arnie & Porfi, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, LATINOPIA HERO, Literature, Sara Ines Calderon

January 17, 2025 by wpengine

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 9.18.16 “SUCCESS IS ABOUT “WE” NOT “ME.”

I always think that,together, we can do bigger things than we can as separate individuals. I believe this is the core of my being. All ofmy professional choices have been made in this vein, with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: community pride, Latinos united, Sar Ines Calderon, Thinking Latina

September 18, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG SOMOS ORLANDO SARA INÉS CALDERÓN

Intersectionality & Orlando: 4 Things To Consider The horror of the Orlando shooting was made all the worse by the fact that the targets of the shooter’s rage were already part of marginalized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: anti-gay violence, Orlando massacre, Pulse nightclub killings, Sar Ines Calderon, Thinking Latina, Todos Somos Orlando, violence against Latino gays

July 3, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN “TEXAS RANGERS KILLED MEXICANS NOT HISPANICS.”

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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: Life and Death on the Border 1910-1920, Sara Ines Calderon, Texas Rangers Killed Mexicans not Hispanics, Thinking Latina

February 21, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 1. 04. 15 “TINDER & RACIAL HIERARCHY”

HOW TINDER HIGHLIGHTS AUSTIN’S RACIAL HIERARCHY Dating seems to suck in general. No matter where I live or who I talk to, there’s always something: in LA everyone is self-centered, in Austin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: Latino dating, Sara Ines Calderon, Thinking Latina, Thinking Latina with Sara Ines Calderon, Tinder on-line dating

January 4, 2015 by Breht Burri

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 4.13.14 “TEXAS IS THE NEW CALIFORNIA”

TEXAS IS THE NEW CALIFORNIA. When you think of Texas, “progress” is hardly a word that comes to mind for most, but I can’t seem to get the association out of my head. I see my Californian friends … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: Sara Ines Calderon, Texas politics, Thinking Latina with Sara Ines Calderon, What's New

April 13, 2014 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 9.16.13 “IMMIGRATION REFORM”

IMMIGRATION REFORM 2013: 8 THINGS YOU WERE TOO EMBARRASSED TO ASK. Immigration reform 2013 is back now that Congress has returned from recess. Although the Syrian crisis and the looming debt … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: 2013 Immigration Reform, Immigration Reform Legislation

September 16, 2013 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 6.16.13

FOR ME SUCCESS IS ABOUT “WE,” NOT “ME.” I always think that, together, we can do bigger things than we can as separate individuals. I believe this in the core of my being. All of my professional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon

June 16, 2013 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 5.27.13

WHO GETS TO DEFINE LATINO CULTURE? Last time I wrote a story about how people in my mostly Mexican immigrant neighborhood define me and my culture. This week I wanted to share a story about a band … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: Los Mastres Plus, Mexican hipsters, Sara Ines Calderon

May 27, 2013 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 5.05.13

HOW MANY GENERATIONS UNTIL LATINOS BECOME “AMERICAN?” I consider myself Latina, close even to my family’s Mexican culture, bilingual and happily comfortable in that identity. But, more often than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: Sara Ines Calderon, What is an American?, who is an American?

May 6, 2013 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 3.02.13

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL, AND POWERFUL, BUT NOT UNBREAKABLE. To say we live in a white world is something of an understatement. What I mean specifically is that, no matter what you call your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: Sara Ines Calderon, white privilage

March 3, 2013 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 2.10.13

LATINOS, IMMIGRANTS LEAN LEFT: THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE GOP? A report from the Pew Research Center shows that, without a doubt, immigrants and their children (Latino immigrants in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: immigration reform, Latino electoral power, Latino vote, Sara Ines Calderon, the GOP responds to Latinos

February 10, 2013 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 12.31.12

5 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR LATINO VOTERS. Congratulations Latino voters, in 2012 you comprised 10% of the electorate and got the attention of everyone. Some say the biggest indicator of your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: Latino voter, New Year's Resolution, Sara Ines Calderon

December 31, 2012 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 12.17.12

WILL GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION EDGE OUT IMMIGRATION REFORM?  The Newtown gun massacre is, without a doubt a tremendous tragedy, and consequently politicians are already calling for tighter gun … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: 2013 Immigration legislation, Connecticut shooting, immigration reform, Sara Ines Calderon

December 17, 2012 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INES CALDERON 11.04.12

WHY I VOTE. As the 2012 election approaches, all this buzz about “the Latino vote” is starting to amp up. I remember a similar buzz about this voting bloc in 2010. In that election the narrative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: 2012 Election and Latinos, Latino voting, Why Vote? Sara Ines Calderon

November 4, 2012 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 10.14.12

WHY I WRITE. Recently I was talking to a friend of mine who asked me why, with a full time job that’s not writing, do I continue writing and freelancing in my spare time? The answer I gave her was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon

October 14, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 9.10.12

BEING LATINO IS BEING AMERICAN: WHAT I LEARNED FROM JULIAN CASTRO'S SPEECH. Like so may others last week, I listened to San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro’s speech to the Democratic National … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: 2012 Democatratic National Convention, Julian Castro, Latino politics

September 10, 2012 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INES CALDERON 8.19.12

ODE TO BEANS. Lately, I’ve been eating a lot of beans. And by “lately,” I mean my entire life. The truth is, I am a huge beaner, and I always have been. I’ve never been very partial to rice, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon

August 19, 2012 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERON 8.12.12

FOR ME SUCESS IS ABOUT "WE," NOT "ME."   I always think that, together, we can do bigger things than we can as separate individuals. I believe this in the core of my being. All of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon

August 12, 2012 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERON 8.06.12

Without Technology, Latinos Are Going Nowhere. I am definitely not the smartest person I know, nor am I the most technologically savvy. And yet, oftentimes it strikes me that in the world of media … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon

August 6, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERON 7.16.12

WHY I WRITE. Recently I was talking to a friend of mine who asked me why, with a full time job that’s not writing, do I continue writing and freelancing in my spare time? The answer I gave her was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon

July 16, 2012 by

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

In 2012, in Puerto Rico there were 13,000 farms; in the recent agricultural census, between 8 and 10,000 farms are recorded; a substantial decrease in the figure reported for 2012. At present, the agricultural sector of the Puerto Rican economy reports approximately 0.62% of the gross domestic product, which produces 15% of the food consumed […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

The title of the documentary, The Need to Grow by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick,  is suggestive. Its abstract character is enough to apply in a general and also in a particular way. The Need to Grow applies to both the personal and to so many individuals. At the moment, the need for growth in […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.16.25 PELIGRO INMINENTE

May 15, 2025 By wpengine

Peligro Inminente En 2012, en Puerto Rico habían 13 mil granjas; en el censo agrícola reciénte se registran entre 8 y 10 mil granjas; una disminución sustantiva de la cifra reportada para 2012. Al presente, el sector agrícola de la economía puertorriqueña reporta aproximadamente 0.62% del producto bruto interno, que produce el 15% de la […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.23.25 MAYA BLUE EXHIBIT

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

Maya Blue Exhibit Incorporates the Artwork of Latino/a Artists A new exhibit, Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions, at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA], brings together for the first time pre-Columbian crafted clay figures, the art of Mexican modernist Carlos Mérida, and works by contemporary Latino/a artists Rolando Briseño, Clarissa Tossin, and Sandy […]

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