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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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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July 16, 2012 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERON 7.01.12

IMMIGRATION IS MY MOST FAVORITE PART OF AMERICANA. I’ve been obsessed with immigration as an issue for a long time. Back when I was in college, I used to bombard the Latino email list with stories … [Read more...]

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July 1, 2012 by

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.02.22 – LUIS VALDERAS, A FUTURIST ARTIST

July 2, 2022 By wpengine

Luis Valderas: A Futuristic Latino Artist Luis Valderas traces his artistic development to his early years working in the family-owned flower and ceramic shop in McAllen, Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border. During his time away from school, he joined his brothers and sister in manufacturing flower arrangements and making ceramic figures to sell in the […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – GASPAR ENRIQUEZ – KEEPING CULTURE VIBRANT

June 25, 2022 By wpengine

Latino Borderland Artists In El Paso’s Mission Valley Keep History and Culture Vibrant The borderland artists of the El Paso-Isleta-San Elizario region, known as the Mission Valley, represent nearly 350 years of history and tradition. Spanish colonizers first arrived in that region in 1598 when Juan de Oñate and 129 soldiers and families crossed the […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT XAVIER GARZA PREMIER STORYTELLER

June 18, 2022 By wpengine

Xavier Garza, Latino Artist and Author: A Premier Storyteller Xavier Garza grew up among storytellers in his hometown of Rio Grande City along the Texas-Mexico border. The best of the storytellers included his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. When his parents, who made a living as migrant farm workers, left annually to pick the crops in […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 6.11.22

June 11, 2022 By wpengine

Whose side are you on? Recent events – the massacre of shoppers in Buffalo, the Uvalde massacre of children, the outright refusal of Republicans to address gun reform – bring the old union song “Which side are you on?” to mind. The song was written in the 1930s during a fierce struggle between coal miners […]

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