It’s not the 3 years I served in the Marines (Sergeant) during World War II (American, Pacific, and China theaters) nor the 10 years I served in the Air Force (Reserve Major) as a Threat Analyst in … [Read more...]
I’ve been a life-long student of languages moreso since my matriculation as a comparative studies major at the University of Pittsburgh from 1948 to 1952. That major included study of modern forms of … [Read more...]
A MORE PERFECT UNION—DOES IT INCLUDE HISPANICS? Like ever other y country in the world, the United States is a work in progress. Every day the nation confronts new and unique problems, … [Read more...]
RESTORING GERONIMO’S NAME AND PLACE IN THE ANNALS OF AMERICAN HISTORY Consciousness about my Apache Indian roots came to me late in my life not because I sought to occlude or exclude them but … [Read more...]
GUISES AND DISGUISES OF DISCRIMINATION. Discrimination functions on three levels, (1) the cognitive, (2) the emotional, and (3) the behavioral, manifest in forms oftentimes hard to detect. In … [Read more...]
AMERICAN HISPANICS AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE: THE MEXICAN DIXON LINE AND NATIONAL AMNESIA -THE CHICANO EXPERIENCE According to an Epigraph by Brenda Payton to “Who’s the Leader of the Civil … [Read more...]
IN A MELLOW MOOD: ME, MRS. LUCY AND LATINO JAZZ. __________________________________________________________ Recently, I attended a jazz concert that stirred many memories of my days as a jazz … [Read more...]
