FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA
Photo Caption: Dr. Álvaro Huerta organizes legalize street vending event at Cal Poly Pomona (May 19 2016) “Four Ways to Support Latinas/os during the Pandemic and Beyond” The COVID-19 … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS WITH ALVARIO HUERTA 9.12.20 “ETHNIC STUDIES VICTORY IN CALIFORNIA”
“An Ethnic Studies Victory in California: ¡Si, Se Puede!” On August 7, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1460 (ethnic studies bill) by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego). … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS WITH ALVARO HUERTA 5.30.20 “JOE BIDEN:MY RED BRICK AND VICTORY IN 2020”
I predict that former VP Joe Biden will defeat Pres. Donald Trump, or the “Hustler-in-Chief,” in 2020. Biden can’t win, however, without our help. He reminds me of a fictional story that I’ve … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS WITH ALVARO HUERTA 8.11.19 “THE MEXICAN: AN ENDANGERED SPECIES”
Mexicans have officially become members of an endangered or hunted species in the U.S. (I’m not referring to our enormous demographics, as we’ll continue to multiply in el norte—where individuals of … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 01.26.19 “MR. PRESIDENT , WE DON’T NEED YOUR STINKING WALL.”
As of January 20, 2019, the United States government remains partially shutdown for one month due to President Donald J. Trump’s insistence of $5.7 billion from Congress to fund his racist and … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 1.20.19 “BRIEF HISTORY NOTES ON MEXICAN IMMIGRATION TO THE US”
The historical ties of Mexican immigrants to the U.S., specifically the Southwest, distinguishes people of Mexican origin from other immigrant groups, especially those from Europe. While Mexican … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 8.14.16 “URBAN PLANNERS OF THE WORLD UNITE AGAINST TRUMP”
As an urban planning scholar and a son of Mexican immigrants, I implore all planning scholars, practitioners and students to stand up and take a position against Donald Trump—the Republican nominee … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 5.15.16 “FROM SHAME TO PRIDE IN MY MEXICAN IMMIGRANT PARENTS”
When I first applied to UCLA, I wrote in my personal essay that I didn’t have any positive role models in my violent neighborhood. Having grown up in East Los Angeles’ Ramona Gardens housing … [Read more...]