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POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS 03.11.22 “IRISH VS KKK: THE IRISH WON “

Irish vs. the KKK: the Irish won… St. Patrick’s Day is nigh upon us. For many, St. Patrick’s Day is a fun day, a time to wear green, drink green beer, and eat corned beef and cabbage. But it’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Father James Coyle, Political Salsa y Mas, Salomon Baldenegro, San Patricio Batallion

March 11, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 7.17.21

On the term Chicano/a … The recent UCLA broadcasting of Jesús Treviño’s 1972 documentary “Yo Soy Chicano” (I am Chicano) precipitated much interest in the Chicano Movement as well as in the term … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Chicanos, Cholos, Pochos, Political Salsa y Mas, Salomon Baldenegro

July 16, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 6.19.21

Honor the historians… “The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom.” Jean Bodin, French political philosopher The observation “What’s past is prologue,” from Shakespeare’s “The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa with Sal Baldenegro, Political Salsa y Mas, Salomon Baldenegro

June 19, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO “CESAR CHAVEZ FOUGHT SCABS, NOT IMMIGRANTS…”

“César Chávez fought Scabs, not immigrants…” Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar is sponsoring a bill to create a commemorative coin minted in César Chávez’s honor. Hopefully, his bill will die a quick … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Emma Tenayuca, Josefina Fierro de Birght, Louisa Moreno, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

April 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO “OUR HEARTS SOAR LIKE A HAWK…”

Proud Yaqui Gabriel Ayala is multi-layered yet simple... I was thrilled to have a front-row seat at a recent performance by Gabriel Ayala, award-winning, internationally known and acclaimed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Gabriel Ayala, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

October 13, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 6.22.19 “WHEN ARE WE MEXICANS…INDIGENOUS?”

When are we Mexican … indigenous? Recently I’ve witnessed two spirited debates. One revolved around terminology, that is, what do we call ourselves? The other one revolved around the question of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Chicano identity, MeCha name debate, Political Salsa y Mas, Salomon Baldenegro

June 22, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 1.12.19 “CARNALISMO IS ALIVE AND WELL”

Carnalismo is alive and well… “Si sangra mi hermano, yo también sangro … la herida es igual…” (If my brother or sister bleeds, I too bleed … I also am wounded) Chicano Movement song “Yo soy tu … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas, Salomon Baldenegro, Uncage and Reunite Families Coalition

January 12, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS 11.13.18 “LIBERALS: A STRONG FORCE IN HISTORY”

Liberals: a strong force in history… The mid-term elections are over. No more annoying, lying ads. And no more “Friend” emails. For some inexplicable reason, the right-wing Trump cultists—who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: 2018 election results, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

November 13, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.19.18 “HISTORY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT…”

History is not a spectator sport… I taught Chicano history at the University of Arizona, and to make the material more relevant, whenever I could I gave a Tucson perspective to historical dynamics. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

September 19, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 8.19.18

Where is the love? And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Saul of Tarsus, aka Paul the Apostle (First Letter to the Corinthians) “Charity,” which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas, Salomon Baldenegro, Trump family separation debacle

August 18, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 7.15.18 “IF YOU SWIM IN THE SEWER”

If you swim in the sewer… “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: David Schweikert, Donald Trump, encarceration of immigrant children, Martha McSally, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

July 15, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 6.15.18

Spanish is a lovely tongue... Some recent incidents involving the use of Spanish (more on these below) brought to mind an essay entitled “Saints and sinners all agree…” I wrote several years ago. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro, Salomon Baldenegro

June 15, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 5.27.18 “WORLD WAR TWO GENERATION”

WW II GENERATION GETS IT DONE! It is beyond ironic that teaching young people about the patriotism of the Mexican American community—e.g., that Mexican Americans/Latinos have earned more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Mexican Americans in World War Two, Political Salsa y Mas, Salomón R. Baldenegro, What's New, Wordl War Two Latinos

April 20, 2014 by Breht Burri

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 5.13.18 “THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, AKA TRUMPIAN CULT…”

The Republican party, aka Trumpian cult... I’ve written on this topic before, but I’m not being repetitious mindlessly. I believe that every time the phenomenon I discuss here emerges we need to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

May 13, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 4.22.18 “EMAIL ORGANIZING, AKA GIVE US SOME MONEY”

Democrats-liberals and Republican-conservatives may be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, but if the dozens of political emails I receive daily are any guide, they seem to use the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro, Salomon Baldenegro

April 21, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO “LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN”

Listen to the children… As I write this, young people are in the frontlines of political change. High-school students, survivors of the Feb 14 massacre in Parkland, Fla., are confronting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Parkland Shootings, Parkland students, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

March 10, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 2.11.18 “SPECIAL-ED PLACEMENTS: WE GET IT FROM BOTH SIDES”

Special-ed placements: we get it from both sides As they say: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” The Trump administration is looking to delay an Obama-era rule meant to counter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro, Socorro Hernández Bernasconi

February 11, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 11.12.17 “THE TIMES CALL FOR ACTION, NOT PLATITUDES”

The times call for action, not platitudes… The times we live in—when innocents are being slaughtered by the dozens—demand leadership and decisive action to prevent future horrific events. Instead, we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Las Vegas Massacre, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

November 12, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9. 10.17 “THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE IS LONG”

The arc of the moral universe is long … Arizonans recently experienced two doses of good news. One was the determination by a federal judge that the banning of Tucson Unified School District’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: MAS victory, Mexcian American Studies, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

September 10, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 8.20.17 “WHO WOULD JESUS STAND WITH?”

Whom would Jesus stand with? One would think that denouncing racism and murder in the service of white supremacy and denouncing those who defend such things would be a super easy call for truly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Charlottsville Nazis, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro, Trump's remarks on Charlottsville

August 20, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 7.16.17 “SACRED GOALS-THE MAS STRUGGLE IN TUCSON”

Sacred Goals—The MAS struggle in Tucson My son Salomon (aka Sal, Jr.) and his colleague Fausto Olmos (more on them below) are producing a film, “Sacred Goals,” highlighting the fierce and inspiring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas, Sacred Goals, Sal Baldenegro, Sal Baldenegro Jr

July 15, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

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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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