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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
SANS RACKSPACE, JULIAN CASTRO, WHAT'S THE BACK-UP PLAN FOR SA? San Antonio has been booming the past few years. You see the city on all of these lists — fastest growing, booming, etc. — and for … [Read more...]
THE PRICE OF AUSTIN'S 'GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT'? CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. Recently I was telling a friend about Austin’s “Gentleman’s Agreement” to only allow one Latino and one black … [Read more...]
3 WAYS WENDY DAVIS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS WOULD AFFECT LATINOS. Wendy Davis, according to my sources and the hints she’s been dropping, is going to make a run for Texas governor. The state … [Read more...]
WALKING IN SEARCH OF CÉSAR CHÁVEZ. Jorge Chino has watched with both fear and pride over the years as Latinos in this country have risen and fallen with the tide of anti-immigrant sentiment. … [Read more...]
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...]
WOULD ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION INCREASE THE LATINO VOTE? A question that burns on every politico’s mind these days is how to engage more Latinos in the electoral process. Although we are 17% of … [Read more...]
CREATING THE FUTURE - A TO-DO LIST FOR LATINOS. Okay, big deal, Latino voters were super important in this year’s election — now what? The important thing to think about when we talk about “Latino … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
THE IMMIGRATION BILL THAT COULDN’T. The much-hyped immigration reform bill that millions of undocumented immigrants, as well as their families and allies, have been waiting for is expected to be … [Read more...]
CHICANOS? LA RAZA UNIDA? LATINOS IN TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA ARE FIGHTING THE SAME FIGHT. Recently I found myself in a room with Chicanos from East LA, Tejanos from the South Texas border, and even a … [Read more...]
DEMOCRATS, OBAMA ARE LYING ABOUT IMMIGRATION REFORM Immigration reform is not going to happen in 2013, and if it does happen in 2014 before mid-term elections where the issue is being used as a … [Read more...]
