THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FEBRUARY 2ND IS GUADALUPE HIDALGO DAY! RICARDO ROMO ON SEGUNDO DE FEBRERO EXHIBIT AT CENTRO CULTURAL AZTLAN, THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO UP CLOSE, BURUNDANGA BORICUA WORDS HAVE CONSEQUENCES, AND MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALREDO SANTOS.
This week Ricardo Romo draws our attention to the celebration of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican American War of 1846-48 and established the current boundaries of the United States and Mexico. At a time when Donald Trump has unleashed the most repressive anti-immigrant actions in recent history, it is encouraging to see Latino Artists come forth to affirm their call for justice and recognition of our irrevocable presence in the United States. Check out Ricardo’s essay and the accompanying art work at the Febrero 2ndo exhibit at the Centro Cultural Aztlan.
Accompanying Ricardo’s blog, we repost the entire text of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo along with a historical preface which explains the importance of the Treaty in shaping today’s anti-immigrant hysteria.
And from Puerto Rico our monthly blogger José M. Umpierre gives us an assessment of the first two weeks of the Trump White house reminding us that Words have Consequences. He is not optimistic about what the next few weeks have in store for Puerto Rico and its people in light of Governor Blanca Gonzalez declaring she wants to build a statute to Donald Trump!
And lastly, blogger, and editor of La Voz, Alfredo Santos reminds us that amid Trump’s call for the arrest of undocumented field and factory workers what is being ignored is the question of who will do the jobs when these workers have been deported? American households depend on the food harvested by undocumented workers and the services they render in factories, kitchens and car washes throughout the country Who will replace them?
Ordinarily i would say have a happy week to you but, in the wake of Trump’s outlandish, inhumane and downright cruel pronunciations, perhaps all we can hope for is to stay sane and healthy.
Tia Tenopia