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2017
I have been on a quiet, lonely, mission to bring this community back to life.
In the wake of all things current -- I enjoy that this once existed to welcome everyone.
Would love to get some input from past members.
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Anti-Immigrant New Mexico Governor Reveals Her Grandparents Were Undocumented Immigrants
Anti-Immigrant New Mexico Governor Reveals Her Grandparents Were Undocumented Immigrants
“Dear Susana. Do you know your history? Did you forget your roots?” -
Cultural appropriation...
Mexicano and Salvadoreño culture have become a big part of who I am because of who I love - my family by my marriage - but I won't dare appropriate any part of it, out of a deep and profound respect. A party has been scheduled among some of my partner's family, who I believe are from Zacatecas, and are deeply traditional. I made a big deal about ( Read more... ) -
Wonder what the Minutemen would say about this...
"Bestow great attention on the Spanish language, and endeavor to acquire an accurate knowledge of it. Our future connections with Spain and Spanish America will render that language a valuable acquisition. The ancient history of a great part of America, too, is written in that language."
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Rant against racist chick flicks (aka: why the hell is Jennifer Lopez white in Back Up Plan?)
I’m going to use the R word. Yes, that freakin’ R word; a distant cousin of the race card. If there was ever a way to make mainstream America roll their eyes at you it’s by pointing out a very obvious truth: Hollywood seems to hate latinos. There, I said it.
Clearly, I’m being dramatic with my statement but let me elaborate.
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Arizona racial profiling bill, SB 1070
I got this through e-mail today. Passing it along:
I thought you might be interested in this United Farm Workers e-activism campaign. http://action.ufw.org/page/speakout/az410
Please veto SB 1070. This appalling bill has chilling repercussions, especially for all Arizonians,--especially Latinos.
This bill has the potential to turn Arizona into a ( Read more... ) -
Census 2010 - time to fill in the forms
Stupid census telling me that Latino/Hispanic is not a race and then giving me such a limited set of choices. I ended up checking both White and American Indian (writing in "Unregistered" instead of a tribe name). I hope that counts. I'm mestiza~
Anyone else feeling ambiguous about this whole "race" category thing?
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