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It's Not The Size Of The Latino Electorate That Matters - All of the punditry and political posturing, all of the urgency and calls for action, all of the outrage and tacit and direct messages sent will be for naught if on election day Latinos don't show up to vote.
Texas Group Aims To "Smuggle" Latino Literature Back Into AZ - Nuestra Palabra is a Houston-based group organizing the Librotraficante Banned Book Caravan in March to "smuggle" Mexican American Studies books back into Arizona.
Mexican Actor Demián Bichir Nominated For Best Actor Oscar - Mexican actor Demián Bichir was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actor category this morning for his portrayal of an immigrant landscaper in Los Angeles and the film entitled, "A Better Life."
GOP Latino Vote Manipulation Shows They Can't Get Past Race - Republican gerrymanderers were planning to create a "metric" to manipulate the numbers of Latinos to the advantage of the Republican Party before the redistricting process in Texas even began, according to recent emails released from the redistricting preclearance trial in Washington, DC.
Obama's DREAM Act Promise Could Help Millions Of Youth - In President Obama's State of the Union address he made his case for the DREAM Act, which could help 258,000 students in Texas adjust their status through college or military service.
The Tale Of Romney And The DREAMer - What happened between an undocumented student and GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a recent Manhattan fundraiser reads like something written by the the Brothers Grimm. A deceivingly simple story that's loaded with nuance, undercurrents, archetypes and mythology.
Romney's Self Deportation Rhetoric Is Offensive To Latinos - Has Mitt Romney forgotten that Latinos speak English as well as Spanish? How else can he explain his double talk when it comes to the Latino community? While Mitt Romney runs Spanish-language media ads to try to convince the community that he shares our values, his record on jobs, immigration, and education paints a vastly different story.
Tucson Students Walk Out Over Mexican American Studies Ban - High school students in Tucson, Arizona walked out of their classrooms Monday in protest over the ban on Mexican American studies in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) recently.
"Mexican Mitt" Is A Latino Response To Political Doublespeak - Many Latino voters are frustrated by the double-talk from politicos who at once say they have Latinos' best interests in mind, yet have no intention of guarding against nasty verbiage or legislation that says the contrary. Enter an entirely different sort of double-talk: Mexican Mitt Romney.
Bien Hecho: LA Students Use Chicano Moratorium As Inspiration - Students from Monterey Continuation High School in East Los Angeles are set to present plays they wrote based on interviews with four participants in the Chicano Moratorium.
Albondigas, Or Mexican Meatball Soup - In this soup, puffy meatballs studded with rice float in a slightly spicy tomatoey broth with hearty vegetables - once you get through the chopping - this soup is easy and delicious. |
