From The Unapologetic Mexican: “AS HISTORY IN THE USA pointedly picks favorites and leaves some of us out of the books and movies and stories and truths unless we are positioned as lessors, or alternately kick up hella ruckus, it is very important for raza to continue to tell our own stories through art, poetry, [...]

In this half-hour, our historical scavenger hunt locates and explains the stories behind: the elaborate catafalque constructed to support President Lincoln’s coffin, which was subsequently used for the state funerals of three other assassinated Presidents–Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy; the little guitar that Elvis Presley’s mother purchased for his 11th birthday at the Tupelo Hardware Company; [...]

San Pedro is a unique city …

…with a rich history that reflects its role as Los Angeles’ major port as well as its legacy from generations of diverse immigrant populations.

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Join us in our beautiful Lincoln Heights storefront loft for Obama. It’s crazy how much fun this is! It’s a numbers game. If we collect all the data, Barack Obama WILL be our next President but hundreds of thousands of phone calls need to be made in the next month. We need both English and Spanish speakers, but offer special appreciation (and maybe treats) to Spanish speakers. The Latino vote is the key to our delivering Nevada’s five electoral college votes. And that’s our job as Californians! Join me in empowering our Latino brothers and sisters in Nevada to make their voices heard like they never have before! Please come join us, not only to change the course of history, but to heal your own heart.

The Latino vote is the key to our delivering Nevada’s five electoral college votes. And that’s our job as Californians!

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Opportunities exist for collaboration in teaching and curriculum development with the Chicana/Chicano Studies Department and the Latin…

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We continue our 2-part special that reexamines the controversial war that resulted in the United States taking control of what was nearly half of

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Documentary Film on schedule for Sundance 2011

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…the article: The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern…

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(AP) — The largest single-workplace immigration raid in U.S. history has caused panic among Hispanic families in this small southern…

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