Category Archives: Resistance

Since When Is Losing Winning? Playing-Follow-the-Leader

The other day I gave a presentation to teachers in Moorpark. Like always you can predict the question and answer period. More often than not you get friends in the audience who don’t ask questions but give speeches instead of … Continue reading

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Perspectives on the History of Mexicans in the U.S. Life and experiences My view of where we are now and where we are headed To Ventura County Teachers

Mexican American or Chicana/o History by definition is the history of people of Mexican origin in the United States. It is about how Mexican origin people survived and formed an identity within the U.S. As such Mexican American history belongs … Continue reading

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Sal Castro – a Chicano Hero (1933-2013)

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The Immigration Paradigm: The Shell Game

When I was in high school I never thought I would appreciate the conjugation of verbs and the declension of nouns. It was boring; however, I must admit that it introduced me to a deductive system of formal argument consisting … Continue reading

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The Young Grow Old

Rank and file Democrats are desperate for a turnaround of their political fortunes, and an end of the Robber Baron era — so much so that they see the recent elections as their deliverance. For them, the last presidential election … Continue reading

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Immigration: The Death of the Chicana/o Left

Prior to 1986 a clear Left voice could be heard on immigration reform. Among its priorities was that there would be no guest worker program, there would be no employer sanctions, there would be a more humane border enforcement policy, … Continue reading

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¡MEChA Esta Presente! Press Conference at CSULA on April 25th

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Noche de Conciencia y Resistencia on April 25th at CSULA

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What is Chicano to a Non-Chicano?

Chicano is an act of defiance-Tino Villanueva I spent a lot of time thinking about this quote after I read it on Aztlán Reads. I wondered what it meant exactly. But most importantly I wondered what my relation was to … Continue reading

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Arizona: The Ruling

U.S. Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima has made his decision to uphold disparate treatment of Mexican Americans, and the constitutionality of HB 2281. The purpose of this law was to destroy Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American Studies Program.  In doing … Continue reading

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What’s In A Name? What You Make of It!

A war on the memories of Mexican Americans and other minorities is occurring raging throughout the country, and I am interested in knowing why the right wing is so obsessed with erasing our historical memory? In places such as Arizona … Continue reading

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Harvest of Loneliness presented by MEChA de CSULA on April 15

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¡Ban This! Tucson Festival of Books Panel Discussion

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Arizona Being Political: It is Immigration Reform, Stupid!

For the past forty years, the most pressing issue for Mexican Americans and other Latinos has been immigration reform. It has dominated our conversations, our agendas, and for the more politically conscious among us, it goes to the core of … Continue reading

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The Case of Marco Rubio

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)  strongly criticized the first draft of President Obama’s immigration reform plan saying “It’s a mistake for the White House to draft immigration legislation without seeking input from Republican members of Congress… ,” predicting that “if actually proposed, … Continue reading

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In Celebration of 1 Billion Rising Against Sexual Violence

To quote Fredrick Douglas: “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which … Continue reading

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It’s a Wonderful Life?

I have noticed that more than a few academicians have joined the sport of criticizing some of the icons of the Chicana/o Movement. It concerns me because the criticism is coming from people who often have an axe to grind … Continue reading

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Jehuniko performs at MEChA de CSULA Noche de Poesia (2/5/13)

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MEChA de CSULA Food Truck Renegades Fundraiser (2/25/13)

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Citlalmina Anahuac at MEChA de CSULA Noche de Poesia (2/5/13)

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