Category: History
Texas officials to announce the creation of the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas
LatinaLista — On Wednesday, April 30, a historic announcement will be made in San Antonio, Texas. At that time, Texas Tejano.com, along with, Texas state officials and San Antonio community leaders, will launch an initiative to create the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas. It is the first center of its kind in the state to [...]
What do GOOGLE and McCain Have in Common? Both Forgot What Today Is
LatinaLista — Today, Cesar Chavez would have been 81-years-old. For the majority of Latinos, especially those of Mexican descent, Chavez is our version of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. While schools have been named after the co-founder of the United Farm Workers, he has his own postage stamp, notable dignitaries from Nancy Pelosi and [...]
Searching for the Real Pancho Villa
LatinaLista Who was Pancho Villa? Savior or outlaw? Saint or sinner? One thing is certain. Francisco (Pancho) Villa is synonymous with the Mexican Revolution and a leader whose notoriety crossed borders. Whether he was working the fields as a sharecropper or outsmarting his opponents by placing sombreros in strategic places among the hills surrounding a [...]
Historians Agree: Spanish was Language of Choice at First Thanksgiving. So Why Don’t We Know?
LatinaLista — It’s a chapter in history that historians have known about since 1965 but nobody likes to rock the boat especially when that boat is the esteemed Mayflower. In 1965, historian Michael Gannon revealed that 56 years before the Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock, there was one held at St. Augustine, Florida between a [...]
Texas Valley Residents Count On Law that Predates U.S.-Mexico Border to Stop Border Fence
LatinaLista — Throughout the debate over the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, critics have long enjoyed defending their stance by saying that it’s within the “legal rights” of the country to defend its borders. Well, there are some other legal rights that go way back before there ever was a border between [...]
Does Latino Inclusion in Burns’ War Documentary Really Mean “Mission Accomplished?”
LatinaLista — The war is over! Not that war but the one waged against documentarian Ken Burns by those of us frustrated that he left out any mention of the Latino contribution in his next marathon film for PBS regarding WWII titled The War.
The 30th Annivesary of Roots Stirs Thoughts of That it’s Time to Recognize Latino Journeys to this Country
LatinaLista — This years marks the 30th anniversary of probably the most popular and impactful television mini-series that ever aired — Roots. Then-unknown Levar Burton played the lead character Kunta Kinte http://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif For the first time, the sad history of African-Americans was told in a 12-part format that truly brought home the horrors of slavery [...]
Latino School Teacher Makes it His Mission to Remind the Next Generation About Cesar Chavez
LatinaLista — Though there aren’t many Latino leaders in Washington to emulate these days, it’s time to remember one man who is not only worth remembering and emulating — but celebrating. Cesar Chavez (Source: americaslibrary.gov) I’m talking about Cesar Chavez — the first Latino and labor leader who has been honored with an official public [...]
PBS WWII Documentary “Forgets” about Latino Soldiers
LatinaLista World War II (1941 -1945) It has been estimated that anywhere from 250,000 to 500,000 Hispanics served in the armed forces during World War II. This represents a range of 2.5 to 5% of all persons who served during the war. Figures are imprecise because, with the exception of Puerto Ricans, data on Hispanics [...]
The Legacy of Dr. King is Being Lost Among too Many Young People of Color
LatinaLista — Today, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior would have been 78 years old. Had he lived, what would he have thought about what’s going on today? Though he would have been somewhat pleased about the strides people of color have made within mainstream society, he most probably would have been disgusted that instead of [...]
