An observance of Martin Luther King Day isn’t complete without showcasing perhaps the single most iconic act performed by Dr. King — the deliverance of his “I have a dream” speech on the Washington Mall on August 28, 1963. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs[/youtube]
Venezuela: Latina Venezuelan presidential candidate challenges Hugo Chavez during 8-hour speech
By Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista CARACAS — The day has arrived when I couldn’t be any more proud to be a woman in Venezuela. It’s all because of Venezuelan Presidential Candidate, Maria Corina Machado. Machado challenged President Hugo Chavez in such a way that so far no man has ever dared to do before. It was [...]
Viernes Video: Sin Ayuda
Winner of the 2010 Corpus Christi 7 day film project. Also winner of the Best Actor Award (Tie) and Best Supporting Actor Award (Tie) Sin Aydua (Without Help) is about Sam, a lone immigrant crossing the US-Mexico border to unite with his family. He comes across a wounded mirror of himself and he promises to [...]
Graffiti brings an abandoned part of Miami back to life
Graffiti is the oldest and most basic of all art forms. Every city combats graffiti — some embrace it. Miami, Florida, in Dec. 2011, hosted the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, the most prestigious art show in the Americas. A section of Miami, known as the Wynnwood Arts district, where abandoned warehouses and [...]
The war for water has begun in Chile
The 2008 documentary, Watershed, intimately captures the agrarian life in the heart of the Andes Mountains and portrays the struggle of a Chilean farming community to preserve its culture, land, and water rights. With the influx of large-scale mining projects, local residents suddenly confront an imminent threat to the watershed system upon which their livelihood [...]
The relationship between Xicanismo and Tejano Music
Juan Tejeda, instructor of music & Mexican-American Studies at Palo Alto College, shares how the rich history of Hispanic culture is kept alive in music today in his TEDx San Antonio talk — “Xicanismo and Tejano Music – Local Music, Global Identity & Vision.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnlYCkdEf_0[/youtube]
