By Ron J. Jackson Jr. Oklahoma Watch The health-care fate of tens of thousands of low-income parents is in limbo because of Oklahoma’s refusal to accept federal money to expand Medicaid. Most of the attention so far on which…
Great Plains, Local News
Generación Ñ: A son, a brother and a little bit of a father
Jan 4, 2013, 12:07 PM 0
By Ivan Godinez Hispano de Tulsa I was an only child for nineteen years. My parents refused to have another child because of the complications my mother had when I was born, but in 2006 I remember being in…
By Javier Flores Hispano de Tulsa When Juan Miret, Editor of HispanoDeTulsa.com asked me if I would be interested in being a contributing writer, I was honored and stoked for this opportunity. He wanted me to focus on social…
By Ron J. Jackson Jr. Oklahoma Watch HEAVENER — Atop Poteau Mountain, cloaked by white oak, black locust and other towering trees, sits the mysterious runestone. Ever since its discovery in 1874, experts have passionately debated whether the runic…
Great Plains, Local News
A Panhandle Explosion: Influx of immigrants rekindling economic growth in Guymon, Oklahoma
Oct 11, 2012, 9:17 AM 1
By Graham Lee Brewer Oklahoma Watch GUYMON, OK — It’s a weekday morning, and downtown Guymon is bustling. Guatemalans walk into a clothing store, passing a small group of Mexicans chatting on the sidewalk. Across the street, a man…
By Warren Vieth Oklahoma Watch The growth of Hennessey’s Hispanic population is mirrored in other cities and towns. Hennessey ranks among the top 10 hot spots of Hispanic population growth in Oklahoma, according to an analysis of U.S. Census…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa It was 105 years ago that Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was born in a small blue house in the neighborhood of Coyoacán in Mexico City. Her works immortalized her, and the…
Great Plains, Local News
Petty media continues using term “illegal” as synonym for undocumented immigrant
Jun 28, 2012, 11:09 AM 1
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa It is only small-minded reporters who are out of touch and have only a single neuron spinning in a vastly hollow head, who would use the insulting word “illegal” as a synonym for…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa More than sandals, huaraches are literally a kind of walking history. As Conti González explains in “The History of Shoes,” our ancestors had to invent a way to protect their feet from sharp…
Great Plains, Local News
José Antonio Pantoja: Cuban artist turning brushes into oars of freedom
May 8, 2012, 10:01 AM 0
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa A Cuban painter who dreamed about and planned his departure for 15 years now uses the Midwest as his new canvas. He could have chosen the home of Caribbean exile in the sunny…
Editorial Hispano de Tulsa Perhaps in the eyes of the world, xenophobic city is the appropriate term for Tulsa. Far, far behind is the title of “oil capital of the world,” and in danger is the absurd banner…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa It does not matter what the statistics say or what the census advises. The truth is that Oklahoma does not have any ñletters. Maybe it is because that letter does not exist in…
Great Plains, Local News
Hispanic Artists – Wladimir Zabaleta: Splashing Caribbean colors on universal art
Mar 9, 2012, 3:17 PM 0
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA — To have extracted “Las Meninas” by Diego Velazquez from the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, is undoubtedly the most precious gifts that the Venezuelan artist Wladimir Zabaleta, 67, has given the…
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa Eleven. Yes, since 2007 I have written 11 editorials on this subject. However, there is always a single-neuron being that loses his bearings and is intent on labeling undocumented immigrants as “illegals.” Forget…
By Juan Miret & Juan Carlos Nañez Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Some eat 12 grapes. Others eat lunch with a serving of tasty lentils, and many clean the house top to bottom. Whatever their ritual, Hispanics hope…
General, Great Plains, Local News
A Hispanic Matter Celebrating Christmas: Posadas, Aguinaldo Masses and Novenas
Dec 16, 2011, 9:15 AM 1
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Hispanics observe the nine days between Dec. 16 and 24 with parties, singing, praying, piñatas, carols, scooters, punch, sparklers and many more symbols. That is how they celebrate and remember…
Great Plains, Local News
Flavors of the season Churros and champurrado revive Hispanic traditions
Dec 3, 2011, 5:06 PM 0
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – The cold season is here and with it arrive two ever-present items on the winter menu of Hispanics: champurrado and churros. There’s nothing better to fight the freezing temperatures in…
By Angela Covo La Prensa San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Introducing another first for the city of San Antonio, Mayor Julian Castro announced the city is seeking nominations for the position of a poet laureate, which comes with an…
Great Plains, Health, Local News
As diabetes month is observed, Hispanics control the disease with diet and exercise
Nov 17, 2011, 11:15 PM 0
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Sara López-Covarrubias, 75, and Adán Maya, 31, are part of the statistics that will be heard in November, which is American Diabetes Month and is focused on prevention. The two…
Education, Great Plains, Local News, Youth
Oral Roberts University to host conference for at-risk Hispanic youth
Oct 3, 2011, 10:29 PM 0
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma — Two dates. Two groups. Six hundred participants. One auditorium. That’s how Deborah Easter describes the two education and business conferences that are scheduled for Nov. 1 and 3 at Oral…
Fitness, Great Plains, Health, Local News
Oklahoma ranks 7th in obesity rate among adults
Aug 17, 2011, 6:49 PM 0
Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Oklahoma has the seventh highest rate of obesity in adults among the 50 states, according to a report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Oklahoma’s…
Great Plains, Immigration, Local News
Tulsa police chief asserts: “We are not immigration agents”
Jul 21, 2011, 10:27 PM 0
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Police Chief Chuck Jordan says his department’s mission is public safety and fighting crime. “We are not immigration agents.” “My officers are working so all of us can enjoy a…
Great Plains, History, Local News, Social Justice
Tulsa race riot approaches 90-year mark
May 27, 2011, 10:47 PM 0
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – About 90 years ago and close to downtown Tulsa there once flourished a vibrant community, so prosperous that it was defined as the Black Wall Street. It was the Greenwood…
Government, Great Plains, Immigration, Local News, Politics
State representatives approve bill calling for proof of citizenship by candidates
May 13, 2011, 1:34 AM 0
By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Senate Bill 91, which would require that any candidate for federal, state or municipal office prove their identity and citizenship with their original birth certificate, was passed in the House…
Fitness, Great Plains, Local News
Hispanic Heritage Run sets historic mark with 225 participants
Apr 21, 2011, 11:18 PM 0
Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – This year’s five-kilometer Hispanic Heritage Run, held April 16 in downtown Tulsa, attracted 225 runners. Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr. gave the signal to begin the race, now in its fourth…
