By Roberto Lovato Presente.org Of all our senses, the one that can most alter U.S. immigration history–and U.S. history itself–is our sense of smell. If we could, for example, magically bring the smell in the freezers of the Pima…
LatinaLista — Given the recent outcry as a result of Disney’s intention to trademark Dia de Los Muertos, the film, Flor de Muertos, sheds light on why Latinos reacted so strongly to Disney’s action. This 2011 film, described as…
LatinaLista — Young adult author e.E. Charlton-Trujillo grew up in a small South Texas town where she was known as the “Mexican white girl” because she could pass as an Anglo. Yet, Charlton-Trujillo never denied her Latino heritage and…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista When anything titled a “white paper” comes across my email, I usually ignore it. Why is truth always called “white”? Why not brown, yellow or black? Is it because black is considered negative, i.e.,…
LatinaLista — It’s been debated in certain circles for awhile that maybe the Latino community would be farther along with Washington in the immigration debate if there was one leader whose actions and words could spur both Congress and…
LatinaLista — The furor over the signing of Arizona SB 1070 that allows for the citizenship status of all Latinos to be questioned by the state’s police has overshadowed an equally disturbing bill that Arizona Gov. Brewer may be…
LatinaLista — At a time when public school districts with large Latino student populations are wondering how to stem the flow of drop-outs and encourage them to seriously think of higher education, the Tucson Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom…
