Posted in Immigration, Mexico on Oct 28th, 2009
Before the second part of CNN’s Latino in America aired the voices of Latinos were pouring in complaining that the documentary did not accurately depict Latinos. A common criticism was that Latinos were painted with the same stereotyping brush used by Lou Dobbs. A far stretch if you ask me, none the less a protest [...]
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Culture, Immigration, Law & Justice, Mexico, Racism on Oct 22nd, 2009
The whole Latino story needs to be told facing honestly the not so pretty chapter of illegal immigration. It’s a story some Hispanics would like to sweep under the rug and only present the shiny varnished version. You saw portrayed the primal drive of survival that drives people to risk their very lives to come [...]
When you think of San Antonio you might automatically picture in your mind’s eye, the Alamo and the river walk. It’s true that the city has successfully branded itself as a tourist destination where you can eat good Mexican food; enjoy mariachi music and all the other things that make it a Hispanic themed playground [...]
Posted in Culture, History, Immigration, Mexico, Uncategorized on Aug 6th, 2009
A mere seven days ago The Beer Summit brought us two grown people squaring off mano a mano to resolve an explosive racial issue. It seems like the fire has been put out for the time being. Is this a great country or what? Today sixty eight senators voted to seat a “wise Latina” as [...]
Posted in History, Immigration, Law & Justice, Mexico, Uncategorized on May 21st, 2009
Jeffrey Toobin profiles John Roberts in the New Yorker and says that race has becomes a defining issue for the chief justice:
[Roberts] has not yet embraced one particular judicial principle as his special interest—in the way that Rehnquist chose federalism and states’ rights—but Roberts is clearly moved by the subject of race… His concerns reflect [...]
Posted in Mexico on May 14th, 2009
The economic downturn had affected us directly or we know of a loved one, or a close friend that has been downsized. Two weeks ago yours truly became part of the labor statistic due to my past employer eliminating ten percent of their staff.
This bubble burst is impacting immigrants legal or illegal even more drastically. [...]
Posted in Mexico on Apr 23rd, 2009
I came upon this poor man one uneventful afternoon in a typical Houston blistering hot afternoon. This is Mexican stereotyping at its best by a cell phone dealer without a marketing budget.
I don’t know about you but if I was in the market for a new cell phone this type of push marketing does not [...]
Posted in Immigration, Mexico, Racism on Apr 16th, 2009
Brought together by destiny. People said it’d never work. But somehow one plus one equals three. The Texican whopper. The taste of Texas with a little spicy Mexican to understand it you must try it. This is the real untold story of the history of Texas. Now you know.
Posted in Mexico on Apr 2nd, 2009
Once upon a time in old Mexico existed the Aztecs and the Toltecs (The Four Agreements) two very advanced societies. Researchers have discovered that their metropolitan social models are really effective for modern business management. One of the universities in Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua is working on bringing back this lost wisdom, creating a course in management at [...]
Posted in Business, Culture, Economics, Education, Equity, History, Immigration, Labor, Mexico, Socioeconomic on Apr 1st, 2009
When I told Chidrup, who is from India, that I am working on a project about the problems of racism in the US, he was puzzled. He sees the US as a place of education and boundless opportunity for everyone.
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