-
Senate moves to preserve site of segregated ‘Mexican’ school
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske | Los Angeles Times | MAY 19, 2022 | Photo by Justin Hamel DALLAS — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) to turn a formerly segregated, “Mexican” school in west Texas into a historic site, the first of its kind. “We’ve taken an important step ... -
“Bad Mexicans”
Historian Kelly Lytle Hernández on Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands. Interview with Amy Goodman | DemocracyNow.org | MAY 10, 2022 Watch the video below to learn about the origin story and history of our namesake, Los Magonistas! -
Will Mexico’s influx of foreigners wear out expats’ welcome?
More and more foreigners are living like kings in Mexico; many Mexicans already find them a royal pain. Story and photo by Sarah DeVries | Mexico Daily News | MAY 7, 2022 No matter where you live in the world, you’re always faced with the task of picking your specific ... -
She’s been branded a traitor. A new exhibition says Mexican icon Malinche was anything but
By Carolina A. Miranda | Los Angeles Times | MAY 3, 2022 | Photo from Galeria de Arte Mexicano DENVER — Though he may be renowned for lobbing vulgar insults, the barb that Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva directed at Supervisor Hilda Solis in July 2020 left even longtime observers stunned. Solís ... -
How Cinco de Mayo Got Its Start Because of California's Mexican Americans
By Yvonne Condes | KCET | MAY 3, 2022 | Photo courtesy of LA Pubic Library In the spring of 1970, Dr. David Hayes-Bautista didn't know much about Cinco de Mayo other than the day commemorated the Mexican Battle of Puebla against the French. To him and his fellow UC ... -
'We will continue to fight because we have not received justice'
Thousands of immigrants march on May 1 in LA to call for immigration reform from President Biden and the U.S. Congress Story and Photo by Jorge Luis Macias | La Opinion | MAY 2, 2022 May 1 was a holiday for immigrants and essential workers in Los Angeles; both continued ... -
A year ago, they were picking fruit with their dad. Today, they’re the hottest act ...
By Kristina Garcia | Los Angeles Times | APR. 26, 2022 | Photo by Adali Schell A year ago, 15-year-old Yahritza Martinez was playing soccer for A.C. Davis High School in Yakima, Wash. When she wasn’t on the pitch, she and her four brothers and sisters would wake up early ... -
How Santa Ana segregated Mexican students amid the 1918 pandemic
By Gabriel San Ramon | LA Times | APR. 14, 2022 | Photo from the archives of Chapman University Before influenza cases ravaged through Orange County in the fall of 1918, a battle brewed at the Santa Ana Board of Education over Mexican students. Trustees reneged on their promise to ... -
Puerto Rico’s future status should not be a pawn in political gameplay
By Jean Guerrero | LA Times | APR. 14, 2022 | Photo by Patrick Semansky For Democrats who want to stop the right-wing assault on democracy, statehood for Puerto Rico can seem like a simple fix — one so enticing it may be easy to forget the will of the Puerto Rican people. As ... -
Commentary: In ‘Alma’ and ‘Apartment Living,’ kitchen-sink realism returns to the theater L.A.-style
Theater Review: "Black, Mexican American and Filipino American, they are fighting against the odds for a sliver of the American dream." By Charles McNulty | LA Times | MAR. 25, 2022 | Photo by Jenny Graham Kitchen-sink drama, the genre that brought social realism to the stage in a clatter ...
