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BOOK REVIEW: El México Plural del “Otro Lado”
A la Memoria del Maestro Andrés Fábregas Roca Republicano Español. Inmigrado y refugiado político. Chiapaneco por adopción. Escrito por Andrés Antonio Fábregas Puig | Chiapas Paralelo | Dec. 8, 2020 Gracias a la celebración de la reunión anual del Seminario Permanente de Estudios de la Gran Chichimeca, tuve la oportunidad ... -
Tony Winner Sergio Trujillo Tapped to Direct Musical Adaptation of 'Real Women Have Curves'
Award-winning film about life in the barrio might soon be breaking barriers on Broadway. by Marc Hershberg | Forbes Barry and Fran Weissler, the producers of Chicago and Waitress, are now developing a musical adaptation of the acclaimed independent film Real Women Have Curves. Sergio Trujillo, who became the first Hispanic recipient of the ... -
LAPD arrests suspected shooter at Hollywood memorial for Vicente Fernández
Shots fired near where mourners gathered to remember Vicente Fernández on Hollywood Walk of Fame By CNS Author | December 13, 2021 - City News Service for KTTV-Fox 11 LA HOLLYWOOD - A man was in custody Monday for allegedly firing at a crowd near the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where fans had gathered to ... -
Vicente Fernández, ‘El Rey’ of Mexican Ranchera Music, Is Dead at 81
By Christine Chung Published Dec. 12, 2021Updated Dec. 13, 2021, 2:42 p.m. ET Leer en español Vicente Fernández, the powerful tenor whose songs of love, loss and patriotism inspired by life in rural Mexico endeared him to generations of fans as “El Rey,” the king of traditional ranchera music, died on Sunday morning. He ... -
Latino civil rights organization drops 'Latinx' from official communication
The action by the LULAC adds to the debate over a term embraced by younger Latinos and those seeking more inclusive, gender-neutral language. By Suzanne Gamboa | NBC News Domingo García, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization, has instructed staff and ... -
Programa ofrece a Dreamers la oportunidad para reencontrarse con sus raíces
Este programa de fines culturales y educativos permite que Dreamers puedan viajar a México en el verano de 2022 con un permiso especial. -
Mexican migrants will break record in sending remittances in 2021
Mexican migrants will break an 18-year record in sending remittances, according to a report by the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies; however, experts highlight that the purchasing power with that money was lower, because in 2020 the dollar had a higher price in Mexico compared to 2021 by Jesus ... -
New Poll Says Politicians Shouldn’t Use 'Latinx'
From "Latino Rebels" by Hector Luis Alamo Democrats trying to connect with Latinos in the party’s voter base have increasingly adopted the word Latinx, a gender-neutral term popular among academics and social justice advocates. But according to a new survey first reported by POLITICO, 40 percent of Latinos say the word Latinx ... -
Democrats fall flat with 'Latinx' language
“Why are we using a word that is preferred by only 2%, but offends as many as 40% of those voters we want to win?” by Marc Caputo and Sabrina Rodriguez As Democrats seek to reach out to Latino voters in a more gender-neutral way, they’ve increasingly begun using the ... -
A groundbreaking Chicano series, stored 50 years in a garage, reemerges
BY DORANY PINEDA, LA Times, Nov. 7, 2021 Every so often, Frank Cruz would walk into his spacious garage in Laguna Niguel and contemplate the boxes filled with things old and unused: tax returns, clothes and paperwork from his days as a Chicano studies professor, TV news reporter and anchor, co-founder of the Spanish-language ...