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Dismantling Columbus’s Legacy Requires More Than Changing a Holiday’s Name
To fight Columbus’s violent legacy, we need to engage in radical climate action and reject greenwashing technologies. By Amrah Salomon | TruthOut | OCT. 9, 2023 | Photo by Taylor Rees On September 28, 2023, a little over a week before Indigenous Peoples’ Day, an Akimel O’odham and Hopi climate ... -
“RAZÓN DE SER: Luis C. Garza” Documentary Premieres at DTLA Film Festival
By Melissa Richardson Banks | CauseConnect | OCT. 9, 2023 October 9 is the day when the mural América Tropical was unveiled in 1932 at its location on Olvera Street in Los Angeles. This large-scale artwork was created by one of Mexico’s Los Tres Grandes, David Alfaro Siqueiros, one of the best known ... -
No, America is not seeing an unprecedented surge in immigration. New Census data prove it.
America is actually becoming less competitive for immigrant workers. We need to address the very real economic challenges caused by slowing population growth. By David Bier | USA Today | OCT. 3, 2023 | Photo by Stefani Reynolds The Census Bureau this month published its most robust estimate of the U.S. ... -
U.S. Latino economic output grows to $3.2 trillion, according to new study
By Brandon Gomez | NBC-4 | SEP. 27, 2023 | Photo by Eric Thayer The U.S. Latino economy continues to grow, reaching $3.2 trillion in 2021, up from $2.8 trillion the year prior, according to a new report by the Latino Donor Collaborative in partnership with Wells Fargo. Over the last decade, ... -
Latinos’ Views of and Experiences With the Spanish Language
About half of U.S. Latinos who do not speak Spanish have been shamed by other Latinos for it. By Lauren Mora & Mark Hugo Lopez | Pew Research Center | SEP. 20, 2023 | Photo by Ira L. Black Most U.S. Latinos speak Spanish: 75% say they are able to ... -
2023 Official LDC U.S. Latino GDP Report
Issued by the Latino Donor Collaborative - SEP. 2023 The U.S. Latino community is a vital force in our nation's economy, making significant contributions as consumers, producers, and business leaders. The 2023 Official LDC U.S. Latino GDP Report, now in its sixth edition, has evolved to provide a comprehensive view ... -
Pew: Most U.S. Latinos speak Spanish, and those who don’t are shamed by their own
By Alejandra Molina | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 20, 2023 | Photo by Celina Pereira Soon after law school, Wendy Ramirez found herself teaching Spanish part-time to mostly white professionals while based in Washington, D.C. As someone who felt “the shame” for not speaking “professional Spanish,” Ramirez gained more ... -
How Anthropologist José Cuéllar Became Dr. Loco, the Last Pachuco
By Andrew Gilbert | KQED | SEP. 18, 2023 | Photo by Beth LeBerge When José Cuéllar made his fateful trip to the crossroads it wasn’t to barter his soul. Rather, without much forethought he exchanged his life savings for a saxophone. While the post-World War II economy of San ... -
Sheinbaum announces a tour of the United States to meet with Mexican migrants
Two days after it was revealed that photos of her participating in public and political events were screened in Times Square, New York, the presidential candidate stressed that there are committees of Mexicans abroad "in many cities" that support the movement. By Sara Pantoja | El Proceso | SEP. 28, ... -
50 years later, a pioneering Chicano college in Oregon continues to inspire the fight for ...
By Sami Edge | The Oregonian | SEP. 15, 2023 | Photo from The Oregonian Archives Azael Avila grabbed a box of crayons and set to coloring a line-drawing of Mexican-American civil rights hero César Chávez. Red for the barn behind the farmworker icon. Green and blue plaid for his ...