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Southern California's deadliest quake may have been caused by oil drilling, study says
By Rong-Gong Lin II, LA Times ~ October 31st, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-ln-oil-drilling-earthquake-20161031-story.html On a March evening in 1933, the Newport-Inglewood fault ruptured violently along the Huntington Beach coast. The quake brought down ... -
"Obama Built the Structures for Trump": A Terrifying Legacy of Mass Deportation
By Alex Shams, Truthout ~ October 16, 2016 Published in Latin American Perspectives http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38007-obama-built-the-structures-for-trump-a-terrifying-legacy-of-mass-deportation For the last six months, Jose Juan Moreno has been confined to a small room above ... -
In downtown Santa Ana, some Latino merchants try to surf wave of gentrification
By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times ~ October 11, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-santa-ana-latinos-embrace-gentrification-20160922-snap-story.html Quinceañera dresses besieged with organza ruffles no longer take center stage at Genesis Bridal Boutique on downtown Santa Ana’s ... -
This City Is 78% Latino, and the Face of a New California
Santa Ana, in Orange County, has an all Latino City Council and stands in the vanguard of a California where Latinos have more influence in everyday life... [Image: A mural ... -
International Migrant Crisis Hits a Breaking Point in Baja California
By fnsnews ~ Published October 10, 2016 Link to Article on FNS News Website They come from many of the war-torn, economically pillaged and environmentally devastated corners of the globe, ... -
La historia de los braceros mexicanos que murieron por esperar un empleo en EEUU
En los años 50 y 60 en el pueblo de Empalme, Sonora, ocurrió uno de los episodios menos conocidos en la historia de México y Estados Unidos. Miles de personas ... -
The Casual Effects of Cultural Relevance: Evidence from an Ethnic Studies Curriculum
By Thomas Dee and Emily Penner, Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis January 2016 ABSTRACT An extensive theoretical and qualitative literature stresses the promise of instructional practices and content aligned ... -
LATINO HERITAGE MONTH 2016
The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) is excited to celebrate Latino Heritage Month 2016. At CMSC we celebrate the richness of Latino heritage year-round. But during this month, we take some ... -
How Republicans Lost Their Best Shot at the Hispanic Vote
Three years ago, the G.O.P.-led House was close to reaching a compromise on immigration — one that might have neutralized the issue for the 2016 election. This is the inside ... -
Nearly half a million U.S. citizens are enrolled in Mexican schools
By Kate Linthicum, L.A. Times ~ September 14, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-return-migration-schools-20160913-snap-story.html Two decades ago, a team of U.S. and Mexican researchers descended on Dalton, Ga., to study the growing number of ...