mexican american
Hacking Hockney: the Mexican American painter bringing Latino culture into art
In the 1960s, a young David Hockney, infatuated with the sun and sensuality of the west coast, introduced the world of high art to the markers of Los Angeles domestic bliss. […]
This Man Created the ‘Aztec of the City’ Comic to Give Mexican Americans the Superhero They Deserve
*This comic book artist is trying to raise money to take the characters he created in 1993 to the next level and a larger audience. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By […]
The 66 Percent: Erasing Mexican Americans in the United States
*Yes! This is the stuff that starts movements. Dagoberto Gilb asks about the invisibility of the Mexican-American community: “Take away the 66 percent, and what national Latino power then?” It’s the […]
The California student killed in Paris saw herself as a driven, independent Mexican American
*This isn’t to minimize the death toll. There were 129 people killed, more than 350 wounded in Paris. An attack of such brutality should bring us closer to our common humanity, […]
‘Breakout Moment’: More Books Reflect Mexican American Kids, Teens
*If you’ve wondered what a Poet Laureate does, here’s a good example. The first U.S. Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, is raising the profile of Latino writers, talking across the […]
Arizona Gets Schooled: Update on Ban of Mexican American Studies
*A huge victory for Mexican-American studies in general, and for the opponents of Arizona’s ban in specific.Tony Diaz gives us a very complete and detailed account of the issue and […]
Juan Felipe Herrera becomes first Mexican American U.S. poet laureate
*The Poet Laureate position is ceremonial, but it comes with the perk of the Library of Congress pulpit. Herrera says he’ll use it to encourage others to speak up and […]
How ’50s James Dean Movie Dared Show Racism Against Mexican Americans
*Make sure to watch this, tonight on PBS. VL By JuanCastillo, NBC News As Hollywood blockbusters go, the epic “Giant” was a behemoth befitting the grandeur of the Texas plains. […]
Punjabi Sikh-Mexican American community fading into history
*These things are true: Latinos are leading the American transformation to a multi-racial society. This is because Latinos are multi-racial to begin with, and because Latinos are marrying non-Latinos in […]
UT-Austin Creates Major In Mexican American and Latino Studies
*This is good, this is very good. VL By Raul Reyes, NBC News Almost four out of ten Texas residents is Latino, and Hispanics are an integral part of the […]