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Latino Civil Rights Leaders: William C. Velásquez

Mary Mata September 22, 2011

William C. Velásquez was born in San Antonio and had a long career of political activism mostly in Texas before he died at the young age of 44 in 1988. Among his […]

Of Carne Asada, Crime And Family In East LA

Mary Mata September 21, 2011

LA Poetry Night Includes Students, Drugs, Grit And Love

Mary Mata September 20, 2011

Online Dating Part 2: What You Read Isn’t Always What You Get

Mary Mata

A few weeks into online dating and the plot thickens. I have received emails, winks and invitations for drinks and dinner. Not too familiar with the etiquette of the game, […]

The Top Props For The Stereotypical Latino

Mary Mata

You know, sometimes it’s hard being Latino. You wake up, go about your day, do your business, and then people ask you where your donkey is, or whether your family […]

San Antonio Names Street after Cesar Chavez

Mary Mata September 19, 2011

After months of legal hubbub and protest, and just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, the city of San Antonio has officially named one of its streets in honor of […]

Women Left Out Of History

Mary Mata

By Richard G. Santos I recently wrote what I taught for years, that is that U. S. history textbooks are written in black and white perspectives from the East Coast point […]