Recipe: Mazapán Mexican Candy
Recipe: Mazapán Mexican Candy
*As always from Adán, not just a recipe but historic and cultural context as well. Let me know if you tried the recipe. VL NewsTaco FOOD FRIDAY By Adán Medrano, […]
Don’t culturally appropriate Cinco de Mayo or anything else
*Why you should read this: Because Ray Salazar has a bone to pick about silly Cinco de Mayo celebrations – “if wearing a cultural object requires you to explain why […]
This is the Nahuatl Word That Had a Spelling Bee Champ Tripping
*I think I may have been able to spell it, under pressure. Not when I was 13 years old though. VL By Yra Simón, Remezcla At the 2016 Scripps National […]
With Sombreros And Sidesaddles, Virginian Women Renew A Mexican Tradition
*It’s not that escaramuzas are out of the ordinary, there are many in cities across the Southwest. But when one pop’s up in Virginia, we have to take notice. VL […]
Rethinking Cinco de Mayo
*This article, written by Sudie Hofmann, was published one year ago. I repot it here becasue it puts Cinco de Mayo in proper perspective. Share it with your non-Latino friends, […]
Cinco De Mayo: A Quintessentially ‘American’ Holiday
*Here, another attempt to put Cinco de Mayo in perspective. This time NBC News turns the tables and talks about Cinco de Mayo from a Mexican-American perspective. There’s no way […]
Los Tigres Del Norte Tackle Controversial Subjects, From Immigration Reform to Gay Rights
*The Tigres’ “Era Differente” is the first gay love song written by a norteño group. VL By Pablo Chacon Alvarez, OC Weekly There is very little that Mexican norteño band Los […]
Heaven Knows I’m Mexican Now: Morrissey’s Latino connection goes live
*What is it about Morissey and Mexicans? It’s about drama and identifying with the underdog. Rhythms are similar, switch a synth line with a trumpet, add an occasional accordion … […]
From Its Wrap to Ingredients, the Tamal Reflects Latino Diversity
*I never thought of a tamal as a metaphor. But there it is. A delicious metaphor that paints a tasty picture. I’m hungry now … VL By Patricia Guadalupe, NBC […]
Selling ‘dulces’ in the States
*This confirms my thinking, more than an “aspirational” culture, Latinos in the U.S. are a transformational force. I like the last line in this piece: “So it sounds like ‘dulces’ […]
