Q&A with LALO ALCARAZ: ‘La Cucaracha’ creator gets a national closeup on Ovation
Q&A with LALO ALCARAZ: ‘La Cucaracha’ creator gets a national closeup on Ovation
By Michael Cavna, Washington Post Last night many people met Lalo Alcaraz and his impassioned work for the first time. So what would the creator of “La Cucaracha” — the first widely syndicated […]
Soy Pocho, Y Que?
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Pochos in Chilango landia
By Daniel Hernandez, Latino USA Commentator Daniel Hernandez is a pocho, a Mexican-American, living in Mexico City. But lately he’s noticed he’s not the only one, and the line between […]
Connecticut Becomes 17th State To OK ‘Medical Menudo’
By Especial Correspondents, Pocho Ñews Service (PNS reporting from the NUTMEG STATE) Connecticut became the 17th state to approve Medical Menudo yesterday when the state’s Senate gave overwhelming approval to a bill passed […]
Latino Satire, Comedy Site Pocho.com Launches Today
Pocho.com aims to be the go to place for Latinos in United States looking for their fix of satire and comedy. If the name sounds familiar, it may be because […]
It’s Not Fair To Shame People For Not Speaking Spanish
There is a particular shame associated with being a Latino in the United States: you may not speak Spanish, and if you do, you will never speak it well enough. I […]
If You Speak Spanish In The U.S., Thank A Pocho
Que desgracia que haya Latinos en este país que no hablen español. It’s a shame that there are Latinos in this country that don’t speak Spanish. I think it was […]
Book Review: “High Pink,” Latino, Pocho, Gay And Human
The first thing that happens when you begin reading Franco Mondini-Ruiz’s book “High Pink: Texas-Mex Fairy Tales,” is that you lose yourself in the stories the artist and former attorney […]
Shame In A Name: Why It Was Embarrassing To Speak Spanish
“Franciiiscoooo, eh,?” That was the way my former roommate pronounced my birth name with just enough mockery and disdain to let me know there was something wrong with it. “Uh, […]
What’s a Pocho?
What’s a pocho, or a pocha for that matter? It’s a question that’s not confusing to me, but my piece last week about how dating Latinos doesn’t make me racist […]