What’s It Like To “Choose” Between Being Black Or Latino?
What’s It Like To “Choose” Between Being Black Or Latino?
Mun2 TV created a very compelling video filled with interviews from afro-Latinos discussing their trials and tribulations with living in a world that tries to force them to “choose” between […]
Undocumented Immigrants Can’t Even Freeload Properly
It’s no secret that El Guapo hates undocumented immigrants. He spent most of the holidays on his roof, throwing used cell phones and rusty 9-volt batteries at his undocumented family […]
ABC Works The Stereotypes In “Work It”
Recently, I came across a clip of the new ABC sitcom called “Work It” that disparages Latinos, Puerto Ricans in particular by associating them with drug dealing. That’s not even […]
2 Latino Films Make National Film Registry This Year
More than 2,200 films were nominated this year for induction into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Two of those films starred or were directed by Latinos. Robert Rodriguez’s […]
Kennedy Center Honors Exclude Latinos — Again
By Juan Ramón Palomo On December 27, CBS will broadcast the Kennedy Center Honors, which were held December 4 with President and Mrs. Obama in the audience. Viewers will see […]
El Guapo’s Guide To Decoding Popular Racism
El Guapo is a creature of habit. Thursdays he likes to do laundry as he watches novelas. And because he is trying to go green, he pulls up the hamper […]
I Do Not Want To Translate All Latinos For You
I am not the national spokeswoman for all Latinos. In fact, I have never claimed in any even ambiguous way to represent Latinos at all. As a matter of fact, […]
Do’s And Don’t’s Of Latino Halloween Costumes
By Antonio Martinez Courtesy of www.OurTiempo.com It is a week before Halloween and your friend has invited you to the ultimate house party. You want to look good, stand out, enough […]
Memoir About Learning To Live Beyond Stereotypes
Anna Maria Lopez De Leon’s first book, The Tortilla Children, is a powerfully evocative work that delves into her family’s history which spans centuries, continents, both old world and new, […]
I’m Not Pregnant, I’m Just Voluptuous
By Christina Rodriguez I am a 24 year-old voluptuous Latina who looks a little younger, which is to say, my body doesn’t look like the bodies “traditionally” defined as American. […]