DIECIOCHO Podcast – Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante on Arizona’s Mexican-American Studies Ban

DIECIOCHO Podcast – Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante on Arizona’s Mexican-American Studies Ban

Victor Landa July 18, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco  The trial to turn back a ban on Mexican-American studies in Arizona schools has entered its second week. This is the latest in a chain of […]

Writing from the Trunk of the Latino Tree

NewsTaco April 28, 2016

*What do you do when the state of Arizona bans a number of classic Chicano literature books? You publish an anthology of Chicano literature, because you can. and why Chicano? […]

Chicana Films Need to be Included in Mexican American Studies Curricula

NewsTaco August 18, 2014

*Why should Chicana films be included in Mexican American Studies? Here’s why, with a list of films to watch. VL By Linda Garcia Merchant, Newstaco I finally met Tony Diaz in person, […]

Mexican-American studies needed in Texas

Mary Mata January 29, 2014

By Tony Diaz, Houston Chronicle On Friday, the Texas State Board of Education can vote to implement Mexican-American studies as a legitimate course option for every school district in Texas. Or the […]

Texas State Board of Education Plans Mexican-American History Course

NewsTaco January 9, 2014

By Patrick Michels, The Texas Observer Last fall, hundreds of protesters gathered at the University of Texas at Austin after a student group announced it would stage a game of “Catch an […]

Mexicans Ain’t White: The Gus Garcia Story

Mary Mata July 19, 2013

By Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante Spoiler alert: The life of Civil Rights lawyer Gus Garcia doesn’t have a happy ending, but the true story of our people lies between the […]

Libro traficantes. Latino Rebels. Zapata’s Disciples.

Mary Mata November 15, 2012

By Librotraficante, Latino Rebels Latino Rebels Editor’s Note: We are proud to call Tony Diaz, the Librotraficante, a key member of the Latino Rebels familia. I was recently knighted. I […]