Tracing The Shifting Meaning Of ‘Alien’
Tracing The Shifting Meaning Of ‘Alien’
*This is the kind of “inside baseball” that I know many Taquistas enjoy discussing. I like these stories because they add context to a larger debate, in this case the […]
Nebraska GOPer opposing Dreamer rights uses ‘wetback’ racial slur in front of fourth grade class
*Consider this the one-step-back for the two-steps-forward. VL By David Edwards, Raw Story Democrats in the Nebraska Senate said this week that state Sen. Bill Kintner (R) went too far […]
Racist Juror Comment Leads To New Trial For Mexican Restauranteurs
By Huffington Post Latino Voices Here’s one juror who has trouble laying aside his prejudice. A federal judge allowed two Mexican restaurant owners, in the state of Maine, accused of hiring […]
Zimmerman, Wetbacks and Being Latino in the U.S.
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If George Zimmerman wants to downplay his Latino side, so be it. We wouldn’t know about it if not for his notoriety. We wouldn’t care if […]
Is Don Young Alaska’s Grampa Simpson?
By Juila O’Malley, Anchorage Daily News Let’s be clear: Don Young said something casually that was deeply ignorant and offensive. And it’s not the first time he’s done that. He’s […]
For Latinos, “Mojado” Loaded with Meaning
By Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times When Boyle Heights shop owner Arturo Macias hears fellow Latinos use the Spanish word for “wetback,” he doesn’t necessarily take offense. Macias, who crossed illegally […]
