Swine flu stirs hate
Swine flu stirs hate
By Teresa Puente – It was only a matter of time before the hate mongers would start to blame illegal immigrants for the swine flu and stir up anti-Mexican sentiment. “Make no mistake about it: Illegal aliens are the carriers of the new strain of human-swine avian flu from...
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End stereotypes of Latinas in Hollywood
End stereotypes of Latinas in Hollywood
By Lisa Cisneros – Latina actresses in mainstream Hollywood have been severely limited for decades in the roles written for them and how they are portrayed on screen.  They are maids (fiery and exotic or matronly, but maids nonetheless), who barely speak English, man-crazy...
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A journey to Mexico
A journey to Mexico
Photo Essay by Belen Romero – Following Bread Crumbs/Siguiendo Las Migas del Pan – When I arrived, you greeted me as if I had only been gone a short while, but really, it had been over 20 years. That night, you fed me milk and cookies, the same as the day I last saw...
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The Bicycle
The Bicycle
By Marytza Rubio – The bicycle he had in Tijuana caught fire each time he rode down a steep hill. Ramiro had Frankensteined a bike out of discarded car bumpers, abandoned wheels and stiff plastic tubing. No metal bolts found dumpster diving through America’s waste, but he...
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An artist’s response
An artist’s response
By Toi Cross – Her work makes you sit back, analyze, and think about the message. Whether it’s a performance piece, a sculpture, mural, or another form of public art, 28-year-old inter-disciplinary artist, Maria Gaspar has a story to tell. Through her artistry, the world as...
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M’ister, a new day has dawned
M’ister, a new day has dawned
By Edna Campos Gravenhorst – “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart. Where? Down in my heart!” This old hymn we sang in Sunday school has been playing in my heart since November 5, 2008, what a day! It was a long time coming and now it’s here, the expectations...
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La lucha de Flor Crisóstomo
La lucha de Flor Crisóstomo
Por Iliana Ramírez – Es una mujer, es indocumentada y no quiere callar más.  Flor Crisóstomo dice que quiere dar a conocer al mundo el lado humano de la historia de los indocumentados como ella y es por eso que se convirtió en enero del 2008 la segunda mujer en tomar asilo...
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Sandra Cisneros visits Chicago
Sandra Cisneros visits Chicago
By Teresa Puente  – It has been 25 years since Sandra Cisneros’ now famous book, The House on Mango Street, was first published. Cisneros came back to her hometown of Chicago Tuesday to read and speak at the Harold Washington Library Center, where the large crowd spilled...
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Sandra Cisneros’ purple house
Sandra Cisneros’ purple house
By Norma Fay Green – In early August 2005 I was in San Antonio, Texas for my annual professional conference of journalism educators and decided to try to find Sandra Cisneros’ famous purple house that generated international news coverage more than 10 years ago. When the author...
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Living with cerebral palsy
Living with cerebral palsy
By Alyssa Sanchez – When Amalia Gonzalez wakes up her first instinct is go check on her sister to see if she is awake and then she changes and feeds her. Every other day she takes care of her sister and every other day she attends school. On the weekends, she works. Amalia,...
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