Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
By Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo– Before the Lasorda and Valenzuela, before we bled blue, before Dodger Stadium Chavez Ravine was a collection of three sleepy communities–La Loma, Bishop, and Palo Verde–existing in the hills sandwiched between downtown and Elysian Park. There,...
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Luna
Luna
By Sandy Suarez– I have a soft heart for little runts. Poor things are so tiny and frail. Most of them don’t survive. Luna was the smallest kitten in her litter, but full of spunk and attitude. She belonged to a friend of a friend who had too many cats and was looking...
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Who is Puerto Rican?
Who is Puerto Rican?
By Judy Mercado– After reading my first Lamento Borincano post, a fellow blogger asked me to discuss what the general population should know about Puerto Rican culture. I was about to whip up a response when I stopped to ask myself which Puerto Rican culture I would write about....
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¡Feliz día Papá!
¡Feliz día Papá!
By Angelica Jimenez– Francisco at Easter Brunch, cleaning his plate One hundred years ago this June, Sonora Smart Dodd arranged a tribute to her father who raised her and her five siblings on a farm in Spokane, Washington after their mother died in childbirth.  The idea took...
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Arizona WTF?
Arizona WTF?
By  “Unknown Mami”– Arizona passed a law that criminalizes illegal immigration by defining it as trespassing. The law empowers the police to question anyone they have a “reasonable suspicion” is an illegal immigrant. Reasonable suspicion? What exactly...
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New Mexico’s historic race for governor heats up immigration debate
New Mexico’s historic race for gov
By Angelica Jimenez– Susana Martinez The race for New Mexico’s next governor is going to be a historic one, no matter whether the Republican or Democratic candidate wins.  If either GOP nominee Susana Martinez or Democratic Diane Denish receive the majority vote this...
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Embarrassing Tales Part V
Embarrassing Tales Part V
By Kelly Day– Self-Educated Dental Linguist When you sit horizontally in that cool moving chair in the dentist office, with official people buzzing around you in white coats, you hear a lot of alien words.  After a few appointments, you’d be amazed at how many of these neat,...
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