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The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) issued the following statement regarding tonight’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama: “We applaud the President for expressing his strong commitment to building a 21st century immigration system and providing young people with the chance to earn their citizenship in his [...]
During the very first week of the new year of 2012 came news of the loss of Robert Carter and Gordon Hirabayashi, two giants in this country’s civil rights movement and two beacons of light for the Latino community. They died only one day apart. Gordon Hirabayashi is one of three fearless Japanese American [...]
Golosinas. Diversión. Caricaturas mañaneras. Tres cosas indispensables para la vida de un crío. Quién iba a decir que ese infante que aparecía en esas fotos llenas de color y vida se convertiría en ese joven que lo tachan de rebelde y ambicioso. “Mira que bonito chaval, ¿qué le paso?” son las palabras inmediatas de [...]
Muchas veces me cuestiono ¿cuándo se terminara el mundo? Tanto lo han anunciado que hasta parece burla. Hace unos días me encontraba en un funeral (algo típico de un ser humano). Como todos lo saben tenemos años de vida y después llegamos al descanso eterno (la muerte). Mi mirada se encontraba fija al cuerpo [...]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought not just for the equality of minorities, but for the equality of all. Rather than just kick back and relax on Martin Luther King Day, let’s take some time to learn about the man himself. Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929. His anniversary, a federal [...]
Let’s view the political road to DC in 2012 as a fictional narrative based on real-life scenarios, empirical evidence and actual policy positions by present-day Presidential candidates. It begins on a one-way road historically designed to fit only two vehicles. The road is filled with potholes and obstacles, some necessary and potentially transformative [...]
“Do what it TAKES! You must accomplish your goals and stay focused on your priorities.” This is just one of the many encouraging arguments we hear as we move on during our school years. We have been trained to work hard to reach far. We have been told to have good grades, but we [...]
Being labeled a “blood sport” or “mindlessly violent” would bring any sport down to its knees, any sport but mixed martial arts. From Pride to the UFC to Strikeforce, the MMA world has grown tremendously in the last 15 years. When the sport first emerged on the scene, it was looked at as a [...]
Antes de leer esto, preguntante a ti mismo ¿Acaso he valorado el tiempo? ¿Cuándo fue el momento que todo paso? Hoy entiendo el significado de “el tiempo se pasa volando”. Un dicho que para mí se me figuraba de la tercera edad, algo que mi abuelo de 82 años de edad diría. Este proverbio [...]
It’s never too early to be thinking of Christmas and the attendant celebration that focuses on “Peace on Earth, goodwill towards men.” But it’s always timely to share with those around you the many contributions made to our nation’s cultural, economic and social mainstream by native-born and immigrant Latinos – especially during the [...]
