Put forth by XicanoPwr
Oct
18
Looks like La Reconquista fable is making a come back. Blogging amiga Liza Sabater from Culture Kitchen posted on John Derbyshire’s recent blog post - titled “Aztlan North” - on the National Review Online’s blog The Corner. Derbyshire cited the percentage of Latina/o students in the schools of Storm Lake, Iowa, and then wrote: “Say [...]
Posted in Aztlán, Immigration, La Reconquista fable, Nativism, Racism, Raza, Xenophobia | 
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functional 8 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
05
It is also known as the great mayonnaise mess, serious.
Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, México, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship [...]
Posted in Aztlán, Cino de mayo, Civil Rights, History/Historia, Human Rights, Immigration, Indigenous/Indígena, Política Estados Unidos, Raza | Tags: | functional 4 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Mar
07
There is an urgency this minute, I am alarmed by the complacency in reaction to the things that are taking place right here, right now in the United States of America. Most people of color love to say about the bygone days of the struggle, what they have been through to maintain what they [...]
Posted in Aztlán, Civil Rights, Mobilization, Raza | Tags: | functional 18 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
Feb
15
The most striking thing about our national debate over immigration is the utter lack of attention to the root causes of mass migration from Mexico or to the moral dimensions of the injustice and human tragedy that is unfolding before our eyes. There comes a point where turning away from violence, and not standing up [...]
Posted in Aztlán, Civil Rights, Eliminationism, English Only, Englishnistas, Immigration, Immigration Debate, La Reconquista fable, Nativism, Prejudices, Propaganda, Racism, Raza, Xenophobia | Tags: | functional 13 Comments »
Put forth by XicanoPwr
May
05
It is also known as the great mayonnaise mess, serious.
Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship [...]
Posted in Aztlán, Cino de mayo, Raza | Tags: | functional 2 Comments »
This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
