Last Week in Latino History: LULAC formed in Corpus Christi

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Feb 24

Last week Feb 17, 1929, during the height of the nativist movement, three pioneering Latino civil rights organizations met at Obreros Hall in Corpus Christi, Texas and agreed to merge to form the League of United Latin American Citizens. The emergency of LULAC came at a particular history of South Texas when Hispanics [...]

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The Demand for the Removal of Sheriff Arpaio from Duty

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Jan 12

American Law Enforcement Must Demand the Removal of Sheriff Arpaio from Duty
By Detective Alix Olson, Madison Police Department, Wisconsin
In my 29-year career as a police officer and detective with the Madison Police Department, in Madison, Wisconsin, I have witnessed and experienced many instances of hatred, violence and racism. In most cases, those negative things [...]

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America’s Immigration Legacy

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Apr 09

America’s Immigration Legacy via We Can Stop the Hate
National Council of La Raza – America’s Immigrant Legacy

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Happy Cesar Chavez Day

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Mar 31

Today, we celebrate Cesar Chavez’s birthday. Since 2000, only eight states have made this day a holiday – Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. In Washington, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and others have pushed for a federal holiday since Chávez’s death in 1993.
Chávez stood for equality, justice, and dignity [...]

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Mexican Invasion Revisited

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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 [...]

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