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Tag: Mexican American
Opinion
The PhD She Never Knew
My first memories revolved around looking at my grandmother’s hands. They were calloused, wrinkled, arthritic. When she would cook, I’d ask, “Grandma, do your hands hurt?” She always would reply, “No, princess, they are fine.”
February 11, 2018
Students
Mexican American or Mexican Mexicano?
I remember a student of mine at the University of Arizona once defined himself as a Mexican Mexicano, this in contrast to Mexican American, as was the case for many of his classmates. I understood that identity.
July 17, 2017
Students
Rodriguez: Affirming a Macehual or Gente de Maiz Identity
A couple years ago, someone from California wrote me to tell me that: “Mexicans are taking over Chicano Studies.” Apparently, the person did not know I was born in Mexico. And they knew less about what this topic triggers within me. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, I did become part of the Chicano […]
June 5, 2017
Students
Aztecas del Norte: We Cannot be Illegal on Our Own Continent
Scholars in Chicano studies and related disciplines, since the 1960s, have long debated the idea of when Mexican Americans as a people(s) came to be.
February 19, 2017
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Historical Appreciation: Reflecting on the 2016 Presidential Election
On election night, I received hundreds of messages from friends and colleagues from throughout the country.
November 11, 2016
Students
Scholar: Texas Textbook an ‘Intentional Assault’ on Psyche of Mexican American Students
After reading the proposed Mexican American Heritage textbook for Texas students last week by Jaime Riddle and Valarie Angle, I can without hesitation state that it is obscene and extremely offensive.
September 20, 2016
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