El Dia de los Muertos y las Calaveras with Jose Guadalupe Posada. “Posada nos dice que todos somos muertos bajo la carne”–Posada tells us that we are all dead beneath the flesh (Ruiz, Alonso, El México de José Guadalupe Posada, 2019). The art of José Guadalupe Posada ((1852-1913) reminds us—in stark black and white–of our …
In perhaps a first for Texas education history, Mexican American residents of Marfa, Texas have initiated an important community project: restoring their “Mexican” school built in 1909. Their intentions are that the creation of the Blackwell School Museum will shed light on an earlier historical period when equal educational opportunities were denied to Mexican American …
Marfa, Texas Restores Segregated School Built for Mexican Americans Read More »
I live between two worlds; Travis County, where Austin, a sanctuary city, is located, and Bastrop County, where it’s dangerous to be Mexican American. On June 23, 2018, twenty-four people were arrested in the quiet community of Stony Point, a Bastrop County neighborhood that borders Travis County, where Austin is located. Twenty three of the …
Memories Of The VISTA Minority Mobilization Program and Of an Earlier Self Read More »
Susan Law did not look well as she stood in line along with my wife, Aida, and others waiting for the clinic to open its doors. “I’m in severe pain,” she said. “I hope the doctor can do surgery on my gall bladder. I take Ibuprofen every night.” Ibuprofen is one of the many pain …
The July 2021 edition of IberoAztlan focuses on bilingual education in Texas, and on dual language education, in particular. One segment of the edition consists of the early 1930s education articles printed by Texas Outlook. The second segment consists of interviews of three Mexican American educators and advocates of dual language instruction. The third segment …
I recently read an excellent review of a new book by Mario Longoria and Jorge Iber, Latinos in American Football: Pathbreakers on the Gridiron, 1927 to the Present. The review, published in the prestigious journal, Choice, commented that based on personal interviews and related research, “the authors tell stories of hardship, racism, dedication, and triumph…The careers …
Dr. Mario Longoria: Latinos in American Football Read More »
REDISTRICTING IN TEXAS AFTER THE 2010 CENSUS After the 2010 census, Governor Perry called a special session of the Texas Legislature for redistricting. On June 6, 2011, the Texas Legislature approved a redistricting plan. After its passage, Senator Eddie Lucio of Brownsville said, “How fair is it that although Anglos only make up 45% of …
Redistricting in Texas, Hispanics and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Read More »
Tino Villanueva graciously permitted us to publish his book of poems, Scene from the Movie GIANT. We are certainly humbled. A few recommendations to the reader are in order. First, Dr. Villanueva suggests that the reader watch the movie (or watch it anew) and place particular focus on the fight scene. We have included a …
Review of Poems from Tino Villanueva’s “Scene from the Movie GIANT” Read More »
TINO VILLANUEVA is the author of six books of poetry, among them “Shaking Off the Dark” (1984); “Crónica de mis años peores” (1987) / “Chronicle of My Worst Years” (1994); “Scene from the Movie GIANT” (1993), which won a 1994 American Book Award; and “Primera causa / First Cause” (1999), a chapbook on memory and …
Tino Villanueva’s poem, “Scene from the Movie, GIANT,” is based on a single movie scene, occupied, for the most part by a fist fight between the protagonist, Jordan “Bick” Benedict, a wealthy West Texas cattle rancher, and “Sarge,” a tough café owner. Actually, the poem is about the speaker’s episodic memory of the scene from …
Scene from the Movie GIANT, A Poem Review by Chuy Ramirez Read More »
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