Illustration credit: Vy Le “It was the goblins”, my Mexican great-grandma used to reply as someone in the household thought an item went missing. “Let’s pray to St. Claire to find it!” As we walked ...
Puerto Ricans celebrate at the Puerto Rican Pride Parade in NYC. Image source: Medium “We have not given justice to the Spanish Pioneers…simply because we have been misled,” wrote Native American activist Charles Lummis in ...
Illustration Credit: Eva DiNino On the night of September 15th, Mexico bursts with joy and color as people flood into the streets and public squares to celebrate their country’s independence. Decorations and lights of green, ...
While I consider myself a Mexican since I was born and spent my childhood in that country, in reality I became who I am in a midwest town in Indiana called Terre Haute. I spent ...
Painting “The Arrival of Cortes at Veracruz and the Reception by Moctezuma’s Ambassadors”, Library of Congress. 2019 marks the 500-year anniversary of the arrival of the Spaniards to modern Mexican territory, and the observance of ...
PROMPT: Have you ever had to say no to something you wanted to do because of a cultural tradition/restriction? Religious? Moral? Health-related? Political? Have you ever had a friend say no to something for a ...
Spring break came and went, and with it the stories of people traveling home or spending a great time with their family and friends somewhere in the world. For me, this free week offer the ...
On March 6, 2019, the Italian government returned to the Mexican people part of their historical heritage. Almost 600 church paintings that had been illegally taken out of the country finally found their way back ...
Not long after its release, people distinguished Alfonso Cuaron’s movie Roma as a masterpiece. All over social media, people raved about the movie and encouraged others to watch and support it. Contrary to the stereotypical ...
My family and I thought that Christmas Eve morning of 2018 would be like any other.. As usual, we headed to downtown Puebla, Mexico, to walk around, pray at church, and liven up our Christmas ...
To read in English, click here. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pHw5Z0pzOg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2vHAmR0fRLX4LSOhQZdZFq Creciendo, mi familia constantemente me presentaba refranes para cada ocasión. Hoy, al encontrarme lejos de casa estudiando en Estados Unidos, a menudo recuerdo esos tiempos ...
Para leer este artículo en español, haz click aquí. Youtube: https://youtu.be/g-6oPZ-QAqA Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2vHAmR0fRLX4LSOhQZdZFq Growing up, my Mexican family constantly introduced me to sayings for every occasion. Today, as I find myself far from home studying in ...
To view this article in English, click here No somos ajenos a la inmigración ni a los problemas que surgen de ella. En la sociedad globalizada de hoy en día, es común saber de personas ...
Today, unlike other time periods in history, we have more of an opportunity to expose ourselves to cultures foreign to us. We no longer interact solely with people who practice a similar lifestyle or who ...
Para leer este artículo en español, haz click aquí. We are no strangers to immigration and to the issues that arise from it. In today’s globalized society it is common to hear about people moving ...
The morning of October 8, 2018 the inhabitants of South Philadelphia woke up to discover that someone had vandalized the entrance to the city’s Italian Immigration Museum. On the institution’s doorsteps, graffitied words denounced anti-Columbus ...
Naming is a powerful action. When we chose to label something, we automatically establish a relationship of dominance over that object. Imagine having the power to classify a whole group of people. Wouldn’t you have ...
Vivimos en una época en la que no es extraño ver películas. Es común ir al cine o pasarla bien en casa disfrutando de algún film que encontramos en Netflix. Al ver estas cintas, uno ...
