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There’s No Such Thing As ‘The Latino Vote’

Why can’t America see that?
by Geraldo Cadava via The Atlantic on February 14, 2022
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Latino Empowerment Through Public Broadcasting

How Latinos have used public radio and television to communicate their cultures, histories, hopes, and concerns.
by Alexandra García, Gabriela Rivera via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on November 23, 2021
Postage stamp with people in frotn of American flag, with the text "Hispanic Americans A Proud Heritage"
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Where Did the Term "Hispanic" Come From?

"Hispanic" as the name of an ethnicity is contested today. But the category arose from a political need for unity.
by G. Cristina Mora, Livia Gershon via JSTOR Daily on September 15, 2020

The Past and Future of Latinx Politics

Two new books look at the history of Latinx Democrats and Republicans and the role each will play in the future.
by Ed Morales via The Nation on June 30, 2020
Man at Trump rally holding a "Latinos for Trump" sign.

On the Past and Future of Hispanic Republicans

“I was shocked to learn that Hispanic conservatives celebrate Cortes’s arrival in Mexico.”
by Geraldo Cadava, Rosina Lozano via Public Books on June 15, 2020
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Want to Know Why Some Hispanics Support Donald Trump? Ask Richard Nixon.

Nixon created the blend of Republicanism that remains attractive to a segment of Hispanic voters.
by Geraldo Cadava via Made by History on August 9, 2019

How the United States Became a Part of Latin America

On race, borders and belonging.
by Carrie Gibson via Literary Hub on March 8, 2019

America's Few Latino Historical Sites Languish, Forgotten and Decaying

A makeshift memorial in New Mexico dedicated to Hispanic Union soldiers "looks like just a taco stand, without any tacos."
by Associated Press via NBC News on October 14, 2018
Marker at the Trinity test site in New Mexico.

Nolan’s Oppenheimer Treats New Mexico as a Blank Canvas

There is no acknowledgement in the film of the existence of downwinders from the test, in New Mexico or elsewhere.
by Kelsey D. Atherton via Source New Mexico on July 28, 2023
Side-by-side of LGBTQ+ pride flag above fetish shop, and local LGBTQ+ activist Roland Palencia

Searching For Silver Lake: The Radical Neighborhood That Changed Gay America

For decades, these Los Angeles streets have played host to key events in LGBTQ+ history. But gentrification has transformed the area.
by Lois Beckett via The Guardian on July 2, 2023
Sonia Manzano and the Muppet Grover launch the Super Grover sandwich in honor of the 4,000th "Sesame Street" episode on Feb. 27, 2002, at a New York City deli.

I Was the First Latina on Sesame Street. Now I Have My Own Ideas About Bringing Representation to TV

"I thought, surely after the success of 'Sesame Street' and my contribution to it, all kinds of Latinx talent would flood the media. Not so."
by Sonia Manzano via HuffPost on June 4, 2023
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L.A. Backstory: The History Behind the City Council’s Racist Tirades

Where did the behind-closed-doors racist garbage from some leading Los Angeles elected officials come from?
by Harold Meyerson via The American Prospect on October 13, 2022
Illustration of Spanish slaves unloading ice.

Cuba & the US: Necessary Mirrors

Exponentially more enslaved Africans were forced to the lands that now make up Latin America rather than the United States. Where is their story?
by Geraldo Cadava via Public Books on April 13, 2022
Cover of "Making Mexican Chicago", featuring a photo of a protest march.

"Making Mexican Chicago"

How the Windy City became a Latinx metropolis in the second half of the twentieth century.
by Mike Amezcua via The Chicago Blog on February 16, 2022
Drawing of Speedy Gonzales

Why Do So Many Mexican Americans Defend Speedy Gonzales?

A stereotype? Definitely. Problematic? You bet. But many Mexican Americans still love the cartoon character.
by Gustavo Arellano via Los Angeles Times on March 17, 2021
A student sits in a classroom.

Whose History? AI Uncovers Who Gets Attention in High School Textbooks

Natural language processing reveals huge differences in how Texas history textbooks treat men, women, and people of color.
by Edmund L. Andrews via Stanford University on November 17, 2020
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Trump's War on Election Integrity Follows a Racist Playbook Used in 1980s Orange County

As Trump calls for legions to, as he proclaimed, 'go into the polls,' we should recall the sordid episode of voter intimidation that happened in Orange County.
by Gustavo Arellano via Los Angeles Times on October 1, 2020
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Suffrage in Spanish

Hispanic women and the fight for the 19th Amendment in New Mexico.
by Cathleen D. Cahill via Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission on June 15, 2020

The Young Lords’ Revolution

A new book looks at the history of the Afro-Latinx radical activist group and how their influence continues to be felt.
by Ed Morales via The Nation on March 24, 2020

Why It’s Time To Retire The Whitewashed Western

The original cowboys were actually Indigenous, Black and Latinx, but that's not what Hollywood has generally led us to believe.
by Inez Franco via BESE on October 24, 2019
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Nuestra América

This exhibit explores the diverse cultures and shared experiences of Hispanic Americans at the polls and in popular culture, at work and in movements for social change.

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