Tu Cultura
At Tu Cultura, we love talking about two things: politics and living la vida Latina. From sounding off on the latest insanity in Arizona to being a Latino buddhist, Gozamos wordsmiths capture the political landscape and the diversity of being Latino. Agree or disagree with a writer’s take? Leave a comment! We love dialogue and hashing out issues!
31 Days for 31 Years
By Luz Chavez on May 21, 2012 | Leave a comment!
A Multimedia and Interactive Exhibit for the Release of Oscar López Rivera
El Machete: NATO
By Eric J. Garcia on May 14, 2012 | Leave a comment!
El Machete Illustrated: Cutting Through the Bullshit is a weekly series by political cartoonist Eric J. Garcia. “In my work I try to visually examine the versions of “American” history that have been overlooked and whitewashed.
United Latino/a Pride Week 2012
By Luz Chavez on May 10, 2012 | Leave a comment!
United Latino/a Pride Week is back!
Testimony of a White Mexican
By Andres Villela on May 9, 2012 | 1 Comment
Growing up as a Mexican-American male, I never truly felt any persecution based on my race. Besides, no one could tell that I was Hispanic anyway.
The Death of Anastasio Hernandez: The Silence Is an Outrage
By News Taco on May 8, 2012 | Leave a comment!
Article by Victor Landa originally posted on News Taco Who is Anastasio Hernandez Rojas? It’s a lamentable question. The fact that Anastasio’s isn’t a household name speaks to a pile of issues that seem out-of-sync with all the noise about the rise of the Latino community – its population and attendant political and buying power, [...]
El Machete: Lucy Parsons
By Eric J. Garcia on May 3, 2012 | Leave a comment!
El Machete Illustrated: Cutting Through the Bullshit is a weekly series by political cartoonist Eric J. Garcia.
Supreme Court Ruling Could Be Bad Karma for GOP
By News Taco on May 1, 2012 | 1 Comment
Days after the U. S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning the State of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, most of what we’re reading in the media is a convincing argument that the justices will uphold key parts of SB1070.
News Taco: SB1070 Before Supreme Court Wednesday: What You Need to Know
By News Taco on April 24, 2012 | Leave a comment!
Two years worth of posturing and protesting, testing and taunting, about immigration and state rights will come to a head this Wednesday when both sides of Arizona’s controversial SB1070 argue their case before the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
El Machete: U.S.S. Health Care
By Eric J. Garcia on April 23, 2012 | Leave a comment!
El Machete Illustrated: Cutting Through the Bullshit is a weekly series by political cartoonist Eric J. Garcia.
Heaven is for Closers: Part Two
By Roberto Del Rio on April 20, 2012 | Leave a comment!
In the second part of this afterlife saga, Roberto Del Rio fills us in on where he shall end up. Spoiler alert: pretty much wherever they leave him.
News Taco: Self-Awareness Reveals Not-So-Subtle Stereotypes
By Oh Hells Nah on April 18, 2012 | Leave a comment!
I imagine that most minorities who are self-aware have the occasional, or perhaps even perpetual, underlying fear of fulfilling racial stereotypes. It’s an anxiety that I’m still trying to unpack.
El Machete: Undocumented and Alien
By Eric J. Garcia on April 17, 2012 | Leave a comment!
El Machete Illustrated: Cutting Through the Bullshit is a weekly series by political cartoonist Eric J. Garcia.
Taking Care of You and Yours: Thoughts on Personal Responsibility and Self-Control
By Reyna Jacqueline Peña on April 12, 2012 | Leave a comment!
When did the mere mention of people taking care of their own become politically incorrect?
Live and Help to Live: Vida/SIDA Opens New LGBTQ Youth Shelter
By Nicole Cipri on April 9, 2012 | Leave a comment!
In an era of supposed equality, homeless LGBTQ remain invisible victims. One organization in Humboldt Park has decided to reach out.
El Machete: Breeding Violence
By Eric J. Garcia on April 9, 2012 | Leave a comment!
El Machete Illustrated: Cutting Through the Bullshit is a weekly series by political cartoonist Eric J. Garcia.
Miguel Zenón: Uno de los nuestros en el jazz
By Carolina Cruz on April 5, 2012 | Leave a comment!
Entrevista conMiguel Zenón saxofonista puertorriqueño que estuvo esta pasada semana presentándose en el Harris Theater de Chicago.
News Taco: A Latino Nerd’s Burden: How to Deal with Professional Stress?
By News Taco on April 3, 2012 | Leave a comment!
Neurosis of the Latino Nerd is a new and growing condition. You feel, and in many cases, must work extra hard to carry the burden of your ethnic group.
Heaven Is for Closers
By Roberto Del Rio on April 2, 2012 | 2 Comments
Distrusted in and out of a church which are as prevalent as shopping malls, where can an atheist go to pledge allegiance to a flag, where his nation is under only sun and moon?
César Chávez Day
By Reyna Jacqueline Peña on March 28, 2012 | Leave a comment!
Obama’s recent proclamation to honor Chávez’s birth has some of us questioning the White House’s motivation.
News Taco: White House Using Technology to Reach Latinos
By News Taco on March 27, 2012 | Leave a comment!
Chicago’s very own José Rico, recently promoted to Executive Director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, talks about Obama’s effort to reach Latinos through digital platforms.
Stay in Your Place
By Reyna Jacqueline Peña on March 26, 2012 | 2 Comments
Reflections on violence in Little Village from a native daughter.
El Machete: Education Cuts
By Eric J. Garcia on March 26, 2012 | Leave a comment!
El Machete Illustrated: Cutting Through the Bullshit is a weekly series by political cartoonist Eric J. Garcia.
El Machete Illustrated: Nuclear Brats
By Eric J. Garcia on March 20, 2012 | Leave a comment!
El Machete Illustrated: Cutting Through the Bullshit
Undocumented, Unafraid, & Unapologetic 2012
By Hel F. Kiernan on March 12, 2012 | Leave a comment!
This Saturday, at Daley Plaza, several young people came forth to tell their stories at the second annual Undocumented, Unafraid, & Unapologetic rally. Their stories still illustrate a system that is extremely flawed, in which people who are well trained and ready to enter the work force (and pay taxes) are unable to contribute to the economy; law enforcement simply will not devote the resources to expelling them, yet the legal system is not working to make citizens of them. They are stuck in limbo.
