Feeling Pretty: West Side Story and U.S. Puerto Rican Identity
December 11, 2021
Read an excerpt from Boricua Pop by Frances Negrón-Muntaner.
Category: Latina/o Studies
Migrating Toward Black-Brown Solidarities
July 29, 2021
—Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
In their new book South Central Dreams, Hondagneu-Sotelo and Manuel Pastor tell the story of Latinx immigrants in South Los Angeles.
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month: A Reading List
September 25, 2020
“National Hispanic Heritage Month traditionally honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latino Americans as we celebrate heritage rooted in all Latin American countries. During this month and… READ MORE
Remove the Sword of Damocles from DACA
September 24, 2020
—Michael A. Olivas and Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The legal and historical roots of DACA run deep and represent one form of prosecutorial discretion exercised by DHS during the Obama administration.
Trump, Asylum, and Honduras’s “Narco-State”
March 11, 2020
—David L. Wilson
Truly effective immigration reform is going to be impossible without fundamental changes in this country’s foreign policies.
Mobilizing Threat
September 12, 2018
—Greg Prieto
Avoidance and isolation offer immigrants short term protection from the reach of law enforcement, but also form a barrier to participation in the form of agency that is most likely to deliver long term relief: social movement organizing.
Fear and Learning
July 13, 2017
—Glenda M. Flores
Schools are not set up to support Latina/o students, especially those with undocumented parents. Often, Latina educators have to fill resource gaps. These kinds of issues will only become more pronounced as the Latina/o population grows across the United States and as they come under attack in the Trump era.
Love Doesn’t Trump Hate
January 11, 2017
—Lee Bebout
White supremacy is reinforced by and persists because of a complex of emotions. Love does not exist above and beyond hate in a distinct sphere. Love and hate are side by side, they stick together, they intermingle, they interpenetrate. “Love Trumps Hate” is a catchy slogan, but these words do something that we cannot continue. They hinder understanding.