- via The Huffington Post They say there is nothing like Southern hospitality in making folks feel welcomed and included. But lately for immigrants of all stripes, this hasn’t been the general feeling from states like Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. The sentiment towards immigrants and Latinos in general has been anything but Southern Comfort;… [Continue Reading]
Sin Palabras
12/21/2011 By 1 Comment
Welcome to Sin Palabras, where each week we share the beauty that is your lives. From Latania Marr in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Rompope (Mexican Eggnog)
12/21/2011 By 1 Comment
via Mexconnect Rompope, or “Mexican eggnog,” is one version of the many combination’s of egg, milk, sugar and spirits that are traditionally used to toast the winter holidays in Europe and the Americas. English eggnog, a descendant of the milk and sherry combination called posset, German biersuppe made with beer, Puerto Rican coquito made with… [Continue Reading]
12 songs of Christmas: El Gran Combo
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Gilberto Santa Rosa performs Alegría y Paz and Arbolito with an introduction about Navidad in Puerto Rico.
What ever happened to Christmas?
12/21/2011 By 2 Comments
As I walked down an aisle of Ikea back in October, still worried about my Halloween costume, I saw to my surprised horror a line of perfectly priced and decorated Christmas trees. My Grinch-self woke up that minute and I remembered how much I hate Christmas (mostly because it tends to bring feelings of sadness… [Continue Reading]
Let ‘em vote?
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via The Huffington Post Already known as a refuge for people from other lands, New Haven is tightening its embrace of newcomers as its mayor seeks to extend voting rights to undocumented immigrants and other noncitizens, a policy challenge that comes shortly after attacks on “sanctuary cities” by Republican presidential candidates.
Being Latino, among other things
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The Latino community is not monolithic, far from it. Everything about it – its legacy, its composition, its ambitions – is diverse and multifaceted. The term Latino is not a specific and exclusive identity, but a broad one at best.