By depicting a world in which Latinos need the approval of white people to feel good about ourselves, it reinforces the myth of white superiority.
Tag: Mexican-Americans
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‘Mexicoland’ in a Los Angeles Mall
A Los Angeles shopping plaza is a preview of California’s Latino future.
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Politics, Police, Pozole: The Battle for Sunset Park
An impromptu street market in a Brooklyn park was a lifeline for immigrants during the pandemic. But then came complaints and conflicts, and then the police.
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The Land Beneath This Stadium Once Was Theirs. They Want It Back.
Dodger Stadium is the home to the seven-time world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. But in the 1950s, the land around it belonged to families who are now seeking reparations for what they lost.
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Jesse Treviño, Chicano Artist Whose Muse Was San Antonio, Dies at 76
After losing his dominant right hand from a Vietnam War injury, he began chronicling Mexican American culture with his left.