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Commentary: By Maribel Hastings As frenzied political junkies begin to chatter about the fight for the Latino vote in November, another fight is brewing in Washington this spring. Last week, the highest court in the land heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB 1070. The Court has the potential to officially [...]

Democratic Party’s Abandonment of the Core Commentary: By Rodolfo F. Acuña The fitness exercise pilates, from my limited understanding of the exercise method, works on the principle of developing “a strong core or center (tones abdominals while strengthening the back), and improving coordination and balance.” The principle fascinates me because it can be applied to [...]

Comentario: By Maribel Hastings America’s Voice El nuevo “talking point” de los republicanos hispanos al hablar de inmigración es decir que el presidente Barack Obama no cumplió su promesa de impulsar una reforma de inmigración durante el primer año de su gestión cuando los demócratas controlaban ambas cámaras del Congreso. Y lo sazonan agregando que [...]

By Gustavo Arellano BUY TACO USA! Gentle cabrones, my much-promised Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America has finally hit bookstores! Place your order with your favorite local bookstore, your finer online retailers, your craftier piratas, but place it. My libro editor has already promised to deport me from the publishing industry if we don’t [...]

Women farmers share family recipes and what it’s like growing America’s food Stenger Family Not-Secret Pork Mignon American Lamb Arugula Salad with Blackberry Vinaigrette Stuffed Jalapeño Peppers   (Family Features) When you try to picture what a farmer looks like, you probably don’t picture a woman. But women operate more than 30 percent of the [...]

CITY OF SAN DIEGO PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTING GROUP Request for Qualification for Calendar Years 2013-2014 CITY/COUNTY/PORT of SAN DIEGO Consultant Rotation List The City ofSan Diego(City), theCountyofSan Diego(County), and the Unified Port District (Port) invite submittals of Statement of Qualification (SOQ) from highly qualified firms, joint ventures or individuals desiring to be considered for placement [...]

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San Marcos, CA — TheVeteransCenter at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) invites the community to a special Memorial Day Observance on Thursday, May 10 in Tukwut Courtyard at 12 p.m. to pay tribute to our fallen heroes and their families and honor their contributions to our nation.  Guest speakers include US Marine Corps Colonel [...]

Moms Share Personal Experiences of Drug War Devastation  Moms United presents the “Mom’s Bill of Rights”  Mothers will join with law enforcement and other allies on the steps of the San Diego Hall of Justice, to bring focus to the failed war on drugs. This event is part of a campaign comprised of national organizations [...]

By Geneva Gámez-Vallejo Back in 1992, Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” became the number one single on the Billboard charts for five weeks. It was definitely the “it” song that summer and remains a popular song to this day. One of the most resonate lyrics to the song was the phrase stating “So Cosmo says [...]

By José Luis Sierra New America Media LOS ANGELES — Javier Sicilia looks tired. The 56 year-old Mexican poet, essayist, journalist and novelist has been going non-stop since March 28th of last year, which is the day he acquired a distinction that is every Mexican’s nightmare: to be a member of one of the roughly [...]

By Arturo Conde Univision News Latino immigrants and their descendants have long struggled to define their identity. Like any community, economic and cultural hardships sometimes make them feel isolated and different. That is why when a survey from the Pew Hispanic recently pointed out how little Latinos have in common with each other – Puerto [...]

By Kent Paterson Frontera NorteSur Revived in the United States on a mass scale by the immigrant rights movement six years ago, the annual commemoration of International Workers’ Day is fast becoming an established tradition across the country. And if anything captured the essence of the 2012 celebrations, it was the convergence of issues popularized [...]

By Pablo Jaime Sáinz This Cinco de Mayo, Mexico will be celebrating the 150th anniversary since the famous battle of Puebla, where the Mexican army defeated the French. Although many people in San Diego spend this day drinking and partying, muralist Victor Ochoa prefers to commemorate the tenacity, hard-work of the Mexican people. “Cinco de [...]

By Antonio Howard The Beat Within NOTE: The author of this piece, Antonio Howard, is currently incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He writes for The Beat Within, a division of Pacific News Service dedicated to providing incarcerated youth with consistent opportunities to share their ideas and life experiences in a safe [...]

By Kent Paterson Frontera NorteSur Flowing through the canyons and mesas of the U.S. Southwest to the Mexican border, the Colorado River and its tributaries form the lifeblood of growing cities, struggling rural communities and spectacular populations of wildlife of all kinds. A 1944 agreement between the U.S. and Mexico guarantees the delivery of water [...]