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CORONADO — Imagine the graceful flutter of a Chinese fan juxtaposed against a fiery flamenco stomp, or the fluid shimmy of a hip followed by the rhythmic beat of African drums. Experience the beauty and passion of the world at Nations of San Diego International Dance Festival (Nations) on Friday, February 10, at 8:00 pm, Saturday, February 11, at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm, and Sunday, February 12, at 2:00 pm at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 650 D Avenue, Coronado. There is also a special performance for students from throughout the county on Friday, February 10, at 10:30 am. Nations has declared Sunday, February 12 Girl Scout Day. Troops from throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties are welcome to attend and learn more about the artistic diversity that flourishes in our region.

By Laura Carlsen There are many kinds of war. The classic image of a uniformed soldier kissing mom good-bye to risk his life on the battlefield has changed dramatically. In today’s wars, it’s more likely that mom will be the one killed. UNIFEM states that by the mid-1990s, 90% of war casualties were civilians– mostly [...]

By Edward Wyckoff Williams The Root  Colorblind racism is the new normal in American conservative political thought. Well after the election of the nation’s first African-American president, in 2012 Republican candidates are using egregious signals and dog whistles to incite racial divisiveness as an effective tool for political gain. But when confronted about the nature [...]

 A Historical Overview Part 2 Perspective: By Herman Baca It would be truly unbelievable if someone in our community in 2012 could honestly state that, “something is not fundamentally or systemically wrong politically in our ever growing community.” The recent Sweetwater Water District indictments by District Attorney, Bonnie Dumanis made that politically clear. In politics [...]

Por la Dra. Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Scripps Health ¿Es usted uno de los 18.8 millones de adultos y niños en los Estados Unidos a quien le han diagnosticado diabetes, o tal vez uno de los 7 millones que aún no se diagnostica? Ya considerada una epidemia nacional, la diabetes es una enfermedad que afecta la capacidad [...]

By Ernie McCray Saving Ethnic Studies is my latest enterprise because my home state, Arizona, just can’t shed itself of Jim Crow kind of thinking, going back to long before I was born and all through my growing up in Tucson in the 40’s and 50’s. Then the 60’s came along and the state had [...]

Perspective: By Raul Rodriguez New America Media  BERKELEY— As President Obama delivered his third State of the Union Address, the 11 sentences he dedicated to addressing my current immigration status did little to instill in me any more optimism than did similar statements from the last State of the Union… or the one before that. [...]

By Teresa Wiltz America’s Wire  WASHINGTON— While achievement levels have improved considerably for minority elementary and middle school students, studies show academic performance among high school age African Americans and Hispanics has fallen to levels not seen in thirty years. How prevalent is the achievement gap at the high school level? On average, math and [...]

 By Marshall Fitz and Sarah Jane Glynn By next month Congress must extend the 2012 payroll tax cut to help boost our nation’s economic recovery. In 2011 this tax cut resulted in 122 million American households boosting their take-home-pay worth to the total tune of $120 billion. The extension and expansion of the payroll tax [...]

By Michael Klam For almost 30 years now, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Sigüenza of Culture Clash have delivered on-stage history and civics lessons disguised as madcap anarchy. Their particular brand of comedic social commentary has left audiences revolving from uproarious laughter to contemplation of pressing social problems. The performance troupe draws its inspiration [...]

A Historical Analysis: By Herman Baca In Mexico they call it what it is, “Corruption, La Mordida.” In the U.S. especially in San Diego County they call it, “Campaign Contributions.” District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis the most anti-Mexican District Attorney in SD County’s history, a Republican with a political agenda, running for Mayor of San Diego. [...]

Un Analisis Histórico: Por Herman Baca En Mexico se le llama tal cual es, “Corrupción, La Mordida”. En los Estados Unidos y especialmente en el Condado de San Diego se le llama, “Contribuciones de Campaña”. La fiscal del Distrito Bonnie Dumani, la Fiscal más anti-Mexicana en la historia del Condado de S.D., con una agenda [...]

Por: Citlalli Rodriguez El jardín de la paz ubicado en la escuela elemental “Beyer” de San Ysidro es una creación que nació gracias a la iniciativa de la profesora Josie apoyada por su esposo Steve Hamada con ayuda de voluntarios de la comunidad con el fin de proporcionales a los pequeños estudiantes, la facilidad de [...]

Frontera NorteSur  It’s full-tilt political boogie in the US and Mexico. Media in both nations are saturated with interviews, profiles and satires of the candidates. Cable blasts virtually nonstop news of the Republican primaries and the ones for president and Mexico City mayor south of the border. In 2012 the neighboring countries will experience national, [...]

By Zaineb Mohammed New America Media Advocates for both ethnic communities and children reacted with alarm to the state budget that Gov. Jerry Brown proposed last week. The proposal aims to reduce the budget deficit from the $26.2 billion budget hole of one year ago to $9.2 billion through budget cuts and revenue generators amounting [...]

By Lois Beckett ProPublica As noted below, this guide has been updated. This guide was originally published on Jan. 9, 2012. On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a Texas redistricting case that could have major implications for minority voters — as well as determine which party is likely to control Congress after the [...]

 By Marcela Salas Cassani  Ed.’s Note: Desinformemonos.org, an “autonomous, global communications project” and sister organization to the Americas Program, covers grassroots movements throughout the world and the ideas and aspirations behind them. Its team has been in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas reporting on an international seminar there to commemorate and reflect on the [...]