Monthly Archives: October 2010

Bracero Stories

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

Last week, Hector Tobar wrote an interesting piece in the Los Angeles Times on one man’s history as part of the “Bracero Program.” As Tobar adroitly concludes, “Many things have changed in half a century. And many things have not.”

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Who is telling Latinos not to vote?

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

His name is Robert de Posada, and he is a Republican.  He is also the President of a group calling themselves “Latinos for Reform” who, judging from their new ad campaign, are either idiots or morally bankrupt. The following ad … Continue reading →

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Monday Blues

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

The Texas-born T-Bone Walker (1910-1975) performing his classic “Stormy Monday” sometime in the mid to late sixties.

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Latino History Month #4

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

For the fourth and final installment of the “Latino Like Me Presents: Latino History Month 2010″™ series I wanted to go into the past to provide you a historical primary source that is both a window into our collective past … Continue reading →

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Monday Blues

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

The one and only Big Joe Turner (1911-1985, Kansas City, MO), performing “Wee Baby Blues,” written by himself and jazzman Pete Johnson, and popularized by Nat King Cole. Turner is here performing on British TV here, in 1965, backed up … Continue reading →

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The Joker Voted for Nixon

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

Fifty years ago today, on October 8, 1960, this photo of actors Ginger Rogers and Cesar Romero ran in the LA Times. Source By 1960, Rogers was a household name and a Hollywood legend.  An Oscar-winning actress, she had starred … Continue reading →

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Justice for Farmworkers

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

This is a post I created using Storify.

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Latino History Month #3

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

We’ve been discussing Puerto Rico for the past week in my Chicano/Latino Histories class so perhaps it’s a good time for us here at LatinoLikeMe to do the same. In 1898, as a result of a war with Spain, the … Continue reading →

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Nacio En Aztlan

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

One of the best things about living in Pomona, CA, is the local arts community. And one of that community’s annual traditions is just around the corner. The dA Center for the Arts will be hosting the “Nacio En Aztlan” … Continue reading →

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Monday Blues

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

Son House (Mississippi and Louisiana, c. 1902-1988), performing his version of the classic “Downhearted Blues” (by Alberta Hunter and Lovie Austin), sometime in the 60s or 70s I would guess. I don’t normally same much about these songs or the … Continue reading →

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