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My name is Tomás Summers Sandoval. I'm Chicano from southern Californian, a GenXer, and a fan of the Dodgers and Elvis. I am a husband, a father of three, and in my spare time I'm an asociate professor of Chicana/o~Latina/o Studies and History at Pomona College.Twitter
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MLK: 45 years later
As we commemorate the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., I think it’s important for us–as a nation–to grapple with the incisive radicalism of MLK writings, analysis, and vision. And so I offer to you his … Continue reading
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45 years of the Chicano Movement
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the East L.A. walkouts. Generally regarded as one of the foundational events of the Chicano student movement, the walkouts represented one of the first mass actions of Chicano (Mexican American) youth in U.S. history. … Continue reading
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Mister Rogers
Fred Rogers died ten years ago today. I figured it’s a good day to post this (from 1997):
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The Sleeping Giant Awakens!
A dozen years ago, historian and geographer Mike Davis wrote a thoughtful examination of the role of Latinos in the making and remaking of Los Angeles. Called Magical Urbanism: Latinos Reinvent the U.S. Big City, the book made an important … Continue reading
Old Man Facebook
I’ve been meaning to share this since I read it a week ago. It’s a report on current social media usage based on age and gender. Perhaps the least surprising revelation is that Facebook is “old” (at least in the … Continue reading
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WALKOUT!!
In March 1968 thousands of Chicana and Chicano students boycotted their schools in protest of racism and educational inequity. Shouting “Walkout! Walkout!” more than ten thousand students disrupted the normal business of their school day by physically leaving and gathering … Continue reading
Racism and the Inhumanity of the US-Mexico Border
Here is a video from the group No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives along the US-Mexico border.
A New School Year
Today I begin my 30th semester as a teacher in higher education. With any luck, it will also be my last as an untenured, assistant professor. A new school year always brings with it a mix of emotions and stresses. … Continue reading
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Tagged chicana, Chicano, chicano history, chicano studies, college, hispanic, latina, latino, latino studies, learning, mexican american
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MONDAY BLUES (08.19.11)
Forty-one years ago today, more than 20,000 Chicanos in East Los Angeles–women, men, and children–protested the war in Vietnam and violent effects it had begun to wield within their community. You see, though Chicanos represented only about 11% of the … Continue reading
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Tagged atm, carlos santana, Chicano, chicano moratorium, ruben salazar, samba pa ti, santana, vietnam war
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Two Popular Musical Masters Pass Away
Nick Ashford and Jerry Lieber have died. Each was a musical master–one part of a songwriting duo–though neither was ever as famous as the musical giants for whom each penned classics. Along with his wife, Valerie Simpson, Nick Ashford wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, dead, elvis, jerry lieber, motown, musical genius, nick ashford, Obituary, rhythm and blues, rip
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