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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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Latinos & Presidential Shootings
Regular readers of Latino Like Me might remember an earlier post on JFK’s last night alive. In it I discuss how the night before he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, the President spent the evening at an event hosted by … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged assassination, hispanics, History, jfk, kennedy, latinos, mexican americans, presidential shootings, reagan, ronald reagan, violence
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JFK’s Last Night Alive
JFK spent his last night alive with a room full of Mexican Americans! The above photo was taken at the Rice Hotel, in Houston, on the evening of November 21, 1963. JFK and LBJ and their wives were the guests … Continue reading
Posted in History, Immigration, Labor, Politics
Tagged assassination, Chicano, hispanic, jackie o, jfk, jfk assassination, kennedy, lbj, lulac, mexican american, presidential history, texas, white house
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Why I Don’t Care (Much) About Hate Speech
Yesterday’s tragedy in Arizona is beginning to foster a national discussion on “hate speech” and “civility” in politics. There is nothing inherently wrong in this. I’d say its even welcome from the millions of Americans who feel politics has grown … Continue reading
Posted in History, News, Politics
Tagged Arizona, arizona tragedy, assassination, democrats, gabrielle giffords, gifford, gifford shooting, GOP, obama, republicans
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Death, John Lennon, and Nostalgia
I don’t want to seem heartless when it comes to the death of John Lennon. While I was only 8 years old when the musical legend was gunned down, I remember it as a sad event, mostly for others, but … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, News, Personal
Tagged assassination, baby boom, baby boomer, gen x. beatles, john lennon, the sixties
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The Legacy of Harvey Milk
November 27th is the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Harvey Milk, San Francisco politician and activist. The first openly gay man to be elected to office, he analyzed the significance of his election as follows: Somewhere in Des Moines … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged assassination, change, dan white, gay and lesbian rights, gay movement, george mascone, harvey milk, hope, movement, queer rights, san francisco
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