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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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A Closed-Casket Country in an Open-Casket World
As I write this, there is a growing discussion of whether or not the US will release images of Osama Bin Laden’s dead body. While I’m not a security expert by any means, once the news broke that US forces … Continue reading
On the death of a warmonger
Robert S. McNamara died this morning at the age of 93. If you don’t know who he is, you can read his obituary in the NY Times, the LA Times, or his Wikipedia page. For more in-depth discussions of his … Continue reading
Posted in History, Obituary
Tagged 1960s, death, defense, History, jfk, lbj, mcnamara, national defense, Obituary, robert mcnamara, robert s. mcnamara, united states, vietnam war, war
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Marvin Gaye is Still Dead
But, oh, how I wish he weren’t. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the passing of one of the greatest talents in all of rhythm & blues and soul. Marvin Gaye died on April 1, 1984, shot dead by his … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Obituary
Tagged african american, anniversary, black music, Chicano, death, distant lover, marvin gaye, mexican american, motown, music history, music legend, rhythm & blues, sexual healing, soul
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John Candy & Charles Bukowski are still dead
It’s a double shot “Still Dead” this week as we commemorate the 15th anniversary of the passing of John Candy (March 4) and Charles Bukowski (March 9). While both men worked in “the arts,” you might not think there was … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Obituary
Tagged anniversary, charles bukowski, death, john candy, movies, obituaries, on this date, television, writers
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Drugs, Death, and the Border
There is an absolutely riveting, tragic, humanistic, and brutal series of audio reports on life and death in the “border town” of Juarez. These stories do what the best kind of NPR stories do so well: keep you centered on … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, News, Politics
Tagged border deaths, death, drug cartels, drug war, drugs, globalization, juarez, mexican drug war, mexico and drugs, murder in mexico, NAFTA, u.s. mexico relations
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Samuel P. Huntington, dead at 81
From the Los Angeles Times comes word of the death of Harvard academic Samuel P. Huntington. He was best known for his views on the clash of civilizations. He argued that in a post-Cold War world, violent conflict would come … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Obituary
Tagged death, harvard, intellectual racism, Obituary, racism, samuel p. huntington
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