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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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When you voted for Obama your work had only begun
One year ago today, on November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. At the time, and like many others, I celebrated this milestone in US history: Today I think of all the millions of lives … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Politics
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Tagged barack obama, change, historic election, History, hope, james baldwin, justice, obama election, one year later, president obama, race
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Race Traitors, Sellouts, and Uncle Toms: Thoughts on the Election of Barack Obama
Last summer, I came across this thought-provoking piece by conservative pundit Larry Elder. In it, Elder responds to a letter he received attacking him for being, essentially, a traitor to his race by supporting John McCain. “How can a fellow … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, History, News, Politics
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Tagged election 2008, History, james baldwin, mccain, obama, president barack obama, president obama, race, race in American, racism
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