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Latinos are here to get your daughters pregnant!
NBC has announced its fall 2013 line-up and it includes a show featuring a Latino family! The show–called “Welcome to the Family”–stars young up-and-comer Joseph Haro (who’s had roles on “Glee” and “Awkward”) and Ricardo Chavira (of “Desperate Housewives”). Normally, I would … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, News, Politics
Tagged latinos, NBC, television, tv, welcome to the family
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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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“Minorities” are the Future Majority
I found this little article about non-white and immigrant voters in Virginia interesting. It doesn’t say much in its content–other than provide a sounding off board for a bunch of trite and recycled political “knowledge” about Latinos, et. al.–but its … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Immigration, News
Tagged chicanos, democrat, latinos, minority, Politics, republican, virginia
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Who is telling Latinos not to vote?
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
Posted in News, Politics
Tagged election, GOP, harry reid, hispanics, latinos, nevada, obama, republicans
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Miami Vice (25 years ago today)
Miami Vice premiered on NBC 25 years ago today, on September 16, 1984. The show that became synonymous with the decade of the 80s both reflected the visual and emotional aesthetic of its times as it simultaneously shaped them. It … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, don johnson, drama, drugs, edward james olmos, generation x, hispanics, latinos, miami, miami vice, philip michael thomas, sex, television, tv
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Border Blow Back
The Immigration Policy Center recently published the findings of their current study of illegal immigration at the border. On the heels of the Department of Homeland Security’s release of figures showing “apprehensions of undocumented immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border are … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged chicanos, DHS, hispanics, illegal immigration, Immigration, immigration policy center, latinos, mexican americans, mexicans, the border
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Manny Ramirez and Baseball’s Soul
Today is a scandalous day in Los Angeles, but not a surprising one. Fan-favorite Manny Ramirez, the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the resident “star” of the team, has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, News
Tagged baseball, dodgers, don drysdale, drugs, games, la dodgers, latino baseball, latinos, los angeles, major leagues, manny ramirez, sports, suspensions
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Race-blind Republicans on the Attack
You knew this was coming. I mean, you knew, right? From today’s Los Angeles Times comes this article discussing the ways Conservatives are continuing to attack the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the courts. Conservative legal foundations and … Continue reading
The Oppression We Condone
Imagine a young, college student loading a bong and taking a hit. Then, imagine somewhere else, another person bites into a salad and swallows a small tomato. Neither person thinks they are hurting anyone by their actions. Neither thinks for … Continue reading
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Tagged chicanos, drug war, florida, hispanics, human tragedy, Immigration, Labor, latinos, marijuana, mexicanos, mexico, slavery, tomatoes, virtual slavery
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