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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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Obama’s “Safe” Same-Sex Marriage Stance
The President came out in favor of same-sex marriage today during an interview on ABC. His stance was measured and deliberate. “[A]t a certain point I’ve just concluded that, for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead … Continue reading
“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 are the “real Americans”?
One of the failures of the left has been their inability to claim the language of patriotism while the right has made it synonymous with their obectives. This isn’t too surprising. After all, some element of the left is troubled … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Americanism, mccain, nationa, obama, palin, patriotism, race, republican
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