In San Bernardino, California, Mexican Americans helped pay for the city’s public swimming pool with their taxes. But they were not allowed to use it like everyone else. During the
https://indd.adobe.com/view/6d07a0b2-1d37-43ad-b959-51fa09bfaf97 They Were Already Americans Company E, the Mexican-American Texans Who Went to War The 141st Infantry Regiment — “First Texas” The 141st Infantry Regiment was part of the 36th
Company E Goes to War By the time Company E left Texas, its men had already proven they could shoot. They had achieved 100 percent weapons qualification. Their rifle team
There will be three parts to the story; this is the first part, and the second and third parts include where an all-American Japanese unit comes to help the 141st.
Recuerdos de un Chicano When I was sixteen, I got a traffic ticket. I thought the ticket was wrong, so I did something I suppose was already characteristic of me.
You won’t find it in our history books, but one reason—perhaps one of the major reasons—the United States invaded Mexico may have been slavery. Mexico had abolished slavery, and thousands
Recuerdos de un Chicano When I was a boy, a teacher asked the class a question adults often ask children. What do you want to be when you grow up?
In September 1856, white residents of Colorado County, Texas, became convinced that hundreds of enslaved people were preparing to rise against them. The alleged plan was terrifying if you were
How young Texans with little money and a lot of shoe leather built La Raza Unida — and what Texas Democrats might learn from them today When I was a
For years, I wondered what those medals meant and why my dad received them. Those seven bars- I had no idea why they were there. I finally took the time
Republicans Say They Hate Wokeness—Until Bobby Pulido Is Not Woke Enough Republicans have spent years telling Americans that liberals are too sensitive, political correctness has gone too far, and nobody
Thank You, Jolanda Jones and the Houston Chronicle, for Doing to Our Children What the Segregationists Used to Do to Us I grew up in a different America. The schools
Rum-Runners in the North, Bandits in the South My brain prefers escalators to stairs, so let us take the easy route into this history. During Prohibition, Americans wanted liquor. Canada
The man on the album cover is holding the accordion (YouTube video below). The woman is nowhere in sight. Then track fifteen begins. Two women sing “Caricias Soñadoras,” an old
https://indd.adobe.com/embed/f9a1dc48-4730-412d-a50d-eb89854dcfa2?startpage=1&allowFullscreen=true About This Article This five-part history examines how Texas schools delayed, separated, tested, transported, and sometimes quietly pushed Mexican-origin children out of public education. It begins with one puzzling
______ Balde González: Frequently cited as a master of the jaiton orchestra style, Balde González brought a suave, nightclub-ready elegance to the Texas-Mexican music scene in the 1940s and 50s.
Corpus Christi had places where almost everyone felt welcome. Galvan Ballroom had its polished dance floor and orchestra tradition. Domingo Peña brought major shows to the Coliseum. The Carousel mixed
Ramiro Cavazos died in McAllen on July 2 at the age of 99. His name may not be familiar to most Texans, but the sound he helped carry across dance
The story is faction (reconstructed as not all things are recorded) but the expedition was recorded. There is even a poem about it. Pedro and Catalina were immigrants before Jamestown
Chala Vato, we ain’t going nowhere. There is a story Americans like to tell about California. First there was empty land. Then Americans came west. They found gold, built cities,
