Join or Die !
The representation of immigrants in the military is hardly ever spoken about. However, nearly 70,000 non-citizens enlisted in the US military between 1999 and 2008. The attraction to the military for […]
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Peering Inside a Non-Native Speaker’s Mind
Imagine yourself in a room where everyone is conversing but you. It’s not that you don’t want to, but you just can’t seem to communicate with others. You’re dumbfounded and […]
LA: ID Cards for Residents
On Wednesday, Los Angeles City Council members expressed enthusiastic support towards a plan to create city identification cards that could potentially be used by undocumented immigrants. These controversial cards could […]
Natalie Nakase: Asian American wants to be first woman NBA coach
Woman have led countries, served in the military and won Nobel peace prizes. However, no woman has done what Natalie Nakase hopes to do. Natalie Mitsue Nakase, a 3rd generation […]
The “Bad” Ones
“It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight. You can […]
Rappin’ Politics
Hip Hop has become one of the most popular genres in the music industry. Originating in the ghettos of South Bronx, in New York, hip hop first revolved around the […]
Obama’s Second Chance at Immigration Reform
President Obama owes a major part of his re-election to Latino voters in the United States. Because he now has four more years in office, he also has time to […]
Latino Voters Turnout for the 2012 Election Big Time!
Now that we have officially re-elected Barack Obama as president of the United States, I wanted to take some time to reflect on a post I wrote a couple days […]
Latino voters help Obama win
Both Democrats and Republicans worked hard this election to gain the Latino vote, and for a good reason. Indeed, the Latino vote might have been the key to Obama’s victory.With […]
La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon)
Under the Same Moon is one of many films that touch on the topic of immigration. This movie is about a mother who leaves her son in Mexico to come to the […]
Immigration Talk 