Camilo Ontiveros’ “In The Ring”: The Sport of Boxing and Immigration
I have seen my fair share of innovative artwork, but I have never walked into an art exhibit to see a giant boxing ring in the middle of the room. […]
Category Archives: Culture
Koreatown emerges in Allston-Brighton
I was really excited when I found an article in the Boston Globe about the growing Korean-American immigrant population in Allston-Brighton, one of the many neighborhoods of Boston. While I […]
One Person Can Make All The Difference
A child will spend the most hours of his/her day in school, surrounded by other children and the only adult around is usually a teacher. The influence a teacher can […]
An Immigrant Experience is a Shared Experience
“From Home to Home: Jewish Immigration to America” is an interactive exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Florida that allows children and their families to experience the process of moving […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Opaqueness of Undocumented Immigration
The majority of the American public knows little to nothing about illegal immigration. The American public definitely has strong opinions about illegal immigration and undocumented immigrants but knows little to […]
A Winner Both On and Off the Field
This past week, the San Francisco Giants won their second World Series in the past three years and their second since moving to San Francisco in 1958. As a resident […]
Venezuelans in South Florida
Earlier in October, comments about Chavez’s re-election in Venezuela flooded my Twitter and Facebook timeline. Friends living in Miami mentioned how their abuelitas, parents, and cousins were crying and upset […]
Immigration Talk 