The Mysterious Appeal of Gangnam Style
As someone who has been a fan of Psy before he broke onto the U.S.’s charts, the explosion of his hit single “Gangnam Style” in the U.S. has always puzzled […]
Category Archives: Culture
Russell Means
On October 22, 2012 Russell Means passed away at the age of seventy-two. Referred to as the most famous American Indian since Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse by the LA […]
Taking Ownership of Undocumented Status in Popular Culture
Although immigration has always been a hotly contested topic in American politics, it has typically been marginalized by American popular culture. That is, until now. Jose Antonio Vargas is a […]
Little Hmong Town
U.S. in regards to immigration has always upheld the idea that assimilation is required for new migrants. Yet what if migrants chose not to entirely adopt ‘American’ ways? The […]
The World Series: A New Record Has Been Broken!
In this year’s World Series, the baseball teams already broke a record! The Tigers and Giants broke a World Series record for highest number of foreign-born players on the World […]
The Life and Times of Dia de los Muertos
With October coming to a close, children all over America are excited about Halloween. But, for some Mexican-American families the excitement is less about Halloween and more about the two […]
Hipster Hijabis
“Between me and my sisters, we probably own at least 100 headscarves” once said my ultra-fashionista, Muslim, hipster friend from Portland, Oregon. “I used to wear it for […]
Change in values: My sister vs. Me
Most of what we believe to be morally correct and the values we hold are a result of what we were taught by our family. Many Hispanic immigrants were raised […]
La Potencia
Baseball in the United States is an example of a transnational sport. People from around the world strive one day to be able to play Major League Baseball, which is […]
Dear Arizona, What happened to you?
In the past few years, the Arizona government has instituted a variety of policy changes surrounding immigration, many of which led to heated debates by national media figures, political activists, […]
Immigration Talk 