The Labyrinth Towards U.S. Citizenship
I remember when I was sixteen and had lost my Green Card. Maggie, my Chinese American roommate sat next to me, confused as to why I had suddenly burst into […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Hidden Beauty
Art and revolution go hand in hand. A great example of this is David Siqueiros’ America Tropical. Siqueiros completed this mural in 1932, but because it was so controversial for […]
Coincidence or Not?
It’s interesting to that recently we have experienced a reminiscence of the Bracero programs that was implemented throughout the 1940s through the 1960s. This program called for temporary Mexican labor […]
US Economic Policies Regarding Mexico: Notice a Pattern?
The North American Free Trade Agreement began on January 1, 1994 between the United States, Mexico and Canada. This enacted lower custom barriers that promoted a free market among the […]
Why is the Preservation of Cultures Important?
Two days ago a professor from Occidental College, Thaddeus Russell of the American Studies Department, asked the students participating in the Alternative Spring Break a pressing question, “Why […]
Born with an American Heart
What does it mean to be American? To be American means to have a common bond, a mutual respect for our nation, to value freedom and liberty, to have a […]
A new emerging marriage trend could be threatening, but for whom?
Recently, in some immigrant communities internet marriages have become increasingly popular. Although this new practice of social arrangements between two people who recite their vows through a computer screen may […]
Building a Pathway to College
It’s common knowledge now, most everyone stresses the importance of obtaining higher education. However, when the mandatory K-12 system is broken or fragmented among low-income public schools to begin with, […]
The Immigration Paradox: Let’s Have a Conversation
Five months since its release, the feature documentary film The Immigration Paradox has posed many important questions worth considering about the contentious topic of immigration. Director and producer Lourdes Lee […]
Immigration Talk 