Bachata! The Immigration Story of an Increasingly Popular Dominican Genre
Bachata is one of my friend Maya’s favorite guilty pleasures. She and I turn up the volume when it comes on the radio, we listen to it when we’re getting […]
Category Archives: Culture
Chifa: The Story Behind Authentic Peruvian Chinese Food
There is nothing more delicious than good Peruvian food. This exquisite cuisine offers a wide variety of beautifully created dishes, ranging from ceviche, to anticuchos, to aji de gallina, to […]
Not your typical Grandma!
I never had the stereotypical American grandparent-grandchild relationship. I did not have the Grandpa who would take me out to a ball game or the Grandma who would sit me […]
Baseball the “International” Pastime
Professional baseball is commonly referred to as America’s pastime and an American game, but given the actual ethnic makeup of the MLB, that point is not valid. For example, on […]
Nationality vs Religious Beliefs
When thinking about the topic of immigration, most people split up groups of people based on their nationality. However, religious immigration has gone on for hundreds of years. From the […]
Mr. Universe, Multimillionaire, Governor and Illegal Immigrant
Schwarzenegger, Warren Buffet and Chris Matthews in 2008 California attracts more immigrants than any other state in the United States. We deny them drivers’ licenses, health care, and other […]
How Coalition Organizations can help the Immigration Movement
(Pictured from left to right: Sandra, Blanca Gamez, Senator Dean Heller and Astrid Silver) While Americans wait for the House to vote on SB 744, the […]
Classic “American” Food?
Mac ‘N’ Cheese? Hot Dogs? Apple Pie? These are some of the classic “American” foods we are familiar with. Yet, what is American? How are we to claim these foods […]
Are Emojis Racist?
Emojis are Japanese icons adapted in several forms of cyber communication and have become popular in the United States since Apple incorporated them in iPhone keyboards. Emojis tend to represent […]
The Benefit of a “Disadvantage”
Whether you are on your way to work or just talking with friends, a topic that frequently comes up is immigration. Many people have strong views on what they believe […]
Immigration Talk 