In the summer of 1973, DJ Kool Herc tried something new on the turntables: by extending the beat, […]
Category Archive: Mexican Americans
We’re excited to announce that Romeo Guzman is now an associate editor at Tropics of Meta, and will […]
For the past semester, I’ve taught California Studies, a course primarily designed for non-history majors and future K-6 […]
It’s difficult to overstate the ubiquity of Juan Gabriel’s voice in the everyday lives of Mexicans, both here in the US and in Mexico, where the megastar’s dozens of hits, some of them decades old, still blare from roadside fondas, urban nightclubs, and blown out stereo speakers.
The rise of Donald Trump has induced a collective shudder through much of America. For many, the GOP […]
The 1965 World Series would prove groundbreaking. It marked the first time that two professional baseball teams from […]
In memory of Olga Gutiérrez, 1937-2016 The professor started talking about segregation in the South, of blacks, of […]
Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy performance of “The Blacker the Berry” and “Alright”, with its #BlackLivesMatter theme and political overtones, struck […]