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6 May 2014, 7:13 am
Often mistaken for a celebration of Mexican independence, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s victory in the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. [read post]
5 May 2014, 1:14 pm
Texas and the Emergence of Mexican American Lawyering. [read post]
5 May 2014, 10:40 am
As we commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 (more here), you might be surprised to learn who (Mexican drug cartels?) [read post]
5 May 2014, 9:38 am
” Charge of the Mexican Cavalry at the Battle of Puebla (image via Wikipedia) The Battle of Puebla may have been significant for two reasons: “First, although considerably outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army. [read post]
4 May 2014, 10:34 pm
In the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, 4,000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much better-equipped invading French army of 8,000. [read post]
2 May 2014, 9:20 pm
It's not what Mexicans want: In March 2013 the Mexican Senate accepted a petition with over two hundred thousand signatures supporting a proposed law that emphasized increasing access to the Internet. [read post]
2 May 2014, 1:26 pm
The officers replied that they had "a problem with Mexicans. [read post]
2 May 2014, 1:00 pm
"The 2014–15 Miller Center Fellows are:Betsy Beasley, Yale University (American Studies) “Serving the World: Energy Contracting, Logistical Labors, and the Culture of Globalization, 1945-2008” Judge Glock, Rutgers University (History) “The Search for a Balanced Economy: The Origins of Federal Intervention in the Mortgage Market, 1916-1960” Adam Goodman, University of Pennsylvania (History) Project: “Mexican Migrants and the Rise of the Deportation… [read post]
1 May 2014, 10:03 pm
” Modified Corn Starch: “Actually, it’s derived from corn, which is a food staple in Mexican culture as well as many others. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 1:39 pm
"Deference, I Don't Have to Show You any Stinkin' Deference" riffed on a line from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), in which Gold Hat, posing as a Mexican Federale, says "Badges, I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 11:57 am
A group of Caucasian students hung a makeshift American flag on one of the trees on campus and began clapping and chanting “USA”; a group of Mexican students responded with shouts and epithets, with one Mexican student stating to the principal that he believed the Caucasian students were being racist. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 10:14 am
”The magazine highlighted Agosto’s role in creating the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation in 2005, which has raised more than $100,000 in scholarships for Hispanic law students in Texas. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 4:00 am
Gringo, the Latin American slang word used to denote English-speaking foreigners, especially North Americans, originated during the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. [read post]
28 Apr 2014, 10:19 am
Suppose some people are more concerned about the plight of poor Mexicans and others are more concerned about worsened job opportunities for poor Americans and increased transfer payments, so they disagree about immigration. [read post]
25 Apr 2014, 3:16 pm
NPR has a story on something that many Americans do not know: Immigrants from Mexico don't always speak Spanish. [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 10:00 pm
Yet the DOJ did not to criminally prosecute the company’s Mexican subsidiary and entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA), HP agreed to pay forfeiture in the amount of $2,527,750. [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 10:47 am
Border Patrol (BP), involving Mexican nationals located across the border on Mexican territory. [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 8:30 am
This law gives law-enforcement officers across the state an excuse to harass Latinos, to turn anyone who "looks Mexican" or "foreign" into a suspect. [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 6:48 am
CanadaRail-safety rules to be strengthened by government in response to Lac-Magantic, ReutersNew finance minister says common securities regulator a 'priority', ReutersWorkSafeBC head promises swift changes in worker-protection agency, The Globe and MailUnited StatesPatent owner Intellectual Ventures cleared for trial against investor, ReutersJudge dismisses case alleging Twitter engaged in pre-IPO fraud, ReutersInternationalInternet bill of rights past by Brazilian congress,… [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 3:55 am
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has prevailed in its efforts to ensure access to court in an ongoing class action lawsuit filed on behalf of employees-or "Carwasheros," as they identify themselves- of three car washes operating in... [read post]
