Letters @ 3AM

Globalization isn't only something that's happening to our economy: Globalization is happening to us – to our bodies, our families, and our psyches

"...variety, with only a handful of Asian-, African- and Hispanic-Americans in a student body numbering about 350 from kindergarten..."

April 25, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

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Our readers talk back.

"...to understand, but even my original was obscure.]Saving Our Heritage?Dear Editor,..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...properties that THC maintains around the state. The Goodnight Heritage Center between Clarendon and Armstrong may be the next..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SBOE Member Wants to “Deny Hispanics” Vote on Racist Mexican-American Textbooks

Education watchdog reveals e-mail exchange after public info request

"...board member David Bradley, R-Beaumont, wants to “deny the Hispanics a record vote” in November when the SBOE decides..."

Sept. 21, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

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"...Hispanics Need to Be Heard..."

June 4, 2004 Column

Barrio Daze

Barrio Daze, a series of damn funny and poignant sketches created, woven together, and performed by Adrian Villegas is both absurdly funny and dead-on insightful, not only dissecting stereotypical views other groups hold of Hispanics, but challenging those Hispanics have applied to themselves.

"...its starting point: the immigrant gardener, the ex-con, the Hispanic political hopeful. But during the monologues, the characters expand..."

March 7, 2003 Arts Review by Molly Beth Brenner

Naked City

"...agenda in Texas." Its member(s) also berated Chiu's Chinese heritage, and attacked his "sidekicks in this election ... a..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Our readers talk back.

"...the voters a Balkanized ballot: A black for senator, Hispanic for governor and bigger government checks in your mailbox...."

April 5, 2002 Column

Celebrity, South Austin Style

The Mayor of South Austin

"...who lived in South Austin. "I think East Austin Hispanics were more traditional," she says. "And South Austin Hispanics..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

West Coast Meets South of Texas

"...on music. We went to El Norteño, the oldest Hispanic record store in San Antonio, and dug through the..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Our Murals, Ourselves

"...University, another mural was capturing the hearts of the Hispanic community on East First Street, now Cesar Chavez Street...."

Sept. 4, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Celebrating Culture, History, and Hops With Kaiju Cut and Sew

Owner Chris Gomez helps organize AANHPI markets, mahjong, and more

"...later, and we’re here in Austin 2025, where half-Taiwanese, half-Hispanic Texan Chris Gomez continues that celebratory work through a..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...to find his birth mother and reclaim his Mi'kmaq heritage...."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Education Stories

Reading, writing, arithmetic ... well, that's three!

"...State Board of Education rejected the textbook Mexican American Heritage for its outlandish and unhistorical claims about the Hispanic..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Teaching Truthiness

Activists, lawmakers call on State Board of Education to reject racist Mexican-American textbook

"...and ignorant version of history at a time when Hispanic students make up 50 percent of Texas public school..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Council Gets Dirty

Representatives engage in ... legal combaaaaaat!

"...on Thursday, a jury ruled in favor of 53-year-old Hispanic male Pete Hernandez in a case alleging excessive force..."

Feb. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...Confederate Veterans to claim that their statues are about heritage and history, not supporting hate or racism or slavery,..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

The More (Maps) the Merrier!

A brief introduction to the ICRC's proposed City Council district map – and a few alternatives

"...includes representatives from Bouldin, Oak Hill, Barton Hills, Rosedale, Heritage, Highland Hills/Balcones, Hancock, North University, Travis County, Zilker, Galindo,..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Tea Party Versus Black Voters

Right wing activist claims GOP doesn't want minority voters

"...It's a bad time for the GOP's minority outreach..."

June 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The GOP's New Crowded House

They carry more weight, but is it muscle or fat?

"...for Peña's argument that he was simply representing the Hispanic community in South Texas, Richie replied, "The Texas Republican..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 9 municipal election (early voting, April 27-May 5)

"...euphemistic terms of "median family income." Moreover, as a Hispanic woman, she ably represents a demographic segment of the..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

"...in property ownership. Despite recent harsh criticism from the Heritage Society of Austin, the commission continues to push forward..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature

May 12 Special Election

The Chronicle endorsements

"...trustee Rudy Montoya Jr.'s four-year term, for the heavily Hispanic District 2. The early favorites were accountant and district..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature

Endorsements

May 12 Joint and Special Election

"...trustee Rudy Montoya Jr.'s four-year term, for the heavily Hispanic District 2. The early favorites were accountant and district..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature

Serious Business

The first Texas Barbecue Festival

"...the 19th century, they brought with them a culinary heritage that included dry-smoking meats, making sausage, and distilling pilsner..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

An Ancestral Flavor

Día de los Muertos: The dead can only consume the 'vapors' emitted by our festive foods, so the rest is for us.

"...Mexican festival and a perfect example of the complex heritage of the Mexican people, blending the cultures and beliefs..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...from when we started. Texans love reading about the heritage, [and] we try to explain it to the new..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.

"...There he was, a "neighborhood" person, environmentalist, and a Hispanic, carrying water for a developer (not just voting for..."

June 8, 2001 Column

Down Came the Rainey

With downtown redevelopment encroaching and property values the highest they've ever been, Rainey Street residents are getting ready to cash in their chips and leave.

"...Dunnaway's real live deal. It also means that elderly Hispanic householders of modest means could be moving on with..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Take Five

In the Place 5 Race, Activism Is the Operative Word

"...the field is notable for its lack of a Hispanic (before Spelman, Place 5 was the one reserved by..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

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