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Oct. 13, 2000 Screens Feature

TV Eye
Resurrection Blvd. may not be the perfect show about the Latino experience, but it's a step in the right direction; also, Sex and the City's third season disappoints.
"...in the right direction. The premise is this: A Mexican-American family with a history of boxing live and love..."

July 7, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City
Fanning the Flames
"...he stood by his 1997 comments that blacks and Mexican-Americans are not competitive with other students because their cultures..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Jessica Carter

Celebrity, South Austin Style
The Mayor of South Austin
"...friends over and drop them off. All the top Mexican-American musicians would perform -- Alfonso Ramos, sometimes joined by..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Musical Manifesto
Davíd Garza's
"...it's an egotistical quirk to go by my God-given Mexican-American name, fuck you. Period. Being Mexican is about your..."

April 3, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Postscripts
Mixed Notes

Oct. 31, 1997 Books Column by Clay Smith

Writer/Folklorist Kay TurnerBetween Us
"...book started when I was doing my dissertation on Mexican-American women's home altars in the mid-1980s. I was working..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

The Great Brown Hope
Gus Garcia's Gaffes
"...explosions, many complain that he has only reluctantly supported Mexican-American political causes. For instance, the proposed Mexican American Cultural..."

June 28, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

It's All True: Based On an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two
When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.
"...in 1979 that helped kick off concern about larger Mexican-American issues. Joseph Lieberman is followed from the vice-presidential campaign..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

TV Eye
Two new television shows remind us what it was like to be young: Nickelodeon's half-hour comedy series The Brothers Garcia and Fox's "nonfiction drama series," American High.
"...features three preadolescent brothers growing up in a middle-class Mexican-American family in San Antonio. Larry (Alvin Alvarez), the youngest,..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Plantation at Comal Bluff
Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin
"...existing within the confines of Dove Springs, another mostly Mexican-American neighborhood. (The high school has since been renamed Eastside..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

My Dove Springs ... and Ours
What life in 'the 44' says about the two worlds of Austin
"...people. They might see African-Americans. They will definitely see Mexican-Americans...."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

'La Cocina Mexicana: Many Cultures, One Cuisine'
Exploring the diverse culinary influences of Mexican cuisine.
"...de la Familia: More than 200 Authentic Recipes from Mexican-American Home Kitchens with Fonda San Miguel chef Miguel Ravago...."

Oct. 4, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Riding the Pinwheel
The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Tierra Linda Taqueria
Gas station gastronomy
"...store stock reflecting the needs and tastes of the Mexican-American population in the surrounding neighborhood: lots of canned and..."

May 13, 2011 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Where the Money Goes

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Need to Learn History
"...appreciate the Chronicle's interest in things Latino, Mexican, and Mexican-American. Certainly a review of exhibits at Mexic-Arte is a..."

July 14, 2005 Postmarks

Barrientos on CD 25
Austin's state senator defends his endorsement of Leticia Hinojosa
"...are saying, 'You're simply doing this because she's a Mexican-American and you're a Mexican-American.' How simplistic."..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Tortilla Soup
In Tortilla Soup (based on Ang Lee's wonderful Chinese film Eat Drink Man Woman), Hector Elizondo plays the family patriarch, a retired master chef and a longtime widower, who lives with his three grown daughters.
"...that transposes Lee's story about a Taiwanese family to Mexican-American Los Angeles. It's amazing how similar the key elements..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Looking for Tony
Democrats are settling on Tony Sanchez as their next gubernatorial candidate before anyone has an idea who he is.
"...Sanchez win, the victory would give Texas its first Mexican-American governor, but certainly not its first multimillionaire governor. Bill..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Past Planning Efforts
"...and the Tunnel, recommends that what is now the Mexican-American Cultural Center site "be reserved for neighborhood activities." The..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature

Poetry as Activism
Raul Salinas' Passion for Literature and Life
"...of U.S. society, of the widening gap between the Mexican-American middle and working classes, but he always ends on..."

March 21, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts
Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Austin at Large: Make a Run From the Border
So, when and how did Texas MAGApublicans decide to be terrified of Mexicans?

Sept. 16, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Life story of a music legend never reaches those blissful high notes

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gringo
Long-delayed stoner comedy is a little stale.

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Court Rules: Texas Voter ID Still Racist
Second ruling finds GOP deliberately suppressed minority vote
"...Democrats and voting rights advocates have applauded the ruling. Mexican-American Legislative Caucus chair Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, issued a..."

April 11, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letting Voices Be Heard
Cine Las Americas programming is all about access

April 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Landmarks Debuts Michael Ray Charles Sculpture at UT
For his Landmarks art commission, Michael Ray Charles transforms crutches into stars

Oct. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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