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The State of Latino Contributions
By: Daniel Nardini And so the propaganda against Latinos continues from many extreme rightwing quarters from the Minutemen who “patrol” the U.S.-Mexico border and harass Latinos (both legal and undocumented)… Read more
The Possible Discovery of the Century
By: Daniel Nardini I have been following the slow excavation of a tunnel found at the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan. The ancient city of the Toltec’s, Teotihuacan flourished from… Read more
Tailoring the GED Test for Latino High School Dropouts
By: Daniel Nardini The statistic is numbing. Every year, it is estimated that 41 percent of all young Latinos will drop out of high school. This is without question the… Read more
Good ICE, Bad ICE
By: Daniel Nardini The U.S. government has taken the concept “good cop/bad cop” to a whole new level. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), businesses that “voluntarily” join… Read more
The Smithsonian Latino Center
By: Daniel Nardini In recognition of the role Latinos have and are playing in the United States, the Smithsonian Institution has created an education branch for Latinos (or anyone who… Read more
Getting to a Four Year College Through a Two Year College
By: Daniel Nardini My wife is at present attending a two year college. She discovered that many of the students at this two year college are going there in preparation… Read more
Giving Veterans a Life
By: Daniel Nardini When all of the flag waving has stopped, and all of the “thank yous” have ceased, the real nitty-gritty of trying to fit back into life in… Read more
The Architect of Arizona’s Immigration Law Gone!
By: Daniel Nardini The internal resistance against the State of Arizona’s extreme rightwing powers to be can now claim a major victory. Arizona State Senator, Russell Pearce—the architect of that… Read more
Studying Chinese in Cuba
By: Daniel Nardini An estimated 500 Cubans in Havana are studying Mandarin Chinese in the Confucius Institute in an effort to master the language. The Chinese government has Confucius institutes… Read more
The Lemmings Did It!
By: Daniel Nardini Let us take the lemming—a small rodent that lives near and in the Arctic circle. Related to the mouse, rat and mole, the lemming is an important… Read more »