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Radicals & Reformers in Big D

This article on Mexican American politics in Dallas, Texas during the Chicano movement was originally published in the Journal of South Texas in the Spring 2021 issue. It’s posted here with permission from the editor. Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Thank you for reading. —-

“In 1966, fed up with their miserable working conditions, South Texas farm workers organized a strike, marched, and boycotted with help from the Texas chapter of the United Farm Workers Union (UFW). This event is known as the Starr County Strike and is named after the border county that sits right on the Rio Grande. The strike was organized by melon-pickers who received help from the California UFW and activists from other parts of Texas, including Dallas. In the greater history of the farmworker struggle, this event stands out as a significant example of the brutality and repression faced by those who dared to demand justice in the fields. The role that the Texas Rangers played in suppressing the strike and violently targeting union activists galvanized the greater ethnic Mexican community.
At the time, Starr County was one of the poorest counties in Texas…”

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Diego Gutiérrez map 1562 & the word “Chicana” | #MAS #IlanStavans

Diego Gutiérrez map 1562 and the word “Chicana” (Updated March 19, 2014) A few years ago (2012), I posted my finding of  the 16th-century map “Desegno del Discoperto Della Nova Franza,” Venice, 1566, by Bolognino Zaltieri, that contains the term “Chicana” (link), but as it turns out, there are other 16th century maps that also … Continue reading Diego Gutiérrez map 1562 & the word “Chicana” | #MAS #IlanStavans

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4th Largest Tribe in US? #Mexicans Who Call Themselves #AmericanIndian | #indigenous #decolonize

A January 2012 report from the U.S. Census Bureau—“The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2010”—says that 175,494 Mexicans (Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano) self-identified as American Indian, making them the fourth largest tribal group in the country, says Think Mexican. The group also pointed out on its tumblr page that the 2010 United States Census form … Continue reading 4th Largest Tribe in US? #Mexicans Who Call Themselves #AmericanIndian | #indigenous #decolonize

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Acuña: Ruminating on the good, the bad, and the ugly of our culture | #mexmigration #consafos

There, but for the grace of God, Go I c/s Rodolfo F. Acuña | Northridge, CA | August 4, 2013 One of the most frustrating aspects of writing is when people read your piece and then react to what they think you said—completely missing the point. In my last blog I wrote that I hated … Continue reading Acuña: Ruminating on the good, the bad, and the ugly of our culture | #mexmigration #consafos

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You Can Become #Mexican Again | #MexicanAmerican #culture #immigration

The Metropolitan Cathedral, the majestic 16th-century church in the heart of Mexico City, tilted slightly to the left, pulled into the soft earth by the weight of its own stones. Twenty-five bells ringing inside two giant towers echoed off the palaces enclosing Zócalo square, which in the twilight felt too unoccupied for a New Year’s … Continue reading You Can Become #Mexican Again | #MexicanAmerican #culture #immigration

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Book of #Mormon Map-app seeks to establish connection w/ #mesoamerica #indigenous past | #culturevultures #decolonize

Blog note: Just a reminder that anyone–whether they be a person, group, or institution–that tries to undermine the legitimacy of American indigenous cultures by tying them to ludicrous religious ideas/texts, conspiracy theories, ancient aliens, or any other unprovable theories or pseudo-scientific claims merits no respect and deserves the utmost public ridicule…I’m looking at you LDS … Continue reading Book of #Mormon Map-app seeks to establish connection w/ #mesoamerica #indigenous past | #culturevultures #decolonize

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Mission Cartoonists Share Work at Latino #Comics Expo | Mission Loc@l | #mesoamerica #Zotz

Another artist who his showing work at this weekend’s Expo is Mission native Daniel Parada. From his family home on 24th Street, Parada is currently working on the second issue of his series “Zotz,” a story set in a fictionalized 16th century Mesoamerica in which the Spaniards never fully prevail. Parada, 22, spent two years … Continue reading Mission Cartoonists Share Work at Latino #Comics Expo | Mission Loc@l | #mesoamerica #Zotz

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Putting the Culture Back in #Agriculture: Reviving Native Food and Farming Traditions | #decolonize #indigenous

Together with the loss of cultural diversity, the growth of industrial agriculture has led to an enormous depletion in biodiversity. Throughout history, humans have cultivated about 7,000 species of plants. In the last century, three-quarters of the genetic diversity of agricultural crops have been lost. Thirty crops now provide 95% of our food needs, with … Continue reading Putting the Culture Back in #Agriculture: Reviving Native Food and Farming Traditions | #decolonize #indigenous

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Cave paintings reveal history in northern Mexico | #indigenous #NikanTlakah

The drawings were discovered in 2006 in a number of caves in the San Carlos mountain range near the modern-day town of Burgos, about 100 miles south of the U.S. border. The first findings about the red markings that depict people, shapes and designs were revealed this week at a conference in Mexico City. Mexico’s … Continue reading Cave paintings reveal history in northern Mexico | #indigenous #NikanTlakah

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Dismantling: The Divine Right of States of the Americas | #indigenous #decolonization #Tonatierra

After two days of public engagement and discussion last week, an alliance of Confederations of Nations of Indigenous Peoples of Abya Yala [the Americas] is moving forward into a continental and global process of DISMANTLING the Doctrine of Discovery as the intellectual, religious and political justification for the raison d’Etat of the government states of … Continue reading Dismantling: The Divine Right of States of the Americas | #indigenous #decolonization #Tonatierra