El Pendón Estrellado

Yes, there’s an official Spanish version of the national anthem

Politicspalabra.July 2, 2020Volume 02, politics, History

Politics Is Local, Even When It’s National

Q&A with Arturo Vargas, CEO of NALEO, on the organization's critical work in this presidential election year. By Patricia Guadalupe

Politicspalabra.February 26, 2020Volume 02, politics, elections

Latinos and the Morality of American Politics

Latinos must now refuse to plead their case. No more consent for inspection from the political system is granted. No cataloguing of Latino merit will be tendered. Latinos must be disinclined to appease a distant gaze that demands accounting of self-worth.

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020politics, politicians

I tried to tell my border story. Here is what book agents told me, before and after American Dirt

There are so many real-life stories that could illustrate the human-rights disaster on our southern border. One of them is mine: How I went from ICE prosecutor to defending immigrants. Who should decide how my story is told?

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020ICE, politics, Deportation

Reporteros de Inmigración en el Blanco

Periodistas que cubren la frontera y temas de inmigración enfrentan un intrusivo escrutinio oficial, intimidación, y acoso en línea. ¿Qué se puede hacer al respecto?

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Volume 02, Immigration, politics

Immigration Reporters In The Crosshairs

Journalists covering the border and immigration face intrusive official scrutiny, bullying and online harassment. What can be done?

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Volume 02, politics, Immigration

An Alcalde in Trump Country

Eddie Moran is the first Latino mayor of a Pennsylvania city. That he won in Trump Country isn't the story. That he won in a city being reshaped by Latino immigrants -- and pushed by a coalition of African-Americans and whites -- IS the story. It reflects an under-reported truism that many communities in the American heartland are on the cusp of immigrant-fueled change. By Andrea Arzaba. Photos by Hector Emanuel

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Volume 02, Election, politics

My DACA Life

For a young award-winning journalist, DACA has two faces: One is hope for a generation of young Latinos. The other is a dark symbol of uncertainty.

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Featured, DACA, politics, DACA life

Mi Vida en DACA

Para una periodista joven y premiada, DACA presenta dos caras: esperanza para una generación y símbolo de incertidumbre.

Politicspalabra.February 25, 2020Featured, DACA, DACA Life, politics

The Serious Dust-Up Over American Dirt

A fictional tale of migration and violence in Mexico yields real-life literary drama that exposes the narrow worldview of legacy publishers. Debate over the book has focused on wafer-thin diversity among decision-makers in publishing houses and how that’s widened a disconnect between celebrity-seeking publishers and increasingly multi-ethnic storytellers and readers.

Politicspalabra.February 12, 2020Volume 01, politics, palabra.