Chicano writing, both poetry and literature has been deeply influenced by the political struggles of the Chicano people and the struggle...

I was born in Mexico City four minutes past midnight in a Spanish hospital run by nuns. I was the second child to be born to the...

A couple of years ago, I was driving down the Pacific Coast Highway, from Los Angeles to San Francisco-what an amazing scenic route! I...

April, 2021 Many of us who have been dealt a painful blow recently with a sibling or parent or spouse or friend who moved on to another...

I love baseball! I thought with the baseball season underway I might recount some of my earliest experiences with the game I came to...

Pozole, pronounced po-zo-lay, is a Spanish word that means "hominy." Pozole is a Mexican stew made of hominy, pork, and chili, seasoned...

With the holidays approaching, I've got cookies on my mind. How can I not? It seems everywhere I turn, someone is talking about them. A...

Tis the Season! Green Chili with Pork To me, there’s no smell in the world more heavenly than that of chili roasting on a crisp fall day....

COVID 19: Learning and Moving Forward September 2020 We have endured a cascade of challenges on multiple fronts this year of our Lord,...

The Mirror What do you see when you look in the mirror? If I had to answer that question today, my answer would be very different than...

In April of 1969 I was approached by a group of Chicano High School students in Las Animas, Colorado who wanted to be able to celebrate...