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Comment on La Raza Tennis Association by valeriamontoyaaidz

valeriamontoyaaidz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:51:57 +0000

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Comment on La Raza Tennis Association by Flo Baca

Flo Baca — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:07:50 +0000

Hello Mr. Lopez,

I have a 14 year old daughter who plays USTA competitive tennis. I would really like to talk to you and learn more about La Raza Tennis Foundation. I would also like to tell you all about my daughter and her love of tennis.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Comment on Latinos as the “Hardest Workers” by Jul

Jul — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:44:57 +0000

YES!! LATINOS ARE HARD WORKERS BECAUSE WE AS LATINOS KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO BRING THE BREAD HOME WE NEED TO EARN IT, NO STILL IT.
WE LEARNED MORAL VALUES AS WE GROW UP.
WE ARE DECENT PEOPLE WITH GOOD MORAL VALUES, HUMBLE AND BIG HEARTS; JUST LIKE GOD WANTS US TO BE.

Comment on Latinization of Public Parks by profe

profe — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:58:01 +0000

20 years ago my parents moved from our barrio to a primarily Asian immigrant community, to a house across the street from a park. For years it seemed it never got used on Easter. Yesterday, it was overflowing with families–all of them Latina–even though the neighborhood is even more Asian immigrant than it was when they moved. It made us smile to see the fruits of the “discovery” of the park even though it’s not situated in an actual Latino community.

Nice blog and post!

Comment on Latinos as the “Hardest Workers” by NUNAYAGODDAMNBIDNESS

NUNAYAGODDAMNBIDNESS — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:41:10 +0000

YEAH LATINOS WORK HARD AND THATS THE GOD DAMMMMM TRUTH AND GOD KNOWS IT !!!!!!!! WE HUSTLE ALL THE TIME!!!!

Comment on About: Jose by Cruzzer

Cruzzer — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:38:51 +0000

I found your blog via my search for Dr. Jose Moreno, we were working on a book together on the ongoing Student Chicano movment in Arizona butl he left Arizona.

Anyways he was someone I’d often look for to talk Chicano/a philosphy, I stumbled on your site, since you have his book listed for your class criteria. I like you require your students to sign up for CASHE, I been to Cashe a couple times. I like your blogs, they give some insightful information, not just pandering to what everyone wants to hear. I wish you the best with rhis operation!

Comment on “South of the Border” College Parties by Oscar Rosales Castaneda

Oscar Rosales Castaneda — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:47:50 +0000

Wow, this actually doesn’t surprise me at all. It is a quite obvious example of institutionalized racism in its most elemental form. The appropriation of intensely negative stereotypes by privileged students in an institution of higher education, the progenitor of many or our supposed ‘future leaders.’

Is there any wonder this form of racism is very much alive? It’s fostered at an early stage by the most regressive of student institutions. No surprise this is a prominent ‘Greek’ phenomenon, many traditional groups are set in place to preserve all semblences of the status quo, regardless of how backward, racist and xenophobic the present order is.

My analysis is that they are more prevalent because of the fact that ‘Raza’ is more visiually distinct in the collective imagination than before. And of course, the media representation of our many ethnic and national groups is skewed by the media who often represent us in an unflattering, exotified lens that further perpetuate these backward stereotypes.

In addition to exotification and the general consensus that ‘it is okay’ to throw these because of lack of visual representation at the university, I also attribute the power dynamic present with many of these groups merely getting slaps on the wrist for these offensive displays of ignorance.

My suggestion of course, since I believe in more than just talking smack about the issues, is to organize. Whatever needs to be done, whether shaming administration, conducting sit-ins, writing op-ed pieces, perhaps a strike or boycott here and there to make administration move quickly…of course, different tactics for different situations…and I’m just rambling now…my bad Jose…thanks for bringing this up though.

Comment on “South of the Border” College Parties by Noe Valdovinos

Noe Valdovinos — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:20:29 +0000

Alamillo, i though the video was pretty fucked up, that would be like another nationality dressing up as the stereotype white trash trailer park immigrants that made it to the U.S. from Europe who were not successful and are living off of welfare. if the University of Delaware has only a 4% undergraduate latino population why would white students feel the need to descriminate even more. and about the white student who took part in the Cinco De Mayo Latino Student event, Apologies are not worth anything to them or to some Mexican Americans like me, the word “Sorry” is used so much in the U.S. that it has lost its true meaning of being sorry for something that can cause another person mental damage for the rest of their lives.