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Adding Insult to Injury
By Jesús Martinez (PNS)
Between 1942 and 1965, the U.S. government extended temporary
contracts to Mexican workers willing to toil the fields. At the time, the
"Bracero" program was widely criticized for failing to protect laborers
from abuse; now it adds insult to injury by "losing" money that rightfully
belongs to them.
http:www.minorities-jb.com/hispanic/politics/braceros899.html
NCLR Releases "Mainstreaming of Hate" Report
By James E. Garcia, Politico
Hate crimes are on the rise, and Latinos are bearing the brunt of them.
http://www.minorities-jb.com/hispanic/politics/nclrprez899.html
There's a Place for John John on a Mexican Altar
By Claudia Melendez (HL)
Mexican-Americans mourn the tragic loss of John F. Kennedy Jr.
http://www.minorities-jb.com/hispanic/lifestyles/jfkjr899.htm
Who Are We? Rules Of Identity are Changing in a Borderless World
By Walter Truett Anderson (PNS)
In a world of ethnic strife and race-based violence, members of the
global community can no longer afford to be engaged in tribal politics.
http://www.minorities-jb.com/hispanic/politics/nclrhatereport799.html
Assimilation is a U.S. Reality, Not Cultural Surrender
By Miguel Perez (HL)
Like prior waves of immigrants before them, Latinos have been
bi-acculturating for decades, embracing the "American Dream"
without abandoning their cultural values.
http://www.minorities-jb.com/hispanic/lifestyles/assimilation799.html
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Enrique Gili
Hispanic-American Village
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