var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12233201-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @thinkmexican)http://thinkmexican.org/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lya8ltyQiC1qfb0g7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Un beso a todos los “Forever Alone” en este Día de San Valentín de parte de Sor Juana</p> <p><strong>¡Feliz Día del Amor y la Amistad!</strong></p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17642060691http://thinkmexican.org/post/17642060691Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:55:00 -0800Sor JuanaValentine's DayMemesImages Ask friends who received chocolate as a Valentine’s Day gift today where it’s...http://thinkmexican.org/post/17631790761http://thinkmexican.org/post/17631790761Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:53:00 -0800MexicoChocolateValentine's DayHistoryImages<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzdfzbfFhn1qaz9lto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Like a Dream</strong></p> <p>Another great set of Valentine’s Day cards from San Francisco artist <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/elrio/" target="_blank">El Rio</a>.</p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17614605210http://thinkmexican.org/post/17614605210Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:46:00 -0800Valentine's DayCardsDesignFrida KahloChicanoArt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcsrhSToh1qaz9lto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Mexico: Election 2012</strong></p> <p>Mexico will hold presidential elections this July 1st in what is gearing up to be a contentious duel between the country’s three major parties.</p> <p>The three major party candidates (shown above from left to right) are: <strong>Andrés Manuel López Obrador</strong> of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, the PRD; <strong>Josefina Vázquez Mota</strong> of the National Action Party, the PAN; and <strong>Enrique Peña Nieto</strong> of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, the PRI.</p> <p>Look for more coverage and discussion on Mexico’s presidential election in the coming months.</p> <p>See: Polling numbers and analysis by <a href="http://consulta.mx/web/images/eleccionesmexicopdf/Variables_febrero12.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Consulta Mitofsky</strong></a></p> <p>Read: Complete breakdown of each party by Daniel Hernández of the <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/02/pri-pan-prd-mexico-political-outlook.html" target="_blank"><strong>LA Times</strong></a></p> <p>Photo: amlo.org.mx, enriquepenanieto.com, El Universal</p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17596096522http://thinkmexican.org/post/17596096522Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:39:00 -0800Mexico2012ElectionPolitics<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zy8NafYu5UE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Chicago Street Vendors Organize to Fight Harassment </strong></p> <p><strong>Street vendors of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood document their daily struggle to a make a living in one of the United States’ most vibrant Mexican communities</strong></p> <p>Street vendors in Chicago were being constantly harassed by city officials. Their elotes, tamales, freshly-cut fruit were often seized, doused in bleach, and thrown in the dumpster. Fines of up to $500 were not uncommon.</p> <p>In 1992, fed up with the city’s bully tactics, street vendors organized and formed the<a href="http://ava-english.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Asociación de Vendedores Ambulantes - Street Vendors Association</a>, also known by its Spanish initials as the AVA.</p> <p>The AVA has been asking to be regulated, but Chicago, unlike other major cities, does not issue licensing and permits to street vendors.</p> <p>Brick-and-mortar businesses were often the most vocal in opposing the street vendors. But as those interviewed in this video mention, the eloteros, tamaleros, and other vendors bring increased foot traffic and a liveliness the streets that benefits all.</p> <p>This video takes a look at the street vendors of the Little Village neighborhood, or “La Villita,” as its more commonly known by locals. La Villita is the largest Mexican neighborhood in the entire American Midwest. Centered around the 26th Street corridor, Little Village is also one of the largest Mexican communities in the United States; certainly, one of the most vibrant.</p> <p>Little Village is often lauded by Chicago city officials for the millions in tax revenue this business district generates for its coffers. The AVA should be regulated within reason and allowed to work without the harassment of inspectors and other officials. Their hard work and long hours bring a countless number of visitors from throughout the region to the La Villita. The dignity of working in peace is the least they deserve.</p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17458276402http://thinkmexican.org/post/17458276402Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:22:00 -0800ChicagoLa VillitaBusinessStreet FoodVideos<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzaz7rQk0d1qaz9lto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Mariposa Monarca - Monarch Butterfly</strong></p> <p>Se calcula que mil millones de mariposas viajan a Mexico cada invierno. <strong>La Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca</strong>, Patrimonio de la Humanidad, protege a 8 colonias de mariposas para garantizar la supervivencia de la biosfera y la majestuosa mariposa monarca.</p> <p>It is estimated that one billion butterflies travel to Mexico each winter. <strong>The  Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve</strong>, a World Heritage Site, protects 8 butterfly colonies to ensure the survival of both the biosphere and the majestic monarch butterfly.</p>   <p>Fotos: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pleautaud/" target="_blank">Pleautaud</a>/<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eugeniofv/" target="_blank">EugenioFV</a></p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17524331610http://thinkmexican.org/post/17524331610Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:08:00 -0800MonarcasMichoacanMexicoPhotos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz7qn686TQ1qaz9lto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Atole de Champurrado</strong></p> <p>Para el frío, no hay nada como un rico y calientito champurrado. ¡Buen Procecho!</p> <p><strong>[<a href="http://www.foodbuzz.com/blogs/2586965-el-mexicanisimo-atole-de-champurrado-receta-" target="_blank">Receta</a>/<a href="http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Recipes/Hot-Beverages-655/Mexican-Champurrado-369.aspx" target="_blank">Recipe</a>]</strong></p> <p>Fotos vía <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xoxoryan/sets/72157623121160124/with/4236803087/" target="_blank">xoxoryan</a></p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17466986288http://thinkmexican.org/post/17466986288Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:41:00 -0800ChampurradoMexicanRecetasRecipesPhotos<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly2iltcWaH1r7j11bo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hey beautiful, it’s hard living in a society that blames its victims.</p> <p>Take my hand and let’s change the world.</p> <p>via <a href="http://gaelfeminista.tumblr.com/post/16137201474/hey-beautiful-its-hard-living-in-a-society" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">gaelfeminista</a></p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17395786133http://thinkmexican.org/post/17395786133Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:20:13 -0800GaelFemenistaMemes<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x_q6-pxGAwU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Tucson Students Stage Walkouts, Teach-Ins Over Suspended Mexican American Studies Program</strong></p> <p>Students organize school of ethnic studies to teach “forbidden” curriculum</p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17389132415http://thinkmexican.org/post/17389132415Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:18:25 -0800TucsonArizonaChicano StudiesYouthProtestVideos<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5vus1o9t1qaz9lto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Año Nuevo P’urhépecha - Caminata del Fuego Viejo</strong></p> <p>La Uanapikua (caminata) inicio el 28 de enero del 2012 de Jarácuaro, Michoacán, para trasladar el Ch’jpiri Tamapu (fuego viejo) a Kunguripo (Santiago Conguripo, Michoacán), sede del Kurhikuaeri K’uinchekua (Renovación del Fuego e inicio del Año Nuevo P’urhépecha).  </p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17361132179http://thinkmexican.org/post/17361132179Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:48:33 -0800MichoacanMexicoP'urepechaPhotos<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KFCNK9SEQJY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>L.A. Xicano Mobile Mural Lab</strong></p> <p>Mobile Mural Lab co-founder Roberto Del Hoyo describes what murals and muralism in Los Angeles means to him as an artist and an educator.</p> <p>As part of its ongoing <a href="http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/research/LAXicano.asp" target="_blank">L.A. Xicano</a> exhibitions in the Getty’s city-wide “<a href="http://www.pacificstandardtime.org/exhibitions" target="_blank">Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A., 1945-1980</a>” initiative, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center held its first “Undocumented Event” at the Boyle Heights Farmers Market. This free event was co-produced by the Mobile Mural Lab (MML), a mobile art space created by Los Angeles-based artists to foster dialogue and engage community around matters of public art. L.A. Xicano artist Sandra de la Loza was a co-organizer of this event.</p> <p>This Undocumented Event engaged issues around the Los Angeles mural moratorium, instituted in 2002 but under review by the City Council for possible revision. The MML truck included a question-driven chalkboard piece for public commentary, outdoor video screenings, a mini-exhibit and research center, and dialogue with artists about the history of muralism in Los Angeles and its role in community development.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/default.htm" target="_blank"><strong>UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center</strong></a> </p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17303924504http://thinkmexican.org/post/17303924504Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:10:00 -0800Los AngelesCaliforniaEast LAChicanoArtVideos<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UGZ8M5ofWhI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/> <p><strong>Noam Chomsky: Banning of Mexican American Studies Is an “International Disgrace”</strong></p> <p>While in Tucson to give a <a href="http://web.sbs.arizona.edu/college/node/745" target="_blank">lecture</a> at the University of Arizona,  Professor Noam Chomsky addressed TUSD’s banning of the Mexican American Studies (MAS) program and its reading list.</p> <p>“When you start banning books of Chicano history … Rethinking Columbus, the classics and so on, it’s an international disgrace,” said Chomsky, one of the world’s leading intellectuals. “That’s reminiscent, I’m afraid, of Nazi Germany.”</p> <p>Mr. Chomsky notes that a lot of the recent hostility toward the Mexican community is a calculated response to the displacement of millions of campesinos who were forced to seek opportunities in the United States when NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, came into effect.</p> <p>“There used to be a pretty open border … it was militarized, strikingly, in 1994,” said Chomsky, referring to the year NAFTA was enacted.</p> <p>Much of the issue behind the banning of MAS is about literally trying to re-write this history.</p> <p>“…in the case of Arizona and banning of Mexican Studies programs, it’s particularly ironic because this is Mexico,” commented Chomsky.</p> <p>But, ultimately, it’s about us. Do we accept the outlawing of our history and culture or do we, as <a href="http://thinkmexican.org/post/7828314704/youth-struggle-for-justice-eduction" target="_blank">MAS students</a> have been doing, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBWv-VTaLUg" target="_blank">fight back</a>?</p> <p>The students and teachers of MAS have made this choice very clear. Fighting back is our only option.</p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17292022053http://thinkmexican.org/post/17292022053Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:53:00 -0800TucsonArizonaChicano StudiesBanned BooksTUSDChomskyNAFTAVideos<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NXGFP0y19vM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Norma Andrade Se Va de Mexico</strong></p> <p>Hoy, la activista Norma Andrade anunció que dejará el país tras haber sufrido un segundo ataque la semana pasada, sin embargo, no especificó donde se refugiará.</p> <p>“Aun cuando me duela mucho, lo voy a tener que hacer. Somos muchos los activistas que hemos sido atacados”, afirmó la activista mexicana en entrevista con Milenio TV.</p> <p>Además, agregó que al momento del segundo ataque -perpetrado afuera de su nuevo domicilio en el Distrito Federal- no contaba con protección, ya que las medidas cautelares fueron dictadas a su hija.</p> <p>“Quiero pensar que es por desestabilizar su gobierno, ahorita no sabemos de dónde viene la cosa”, comentó la activista.</p> <p>Lea más en <a href="http://www.animalpolitico.com/2012/02/norma-andrade-se-va-de-mexico/" target="_blank"><strong>Animal Politico</strong></a></p> <p>Video: Milenio</p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17250416571http://thinkmexican.org/post/17250416571Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:35:00 -0800MexicoNorma AndradeActavistasDerechos HumanosVideos<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz051mvBAl1qaz9lto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Average Mexican Face</strong></p> <p>Do they look familiar?</p> <p>If so, it accomplished its objective of creating a composite male and female face based on the most common features of various countries from around the world. In this case, Mexico.</p> <p>It’s all part of a project called <a href="http://www.faceoftomorrow.com/index.php" target="_blank">The Face of Tomorrow</a>, and the work of photographer Mike Mike.</p> <p>Mike photographs volunteers originally from the cities participating in his project and then uses the first 100 people he photographs to make a composite.</p> <p>Can you guess what city they’re from?</p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17195889694http://thinkmexican.org/post/17195889694Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:36:00 -0800MexicoMexicansPhotos<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyydfkOqVr1qfvvl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Banned Books: Read With Caution, May Cause Independent Thinking</strong></p> <p>A photo from Sean Arce, former director of Tucson’s Mexican American Studies program.</p> Credit: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/preciousknowledge" target="_blank">Precious Knowledge</a> <p>via <a href="http://versosdeliberacion.tumblr.com/post/17136819188/a-photo-from-sean-arce-the-director-of-the-now" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">versosdeliberacion</a></p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17173396568http://thinkmexican.org/post/17173396568Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:34:00 -0800TucsonArizonaChicano StudiesBanned Books<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxpsttWnwZ1qlta7fo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxpsttWnwZ1qlta7fo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxpsttWnwZ1qlta7fo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Museo Nacional de Antropología<strong></strong></strong></p> <p>via <a href="http://flaneurmx.tumblr.com/post/15753737000/museo-de-antropoligia-pablogafi" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">flaneurmx</a></p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17112821219http://thinkmexican.org/post/17112821219Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:05:21 -0800MexicoDFIndigenousCultureHistoryPhotos<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytw7kSxBc1qfp19go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Seminario de Historia y Lengua Náhuatl</strong></p> <p>Todos los Martes del 7 Febrero al 26 Junio de 2012 - De 18:00 a 20:00 Horas - Mtro. Itzá Eudave</p> <p>UNAM, Mexico DF</p> <p>Informes: <a href="http://filologicas.unam.mx/" target="_blank"><strong>filologicas.unam.mx</strong></a></p> <p>via <a href="http://comoespinademaguey.tumblr.com/post/16981352519/seminario-de-historia-y-lengua-nahuatl-mtro-itza" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">comoespinademaguey</a></p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17110650250http://thinkmexican.org/post/17110650250Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:31:00 -0800MexicoDFUNAMNahuatlImages<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywf7tqOo11qaz9lto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Banned 500 Years of Chicano History Book Offered Free to Arizona Students</strong></p> <p>“One of the most motivating books on the Chicano experience as far as working class people and students are concerned…The visual quality adds a fantastic dimension to the understanding of our past.” ~Dr. Rodolfo F. Acuña</p> <p>500 Years of Chicano History is a publication of the SouthWest Organizing Project, a New Mexican community organization whose mission is to empower our communities in the Southwest to realize racial and gender equality and social and economic justice.</p> <p>In case you haven’t heard, the <a href="http://www.swop.net/500-years-of-chicano-history" target="_blank">SouthWest Organizing Project</a> is offering <strong>500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures</strong> for <strong>FREE</strong> to any Arizona Student and at a <strong>50% discount</strong> to any Arizona resident.</p> <p>Read More at <a href="http://chicanohistory.org/2012/01/23/tucson-bans-500-years-of-chicano-history/" target="_blank"><strong>ChicanoHistory.org</strong></a></p> <p>Read Letters From <a href="http://chicanohistory.org/letters-from-arizona-students/" target="_blank"><strong>Arizona Students</strong></a></p> <p>Buy 500 Years at SWOP’s <a href="http://www.swop.net/store" target="_blank"><strong>Store</strong></a></p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17074453942http://thinkmexican.org/post/17074453942Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:47:46 -0800ArizonaNew MexicoChicano StudiesBannedBooks<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/isazZAwasmo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>En los Zapatos del Otro</strong></p> <p>“Yo soy Nepomuceno Moreno…”</p>http://thinkmexican.org/post/17048960766http://thinkmexican.org/post/17048960766Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:54:00 -0800MexicoPeace MovementVideos Norma Andrade, activist and founding member of Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa, a non-profit...http://thinkmexican.org/post/17017882570http://thinkmexican.org/post/17017882570Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:57:00 -0800