Roberto RodriguezStudentsRodriguez: Beware of Poisoned Orange TreeThe task of determining what it means to be human should be the primary work of institutions of higher learning. At least it should be.April 5, 2017StudentsRodriguez: Re-indigenization is UnderwayTo understand the significance of re-indigenization, one needs to understand its anti-thesis: the 500-year process of de-indigenization.March 22, 2017LatinxWho Counts as an American?The question that is being asked by the Trump administration is, who is an American? The easy answer, as we are seeing, is a throwback to the 1950s.March 21, 2017StudentsRodriguez: Language and Civilizational ClashesFor many years many academics and writers had avoided using the term racism or, more precisely, had avoided calling people racists because many believed that such terms had lost their meaning and power due to overuse.March 16, 2017StudentsRodriguez: We Need Autonomous and ICE-free InstitutionsFor communities of color and for indigenous peoples, many of the rights that Americans take for granted have never applied to us.March 8, 2017LatinxRodriguez: Time for Brown Berets to be Seen in Court?What has not been litigated is whether Mexicans in this country are part of a foreign and illegitimate culture. With the recent arrest of the Brown Berets, perhaps it is time to take that assertion to court.February 28, 2017StudentsAztecas del Norte: We Cannot be Illegal on Our Own ContinentScholars in Chicano studies and related disciplines, since the 1960s, have long debated the idea of when Mexican Americans as a people(s) came to be.February 19, 2017African-AmericanRodriguez: The Indigenous and Black Roots of MexicoBy knowing their intertwined histories, perhaps both peoples will come to struggle together, which in fact they are increasingly doing so already.February 13, 2017StudentsRodriguez: Light Skin Preference and the Denial of IndigeneityPart of what I choose to examine is the earliest memories when children become conscious of their color and that there is meaning attached to their color.February 8, 2017StudentsRodriguez: A Lesson the USA Could Learn from MexicoPrimary process and principio are complex issues, but it is the general idea of revolting and then returning to one’s original roots.January 31, 2017Previous PagePage 2 of 8Next Page
