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...Spanish language and Latin American cultures continue their slow creep into the American mainstream, it should come as no surprise that comics have begun to reflect that change. But where lesser comix have settled for throwing a token Latino into the story, La Perdida ($20; 275 pages), Jessica Abel's intense new graphic novel from Pantheon, goes deeper. In fact, it goes "native." Featuring a story about an idealistic American living in Mexico and written in Spanglish dialogue, La Perdida examines what is increasingly becoming a major cultural shift in the U.S. by looking at it from the other side...
...want to reference. No one wants to say, 'You know I was yelling at this Chinese guy in the store the other day ... ' or 'This person called me a name.' But you can say, 'You know that scene in Crash where that woman got mad about the Latino locksmith? What do you think was going on with that?'" That incendiary ambivalence is what makes Crash enthralling to some, infuriating to many. Anyway, it sold tickets, $53 million worth (roughly eight times its cost) and kept people talking and thinking. The Academy's L.A. voters are still doing both; that...
With a wide array of students performing both traditional and contemporary Latino dance, Candela Hip Hop was a likely candidate for most “pumped-up.” While the hip-hop troupe hoofed it to Ciara’s “One, Two Step,” their traditional component danced to a spicy salsa beat...
...ambassador to the U.S. Ricardo A. Luna will conduct a group on the five Andean countries—Bolivia, Ecuador, Columbia, Peru, and Venezuela. In addition, former Boston Globe national editor Kenneth J. Cooper will host a study group entitled “Black and Brown Together Forever? Black Latino Coalition Politics in the 21st century.” And former 9/11 Commission spokesman Alvin S. Felzenberg will examine “the possibilities of bipartisan cooperation at a time of great political division in our country.” Although they are excited about conducting their study groups...
...could also factor in the effect (and question the morality) of recruiting campaigns and strategies that specifically target certain minority groups (following the español link on goarmy.com or airforce.com does not simply lead to a translated site, but an entire culturally-based sales pitch aimed at Latino youth.) To further elicit meaning from the data, one might also compare statistics between branches of the military—since, for instance, the Air Force offers significantly different prospects for its recruits than the Army. GUSTAVO A. ESPADA ’96 Somerville, Mass. January...