Author Archives: Jose Calderon

About Jose Calderon

Jose Zapata Calderon is Emeritus Professor in Sociology and Chicano/a Latino/a Studies at Pitzer College and President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable of the Pomona Valley and San Gabriel Valley.

based band, playing a wide range of
music from Straight ahead jazz to
popular tunes adapted to a Latin jazz
combo. Carlos Ulloa leads the band on
trumpet, vocals, and concept of music.
Together they play music they love and
are passionate about.

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Non-Violent Direct Action Training in Los Angeles

With thousands at the Non-Violent Direct Action Training in Los Angeles! Moved by the speakers, workshops, and calls to action to “build power on the ground” (such as summer of resistance, boycott of Home Depot, and building coalitions between labor, immigrant rights, faith-based, multi-racial, intersectional, LGBTQ, and community- based organizations).

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Cuando el racismo de EEUU deportó a más de un millón de mexicanos, inclusive a sus propios ciudadanos

Isais Alvarado, reportero de Univisión, tomo mi idea en cuenta de hacer un reportaje sobre la Repatriacion de miles Mexicanos en los 1930’s – dandoles la culpa, como ahora, por el crisis economico. Muy similar a esos tiempos, ahora la administracion de Trump le da la culpa a los inmigrantes – usandolos como chivo expiatorios – por un crisis económico para dividir nuestras comunidades y nuestros movimientos.
Isaias Alvarado, Univisión reporter, as part of an interview on the ICE raids occurring in L. A., took up my idea of doing a segment on the Repatriation of Mexican families in the 1930’s – who were used as scapegoats for the depression. Very similar to those times, the Trump administration is covering up an increasing federal debt and economic crisis – by placing the blame on our immigrant communities – and advancing all means of unjust enforcement to divide our communities and movements.
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Cuando el racismo de EEUU deportó a más de un millón de mexicanos, inclusive a sus propios ciudadanos
Durante la llamada Repatriación Mexicana, hace casi 100 años, más de un millón de personas de origen mexicano, inclusive estadounidenses, fueron expulsadas al vecino país. Los acusaron de robar empleos y ser una carga pública, cuando EEUU padecía una profunda crisis económica. Expertos creen…

Two Organizers In Pomona Are Still Connecting Their Learning With Community-based Oranizing

Laud these two students, Chris Gutierrez and Orlando Arias-Pulido, who I have known and walked paths with them as organizers in Pomona since their high school days – and are now building their pathways in higher education – with Chris completing his B. A. Degree and Orlando completing his first year at UC-Berkeley. As shown here, they are still connecting their learning with community-based organizing.

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