Category Archives: History

Graciela Olmos — “La Bandida.”

Her real name was Marina Aedo. But history knows her as Graciela Olmos — “La Bandida.” Born in 1895 in Chihuahua, she lived ten lifetimes in one. Most people have never heard her name. That ends today.

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A memory Today In May of 1970

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A memory today. In May of 1970, I helped lead a strike of students at the University of Colorado in protest of the killing of four Kent state students against the war (on May 4th) and the killing of Black students at Jackson State . Continue reading →

Don’t Mourn, Organize

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Don’t mourn, organize. Continue reading →

On The Phenomenal Plunder Of Land From Mexico During The Mexican/American War

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Right on analysis from L A Times columnist Gustavo Arellano on Trump’s remarks regarding the Mexican/American war and his use of it to continue “his deportation deluge:

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Las escenas que vemos en redes sociales de agentes federales persiguiendo a inmigrantes en Los Ángeles evocan, para algunos, un capítulo vergonzoso de la historia estadounidense.

Hace casi 100 años más de un millón de personas de origen mexicano, inclusive ciudadanos estadounidenses, fueron expulsados a México.

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Jose Z. Calderon

Community-based Sociologist and Chican@/Latin@ Studies Professor, Writer, Organizer

Category Archives: History

Graciela Olmos — “La Bandida.”

A memory Today In May of 1970

Don’t Mourn, Organize

On The Phenomenal Plunder Of Land From Mexico During The Mexican/American War

Se Repite De Vuelta