Mary Beltran
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Discussion of debates that
Discussion of debates that surrounded whether the protagonist in the video was an undocumented immigrant also underscores for me how little information about Mexican and Mexican American history and realities is typically taught in U.S. schools. Instead, ... -
Interesting points. I'm
Interesting points. I'm very curious also to see what SiTV and similar networks will become and whether to my eye they will feel very "Latino" (not that we could ever really define what that would look like). I see these networks and shows ... -
Great food for thought;
Great food for thought; thanks for raising this topic. I definitely agree with your point that Justin is embraced as a part of the Latino family in a way that Rickie Vasquez clearly was not on My So Called Life, a big step with respect to television repre ... -
I've thought about this
I've thought about this question as well. I still see painfully few examples of Latinas as strong, multidimensional, and what we might consider "hip" in the U.S.-driven media, even while Latino hip hop, reggaeton, and other youth-focused mu ...