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New MATT-sponsored immigration blog!
MATT is the partnering sponsor of a new daily-updated, non-partisan blog on immigration! It launched on Monday, June 25 but its success is dependent on readers like you who write comments, send in tips, etc. Visit it here: rethinkimmigration.blogspot.com As it’s in the... View |
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A Trip to L.A.
As I stare out from my hotel room in Los Angeles, I see a landscape of cool concrete, pinned down by palm trees. The sun seems to hang perennially high, and I think there is some kind of force, centrifugal perhaps, that buzzes about the city—even as I look out the window at 4 a.m. It may be... View |
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Would Richardson get the Latino vote?
Bill Richardson, despite having an Anglo name, is half-Mexican—and proud of it. The two-time and very popular governor of New Mexico, one of the border states, he has an impressive résumé: he has been the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and secretary of energy under... View |
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Contemporary Mayas
These are photographs I took of Mayas in Antigua & Tikal, Guatemala in March 2007. Their garb is characteristically vibrant; each village has its own color scheme and when they gather for market, you know who’s from where thanks to what they’re wearing. View |
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Tikal
I took the following photographs on a recent trip to Tikal, in the jungles of the Guatemalan province of Petén. It is the largest surviving archeological site of Mayan ruins -- and, as you will see in the images, absolutely breathtaking. The Mayans were centralized mostly around present-day... View |
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Film review: "El Norte"
The Choice To Be Illegal Daniela Perdomo Each time I drive down the winding mountain highway and into Guatemala City, I am greeted by a cement-and-clay cityscape, hugged by the silhouettes of four dormant volcanoes. If I go downtown, I will see a few men, women, and children dressed in... View |
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From the Washington Post: Bush commits himself to immigration reform while in Guatemala
The following is an article that appeared in the Washington Post on March 13, 2007: In Guatemala, Bush Vows to Push Immigration Changes By PETER BAKER Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, March 13, 2007; Page A10 GUATEMALA CITY, March 12 -- President Bush... View |
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Q&A: Common Misconceptions about Immigrants to the U.S.
I had the opportunity to ask Shuya Ohno , who works with the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) , about incorrect stereotypes regarding immigrants to the United States. Born in Japan, he moved to an immigrant-rich neighborhood in New Jersey with his parents... View |
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Poverty: Images from Guatemala, Brazil, and South Africa
The point of this photo essay is to draw parallels between poverty in different places in the world. These photographs were taken in Guatemala, Brazil, and South Africa, yet they all look to be taken in the same place. I find that aspect very interesting. It is for this reason that I will not label... View |
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Personal Statement: On finding my Guatemalan identity
“Y volando, volando, volando, deslizo, me encuentro más alto, más alto que el sol. Y me extraña el mundo de un paso tan lejos de mí, una música dulce cantada sólo para mí…” A quick silence. Then the boom of the... View |
