Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez A Brief History of Mexican Migration* During the early part of the 20th century, Mexico underwent a tumultuous social and economic revolution that was to have a deep and long-lasting effect on the United States. In the wake of that revolution’s shattered dreams, the first of the Mexican migrations […]
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The Milky Way, at night a silver river;Just look—the universe in stillness sleeps.The night has decked the sky in constellations.At such a moment one gets up and speaksTo time and history and to all creation! Vladimir Mayakovsky Trans. James E. Falen Harlow Shapley—A Profile in Astronomy By Mark Sconce I wonder what the good
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Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Guanajuato’s Centro Historico Plaza de la Paz, Guanajuato, Mexico The first sight of Guanajuato is breathtakingly beautiful. Thousands of brightly colored buildings are draped across the hills like a mosaic carpet, and the colors are warm in the morning sunlight. It’s picture postcard perfect. Guanajuato has played an important
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Front Row Center By Michael Warren Ghosts By Henrik IbsenDirected by Peter King This play was written by Ibsen in 1881, and first performed in Chicago in 1882, in a production by a Danish company on tour. The critics panned it, calling the play shocking and indecent. At the time, Ibsen’s honest depiction of
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Javier’s Levels Of Hotness By Chad Olsen My friend Javier has a unique way to figure out the hotness of chili peppers. Before we get to that, a little background about chili peppers is needed. Wikipedia has a brief write up on this subject. Ushotstuff.com is also a good source. What makes chilies so
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The Jigsaw Puzzle Queens By Sydney Gay Two queens, Margaret and Nora enjoyed jigsaw puzzles; they often sat for hours fitting tiny pieces into proper places, creating order out of chaos. At age fifty Nora, the eldest queen, looked fabulous, her complexion was moist and peachy; Margaret, the younger queen, marveled at the beauty
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Bridge By The Lake By Ken Masson Defence is generally considered to be the most difficult part of bridge, with the opening lead being one of the most critical aspects of defence. Frequently the first card faced will set the tone for one side or the other as the hand is played. However, sometimes
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Profiling Tepehua By Moonyeen KingPresident of the Board for Tepehuamoonie1935@yahoo.com Incredibly enough, in 2019 women still find themselves with their backs against the wall, fighting for their rights against violence, Femicide, job inequality, lack of representation for family violence and rape, and other forms of oppression. “Poverty has a woman’s face”, a term used
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Jaltepec Special Events at Jaltepec Centro Educativo By Carole & Terry Baker Our Annual Open House event for the local community who are interested in learning more about Jaltepec, the Technical University in Hotel & Hospitality Management, will take place on Tuesday, February 19th starting at 11:00AM. Young women from all over Mexico
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Fall From Grace By Julie Mignard Dear Father Andrew, It has been a very long time since we’ve spoken. Not just that, it’s been a lived-life since I was the little girl squealing in delight when you tossed me over your head. I still cherish those feelings about you. They are disassociated now from
