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L.A. FIRE CRISIS: 35,000 LATINO JOBS IN JEOPARDY
A new UCLA study reveals that Los Angeles County’s wildfires are disproportionately threatening the livelihoods of Latino communities, with over 35,000 jobs at risk and a heavy reliance on Latino workers for the region's recovery.
The study also points to the pivotal role Latino workers will play in the region’s recovery. With expertise in fields such as construction, electrical work, and cleaning, they will be central to rebuilding efforts.
However, González stressed that ensuring proper protections for these workers is critical, as they may face hazardous conditions and exposure to toxic substances in fire-damaged areas.
HISTORY REPEATS: DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENT… AGAIN
Donald Trump will be officially sworn in today as the 47th President of the United States, marking a historic and dramatic return to the White House just four years after losing his re-election bid in 2020.
Trump’s second inauguration, which took place amid heightened security and political tension, signals the beginning of a new chapter in American governance.
In an unprecedented move, Trump is expected to sign more than 50 executive orders on his first day back in office, with sources within his transition team suggesting the possibility of surpassing 100.
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ICE BOMBSHELL: BIDEN PASSES TRUMP ON IMMIGRANT DEPORTATIONS
U.S. immigration authorities recorded the highest number of deportations in nearly a decade last year, surpassing the figures seen during Donald Trump’s first term. According to a report released Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), more than 271,000 undocumented immigrants were deported in the last fiscal year.
President Joe Biden, who promised to halt deportations in 2021, saw his policies shift as border crossings surged. The new ICE report attributes the rise in deportations to a more streamlined process, which included increased deportation flights to destinations previously unwilling to accept deportees, such as certain countries in Africa and Asia.
FROST: THE MAKING OF A CHICANO RAP LEGEND
Hip hop might have first emerged in the 70s against a backdrop of cocaine fueled optimism, but the commercial pinnacle of hip hop emerged in the 90s against a backdrop of uncertainty—a tumultuous age that likewise gave birth to the Los Angeles riots and hundreds of gang related homicides each year.
The latest incarnation of hip hop, which the media would dub “gangster rap,” not only terrified middle-class America at its sheltered core, but unapologetically offered an entire generation of angst-ridden youth an unfiltered microphone.
But beyond the unrest was an evolving musical form. While in the east, a ruckus trio known as the Beastie Boys catapulted to commercial prominence by mixing rock and rap a few years earlier. In the west, a new form of rap blended Mexican and American culture and shed light on the harsh realities of life in the barrio.
HOW RUDOLFO PENNED A CHICANO MASTERPIECE
“Bless Me, Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya is a book that can be found on your abuela’s bookshelf, in the hands of a middle schooler, or on the list of most commonly challenged books in the United States.
Since its publication in 1972, “Bless Me, Ultima” has captured the hearts of a wide population, and found a special place in the hearts of Chicanos.
Anaya’s first novel, Bless Me, Ultima, is a coming of age novel that captures Antonio Maez y Luna’s experience of growing up in rural New Mexico with his family and the visiting curandera, Ultima.
DID DAVY CROCKETT REALLY DIE AT THE ALAMO?
The Battle of the Alamo, Texas, is one of the most beloved and cherished episodes in the history of the United States, a building block in the construction of the nation, often told with the solemnity of a Battle of Jericho.
At the center of that narrative is the mythical figure of Davy Crockett, the explorer and freedom fighter who, according to the most widely accepted version, died fighting for Texas’ independence in 1836 against the Mexican hordes.
We could leave it there and forget about unnecessary entanglements. After all, Crockett is a real historical figure and it is true that he died in The Alamo, in the days when General Antonio López de Santa Anna razed the place.
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