Immigrant Experience

Latinos: Who Are We And Why Are We Here?

Gabriel Lerner | Posted 10.22.2011

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Gabriel Lerner

From above, at a distance, we are but just one group; a loose association. Latinos, Hispanics or Chicano. Mexican Americans or 'sudacas'. This is how they see us from far away.

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The Immigrant Experience in the U.S.

Kate Kelly | Posted 06.06.2011

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Kate Kelly

What David Laskin clearly expresses, and what must certainly be true of all wars, is that when the fighting begins, soldiers are fighting to live and to save their buddies.

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A Woman Without a Country

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 11.17.2011

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Yolanda Reid Chassiakos

If I were to drive my Prius into Arizona, I expect that the state troopers would probably wave me on with a smile, perhaps allowing themselves a chuckle about those "green" Californians.

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A Son's Appreciation -- For His Father and the Immigrant Experience of the 20th Century

Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dennis Whittle

Marc Gunther's father died -- and the appreciation by Marc is well worth reading.

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