Hector Luis Alamo
Poll: Biden Support Falls Among All Americans, Especially Independents and Latinos
While the pandemic has certainly hurt Biden’s support among Latinos, so has the economy. And Latino support for Biden on immigration is even lower.
Free Hawai’i: A Latin[ish] Podcast
Hector chats with Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua, an organizer and activist in the Hawaiian independence movement
Biden’s Border: A Latin[ish] Podcast
Hector chats with Todd Miller, a journalist who has covered the border and the border-industrial complex for the past 20 years, and the author of the upcoming book, “Build Bridges, Not Walls.”
Ridding Puerto Rico of Snakes (OPINION)
Last week was St. Patrick’s Day, and thinking of Ireland always makes me think of Puerto Rico, two islands with vibrant cultures dominated by WASPy foreign powers that have tried hard to snuff those cultures out, along with the people.
Professional Latino: A Latin[ish] Podcast
Hector chats with Pabel Martinez, Global Account Director at TikTok, and the founder and CEO of Plurawl, whose mission is to redefine professionalism by empowering Latinos to be their authentic selves in the workplace
The Birds & the Bees & the Dogs
All we can do, my wife and I, is prepare my stepdaughter in every way a person can be prepared: mind, body, and soul. Because she will be tested out there.
Among the Mormons: A Latin[ish] Podcast
Host Hector chats with Ramón Lagos, a Honduran-Sicilian teacher in Utah born and raised in Puerto Rico.
Jorge and Richie Down by the Schoolyard
And though America is merely a society of cliques, I often wish America’s cliques behaved like the cliques back in middle school.
What’s Up With Texas?: A Latin[ish] Podcast
Host Hector Luis Alamo chats with Julio Cotto, senior vice president of the National Hispanic Institute and a Puerto Rican resident of Austin.
Making and Selling a Taco, or Learning About Life in the Most Unexpected Places
Life lessons are everywhere.
Salsa or Sofrito?: A Latin[ish] Podcast
Hector chats with Dr. Kim Potowski, a professor of Spanish linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of ‘IntraLatino Language and Identity: MexiRican Spanish’
The Democrats’ Definition of Progress (OPINION)
We humans have always mistaken the superficial for substance.
Trigueño Supremacy (OPINION)
No one understands that race is imaginary better than someone who’s multiracial.
To Us, For Us: A Latin[ish] Podcast
Host Hector Luis Alamo chats with Tootie Alvarez, a poet and truck driver in Chicago who writes for Latino Rebels
The Two Lives of Latinos
Being bilingual and bicultural doesn’t give you two separate personalities, but the abilities of two personalities in one.
Belonging: A Latin[ish] Podcast
Host Hector Alamo chats with Aaron E. Sánchez, a history professor at Dallas College and author of the new book, ‘Homeland: Ethnic Mexican Belonging Since 1900’
The Mexican in Me
I’ve seen a lot of me in the Mexican people around me.
The Antagonist: A Latin[ish] Podcast
Host Hector Luis Alamo chats with Arturo Dominguez, an anti-racist activist and journalist based in Texas
What Do We Do With Evil: Thoughts About NIGHT STALKER
It’s become popular to assign evil to some natural inclination, especially in our enemies. Our enemies are inherently evil and wrong. Even worse, they’re irredeemable.
Remembering Don Pedro: A Latinish Podcast With Andre Lee Muñiz
Hector chats with Andre Lee Muñiz, editor of Remembering Don Pedro, a site dedicated to the life and legacy of the Puerto Rican independence leader, Pedro Albizu Campos.
America’s Favorite Terrorists (OPINION)
When in doubt, accuse the U.S. government of doing what it accuses other governments of doing. The rule goes double for Trump.