History

UN Launches 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages

The year aims to combat the impending extinction of the world’s linguistic biodiversity—and not only for the benefit of those who speak these languages, but for humanity at large.

  • Feb 4, 2019
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Stories From El Salvador: Mothers

My mother became a wife at the age of 14 years old.

  • Jan 3, 2019
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My Reflections on the Young Lords and Why They Matter More Than Ever

The roots of resistance will never be forgotten.

  • Dec 23, 2018
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The Suppression of Religious Freedom in Colonial Latin America

History should never be forgotten.

  • Dec 17, 2018
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Stories From El Salvador: Alex

“My right to hearing sounds and noises was taken from me during a war that I will never understand.”

  • Nov 29, 2018
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A Holiday Card to the Fallen (Brown) Soldier

When we buried you 14 years ago, I silently swore to myself that your death would not be in vain.

  • Nov 29, 2018
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Stories From El Salvador: Nadia

My memories are broken and fuzzy blurs.

  • Nov 20, 2018
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Columbus Comes Down: How a ‘Symbol of Atrocity’ Finally Became a Moment of Healing

A statue of explorer Christopher Columbus that stood for 45 years in downtown L.A.’s Grand Park was removed Saturday after a healing ceremony and speeches by Native Americans.

  • Nov 15, 2018
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Unbent, Unbowed: Remembering Antonio González

We honor him by continuing La Lucha he loved.

  • Nov 12, 2018
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Ex-Army Chief Convicted for Pinochet-Era Crimes

General Juan Emilio Cheyre, who served as head of the army from 2002 to 2006 and is 71 years old, was a young officer when the “Caravan of Death” arrived in the Northern city of La Serena and executed 15 individuals.

  • Nov 12, 2018
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Stories From El Salvador: Monsignor Romero

We celebrate the universal legacy of a man whose actions have left most Salvadorans knowing that love is real and is worth fighting for.

  • Oct 14, 2018
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A Refugee Community Gets Its Saint

Oscar Arnulfo Romero will be canonized this Sunday by the Pope, offering a reason to celebrate for the Salvadoran diaspora in the United States.

  • Oct 11, 2018
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Stories From El Salvador: Elmer

“I felt fear, anger, sadness, and the urge to hide under my bed that my grandmother had kept after all these years.”

  • Oct 10, 2018
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The 50th Anniversary of the Tlatelolco Massacre: A Photo Essay

One popular chant during the march was “We are not one, we are not one hundred. Stupid government, count us correctly.”

  • Oct 5, 2018
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The Mexican Student Movement of 1968: A Remembrance With ‘La Nacha’

“I have to speak for them, for those who no longer live,” she tells Latino Rebels.

  • Oct 4, 2018
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