Guest Commentator

Jorge Mariscal

Jorge Mariscal is the grandson of Mexican immigrants. He is currently Director of the Chicano/a~Latino/a Arts and Humanities Program at the University of California, San Diego. His writings on Latino topics can be accessed at http://jorgemariscal.blogspot.com/

2 pieces

Commentary

The passing of a legend: Rodolfo ‘Corky’ Gonzales

By Jorge Mariscal Guest Commentator

When in the summer of 1968 President Lyndon Johnson’s Attorney General stood up before an audience of Chicano, African American, Puerto Rican, American Indian, and poor white activists, he had no idea he was about to receive a knockout punch delivered by a former Mexican American flyweight contender. When the stocky man with a moustache…

When in the summer of 1968 President Lyndon Johnson’s Attorney General stood up before an audience of Chicano, African American, Puerto Rican, American Indian, and poor…

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Guest Commentary

A Chicano Looks at the Trent Lott Affair

By Jorge Mariscal Guest Commentator

Now that Senator Trent Lott (R. Miss.) has resigned as Senate Majority Leader, the news cycle has moved on to other issues. But the Lott Affair ought not to be shoved under the rug so quickly. For Latinos in particular, the episode raises a number of intriguing issues. Despite the hoary black/white paradigm that still…

Now that Senator Trent Lott (R. Miss.) has resigned as Senate Majority Leader, the news cycle has moved on to other issues. But the Lott Affair…

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