February 18th, 2010 | by Alex Avila | published in Blog
Throughout his storybook history, musician Esteban “Steve” Jordan has generally not made the best financial decisions. Most of the record companies that the Tejano master signed with and recorded for don’t even exist anymore. Jordan saw few royalties despite recording…
January 29th, 2010 | by Nadia Reiman | published in Blog
This week, Latino USA is featuring a StoryCorps Historias segment about education. More interviews like the ones featured this month are recorded every day and archived at the Library of Congress through this oral history and public radio project. StoryCorps Historias…
January 26th, 2010 | by Alex Avila | published in Blog
One of Rita Vidaurri’s three sons once asked her where all the money was from the time that the San Antonio singer was known as the “Jax Beer Girl” in 1957. Laughing, Vidaurri tried to explain that she was paid…
October 26th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Blog
At Salúte’s International Bar on N. St. Mary’s Street in San Antonio, Tex-Mex Accordion wizard Steve “Esteban” Jordan still makes his Friday night gigs, even though his health continues to decline. On October 23rd, Jordan only played about half of…
September 26th, 2009 | by Nadia Reiman | published in Blog
Thursday was the official launch of a new initiative through StoryCorps dedicated to collecting the stories of Latinos. It’s called StoryCorps Historias, and its aim is to record interviews throughout the country between friends and family members from the Latino…
August 26th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Blog
There are large retail outlets in Mexico – stores like Soriana and Gigante. They often stock their rows with Mexican products and cheap Chinese imports. But despite their success, the largest retailer in Mexico in terms of sales is the…
August 7th, 2009 | by Maria Hinojosa | published in Blog
It’s a question I never thought I would ask my daughter. But I loved being able to ask it.
“Yurema?”
“Yes, Mom,” my 11-year-old daughter said.
“Tell me what T-shirt you would most like to wear: one that says ‘I am a Wise…
June 24th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Blog
The new play titled "Miss America, a Mexicanito Fairy's Tale," runs at San Antonio's Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center presented the world premiere of “Miss America, a Mexicanito Fairy’s Tale,” on June 19. Written by…
June 6th, 2009 | by Seán Collins | published in Blog
The New York Times has recently published two good pieces (an exploration of the origins of magical realism, and a book review) on Gerald Martin’s definitive English-language biography of Gabriel García Márquez titled, Gabriel García Márquez: A Life.
Janet Maslin recalls:
In…
June 4th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Blog
People may not want to remember, but before he was Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales appeared to many Latino leaders as if he were being groomed to be a Supreme Court nominee. Gonzales, clearly a member of President George W. Bush’s inner…
