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February 4, 2012
Héctor Tobar’s “Barbarian Nurseries” Is An LA Love Letter
from newstaco.com :: Tagged Book Review, Hector Tobar
September 12, 2011
Wonderful story: A former gang member is given the opportunity to stay in the United States. His alcoholic father was deported earlier. Now Obed Silva is trying to untangle his father’s story and make art from it. – By Hector Tobar
from latimes.com :: Tagged Hector Tobar
October 15, 2010
Former bracero recalls program’s legacy – Antonio Nuño Gonzalez says it marked the beginning of his life as a truly free human being. A display panel on his life is part of a photo exhibit at Cal State Channel Islands on Mexican laborers brought to the U.S. from the 1940s to the ’60s.
from chicagotribune.com :: Tagged bracero, California, Hector Tobar
September 20, 2010
For Maya community, a paradise lost – slain day laborer Manuel Jamines in Los Angeles
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, Hector Tobar, Los Angeles, Maya
September 9, 2010
Where’s the outrage over immigrant slayings in Mexico? – In the U.S., their presumed destination, even immigrant rights groups have been oddly silent over the Aug. 23 massacre of 72 in a border state.
from latimes.com :: Tagged crime, Hector Tobar, immigrant rights, Mexico, Tamaulipas
September 3, 2010
An image of border harmony – Old family photo memorializes a time of vibrant connection – Hector Tobar
from latimes.com :: Tagged border, Hector Tobar
August 23, 2010
From rage to vigilance in Bell, California – Many voters in the city are immigrants who have worked hard and played by the rules. – “In Bell, they’ve pulled off a scheme that seems worthy of the most cynical Latin American politico — or the sleaziest American ward boss.”
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, corruption, government, Hector Tobar, Los Angeles
August 2, 2010
Arizona’s immigration law SB1070: aimed at criminals or at workers? – It all depends on whether one equates ‘illegal immigrant’ with evil-doers or with laborers.
from latimes.com :: Tagged Arizona, Hector Tobar, SB1070
July 19, 2010
Healing wounds 40 years after Ruben Salazar’s death – The Chicano journalist spent a lot of his career taking officialdom to task. Now some officials could help shed light on his mysterious death.
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, Hector Tobar, journalist, Los Angeles, Ruben Salazar
An immigrant’s trip to Arizona – The columnist’s (Hector Tobar) mother finds much to like — and much to be concerned about — on a visit to California’s neighbor.
from latimes.com :: Tagged Arizona, Hector Tobar
March 30, 2010
A lesson about speaking up – Immigrant parents must demand improvement at kids’ schools. Case in point: L.A. Unified’s troubled Markham Middle campus.
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, Hector Tobar, Los Angeles, parents
March 22, 2010
Downtown’s El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument is much more than a cute tourist trap.
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, Hector Tobar, Los Angeles
March 15, 2010
He’s still able to bank on family – Raul Menjivar’s income from installing hardwood floors went away, but his caring parents didn’t. They’ve become his life raft as he studies to become a teacher.
from latimes.com :: Tagged Hector Tobar
March 5, 2010
Pilgrim on a biking mission – Jose Guzman and fellow cyclists hope to reshape transportation. – LA
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, Hector Tobar, Los Angeles
March 1, 2010
Latin American immigrants are frustrated too – At Plaza Mexico in Lynwood, some merchants and shoppers voice anger about the conditions that led them to migrate, and they worry about misperceptions back home about life in the U.S.
from chicagotribune.com :: Tagged Hector Tobar, latin america
February 22, 2010
A complex tragedy at the border – People need to know the full nuanced story of those who die trying to walk into the United States. – Hector Tobar with John Carlos Frey, a documentary filmmaker
from latimes.com :: Tagged border, Hector Tobar
January 5, 2010
Jose Sanchez, a permanent, legal resident of the United States, says he has been detained by customs workers while returning to the U.S. on nine of the last 11 trips he’s made abroad, and never told why. – the problem is his name
from latimes.com :: Tagged Hector Tobar
January 4, 2010
L.A. needs a healthy Latino middle class – The success of the region’s largest ethnic group is the key to the future for everyone.
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, Hector Tobar, Los Angeles
December 8, 2009
Bringing L.A. to Mexican book fair
from latimes.com :: Tagged book, Guadalajara, Hector Tobar, Mexico
November 4, 2009
Walking a mile in an immigrant’s moccasins – Ben Reed married Deyanira Escalona in Mexico after she was deported at LAX while en route to their planned wedding in Idaho. They live in Mexico now. “I’ve been radicalized by the whole experience,” Reed says.
from latimes.com :: Tagged Hector Tobar
October 27, 2009
A Guatemalan grandmother’s secret is revealed – A columnist’s recent writings on illiteracy lead to a surprising discovery much closer to home.
from latimes.com :: Tagged Guatemalan, Hector Tobar, literacy
October 14, 2009
Three lives and a literate city’s shame – Julia Rodriguez, Juan Contreras and Mercedes Meza couldn’t read or write. For years they got by with the help of friends and good memories for the sorts of sights that differentiated streets.
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, Hector Tobar, literacy, Los Angeles
September 30, 2009
Language as a bridge and an identity – At the Grupo Educa weekend language school, children from families with roots in Latin America and Spain are taught to keep the language of their forebears alive and well.
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, children, Hector Tobar, Los Angeles
September 9, 2009
With Culture Clash, nothing is sacred except satire – Latino troupe prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, putting a modern slant on the ancient comedy of Aristophanes.
from latimes.com :: Tagged California, Hector Tobar, Los Angeles, Theater
September 8, 2009
E-mails on illegal immigration are eye-opening – A deeper look at the facts contained in chain letters reveals hyperbole, exaggerations and misstatements by opponents.
from latimes.com :: Tagged Hector Tobar
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