HispanicTips » Hector Tobar http://www.hispanictips.com Hispanic & Latino News Redefined - Empowering & Engaging Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:56:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Héctor Tobar’s “Barbarian Nurseries” Is An LA Love Letter http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/04/hector-tobar%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cbarbarian-nurseries%e2%80%9d-is-an-la-love-letter/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/04/hector-tobar%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cbarbarian-nurseries%e2%80%9d-is-an-la-love-letter/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:16:30 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=172222 HispanicTips :: The Premier Hispanic & Latino News Service.]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2012/02/04/hector-tobar%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cbarbarian-nurseries%e2%80%9d-is-an-la-love-letter/feed/ 0 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 http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/09/12/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-fathers-story-and-mak/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/09/12/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-fathers-story-and-mak/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:55:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=151054 Tomás @ HispanicTips from www.latimes.com
Hispanic & Latino News Redefined. Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/09/12/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-fathers-story-and-mak/feed/ 0 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. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/10/15/former-bracero-recalls-programs-legacy-antonio-nuno-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-sta/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/10/15/former-bracero-recalls-programs-legacy-antonio-nuno-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-sta/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:22:27 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=104442 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/10/15/former-bracero-recalls-programs-legacy-antonio-nuno-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-sta/feed/ 0 For Maya community, a paradise lost – slain day laborer Manuel Jamines in Los Angeles http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/20/for-maya-community-a-paradise-lost-slain-day-laborer-manuel-jamines-in-los-angeles/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/20/for-maya-community-a-paradise-lost-slain-day-laborer-manuel-jamines-in-los-angeles/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:17:38 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=100725 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/20/for-maya-community-a-paradise-lost-slain-day-laborer-manuel-jamines-in-los-angeles/feed/ 0 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. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/09/wheres-the-outrage-over-immigrant-slayings-in-mexico/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/09/wheres-the-outrage-over-immigrant-slayings-in-mexico/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:32:29 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=98540 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/09/wheres-the-outrage-over-immigrant-slayings-in-mexico/feed/ 0 An image of border harmony – Old family photo memorializes a time of vibrant connection – Hector Tobar http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/03/an-image-of-border-harmony-old-family-photo-memorializes-a-time-of-vibrant-connection-hector-tobar/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/03/an-image-of-border-harmony-old-family-photo-memorializes-a-time-of-vibrant-connection-hector-tobar/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:35:46 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=97725 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/03/an-image-of-border-harmony-old-family-photo-memorializes-a-time-of-vibrant-connection-hector-tobar/feed/ 0 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.” http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/08/23/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-theyve-pulled-off-a-scheme-that-seems-worthy-of-the-mos/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/08/23/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-theyve-pulled-off-a-scheme-that-seems-worthy-of-the-mos/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:26:51 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=94317 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/08/23/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-theyve-pulled-off-a-scheme-that-seems-worthy-of-the-mos/feed/ 0 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. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/08/02/arizonas-immigration-law-sb1070-aimed-at-criminals-or-at-workers/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/08/02/arizonas-immigration-law-sb1070-aimed-at-criminals-or-at-workers/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:42:03 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=92085 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/08/02/arizonas-immigration-law-sb1070-aimed-at-criminals-or-at-workers/feed/ 0 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. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/07/19/healing-wounds-40-years-after-ruben-salazars-death/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/07/19/healing-wounds-40-years-after-ruben-salazars-death/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:47:49 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=90331 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/07/19/healing-wounds-40-years-after-ruben-salazars-death/feed/ 0 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. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/07/19/an-immigrants-trip-to-arizona-the-columnists-hector-tobar-mother-finds-much-to-like-%e2%80%94-and-much-to-be-concerned-about-%e2%80%94-on-a-visit-to-californias-neighbor/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/07/19/an-immigrants-trip-to-arizona-the-columnists-hector-tobar-mother-finds-much-to-like-%e2%80%94-and-much-to-be-concerned-about-%e2%80%94-on-a-visit-to-californias-neighbor/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:46:23 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=90329 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/07/19/an-immigrants-trip-to-arizona-the-columnists-hector-tobar-mother-finds-much-to-like-%e2%80%94-and-much-to-be-concerned-about-%e2%80%94-on-a-visit-to-californias-neighbor/feed/ 0