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Chicano. Mexican‐American. Same roots, different cultures. This isn’t just a box you check on a form—it’s the story of how people pick their label and decide how loud they want to be. How, then, is it that every Chicano is a Mexican‐American, yet not every Mexican‐American identifies as Chicano? Etymologically, many scholars trace “Chicano” to a colloquial contraction of “Mexicano.” In certain Spanish dialects—particularly among indigenous and working‐class communities—the “x

If you think Brooklyn Beckham has it easy, Jesus of Nazareth never had it so good.

I married Frankie on a Tuesday, because that’s when the courthouse has less people. We got our marriage license a week before, and on Tuesday we both showed up on our lunch hour and said our awkward I dos. It was all very administrative. After we got married, I went back to work. I’m a teacher. He’s a mechanic at a Ford dealership. That day, we ate Jack in the Box, because that’s his favorite. He got some sweet bread from La Reynera. There was no party. No guests. No invitati

The Moderates Moving As GOP Allies

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz announced Monday she would meet with the Department of Labor to explore legal pathways for migrant construction workers after the South Texas Builders Association voiced concerns about how immigration arrests were decimating their workforce. This represents a fascinating pivot for someone who campaigned on finishing the border wall and reinstating policies forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico. De La Cruz won her seat in 2022 promising voters "a