HARLINGEN, Tx.—L.A.-based Mexican-American musician MONOGEM, also known as Jen Hirsh, grew up in a family that not only loved music but celebrated it. Specifically, Hirsh’s abuelita would play the timeless bolero track “Bésame Mucho” by Consuelo Velázquez on repeat throughout the house. “I have the most beautiful memories of my abuelita singing and admiring the…
By Samantha Paradiso AUSTIN, Tx. —Reusable straws and greenwashing may have swept sustainability into the mainstream, but South America, the continent south of the equator, has had the eco-friendly movement down way before it was cool. Regardless of the circles you run in, sustainability has become a buzzword consumers cannot seem to escape. The topic…
By Marissa Palmer AUSTIN, Tx.—You think you know everything about your culture then something changes. And you are left wondering if you’re Latinx enough? But what does it mean to be Latinix? It’s a complicated intersection of identity, ancestry, heritage and history. This raises more questions. Are you more or less Latino if you do…
By Samantha Paradiso AUSTIN, Tx.—The Latinx and Hispanic community have faced much discrimination in the U.S., from the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots to inhumane conditions in detention centers. In América Latina, it’s not much different, there’s femicide in Mexico, the subway protests of Chile, protests in Panama for constitutional reform, Puerto Rico’s protests for Ricardo…
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