Here’s my 2019 story about a new generation of Native American and Latino activists demanding that conquistador imagery and names be removed from seals, schools and streets. The statues are now facing more scrutiny as Confederate statues fallhttps://apnews.com/acc20409fd2046158c2cacca7a9ecd89 …
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Replying to @RussContreras @lesbrains
Some of the adoration pairs with the fact that so many Mexican Americans in NM constantly refer to themselves as “Spanish”. What’s with that?
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Replying to @Libraramy @lesbrains
John M. Nieto-Phillip explains that in his book "The Language of Blood: The Making of Spanish-American Identity in New Mexico, 1880s-1930s" Interestingly, Albuquerque-born, groundbreaking ed scholar George I Sanchez identified as Mex American
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Replying to @RussContreras @lesbrains
Thanks for the recommendation! My dad lives in Rio Rancho, I live in California, and I’m always puzzled by how he describes the New Mexican defensiveness and refusal to admit that they’re Chicanos!
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HAHAHAHA. I'm from Texas and that is problematic enough for some here. #TejanoPower
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