19 de Abril, 2008

Peace. Passover. Freedom. Justice.

Categorized under Mi Familia , Raza , día festivo | Tags: Anti-Semitism, Der Kristallnacht, familia, historia, Immigration, Nazi, Passover, Poland, Russia, Treblinka, Warsaw, Warsaw Poles

I'VE SPOKEN of my great grandmother on my mother's side, the "white" side of my family. But again, the idea of "white" is so disturbing to me because it means just that. A fading away. Of roots and affiliations and history and family story. All for the idea of...

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 9:39 AM.
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17 de Octubre, 2007

Mi Familia [7] - Art Lives Through Me

Categorized under Mi Familia | Tags: familia

THERE HAVE BEEN VERY FEW MEN in my life, few men who were kind, few men who were kind and steady and there for me during the early years. My grandfather on my mother's side (the "white" side) was one of these men. I talk of the other man...

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 8:10 AM.
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15 de Octubre, 2007

There's Death in the Passing Lane [The White Lens IIX]

Categorized under Corazón , Cultura , El Malestar Pálido , Español , Hipnotismo , La Lente Blanca , Mi Familia | Tags: Adoption, assimilation, familia, Lou Dobbs, mestizo, Mexicans, pundits, racism, Tancredo, The White Lens, Xicanos

WHEN I MET THE WOMAN who is now mi novia, I told her about my mexican ethnicity as if it were a religion I could choose to practice—or not. As if it were something I didn't have to be. And I guess that's exactly how I felt for so...

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 7:07 AM.
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19 de Marzo, 2007

Mi Familia [6] - El Niño Perdido

Categorized under Mi Familia , Road to the Fifth Sun | Tags: familia, Farming, JFH, Mexicans, Mexico, My Life

IT IS REMARKABLE, this spirit we inherit, this blood we inherit, these dreams and these roads that we wake to find wound around our wrists and across our cheeks like war paint, like sleeplines, like shooting stars tattooed as gentle but indelible reminders. We are children for so long....

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 4:32 PM.
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7 de Febrero, 2007

Mi Familia 5 [Mama's Memories]

Categorized under Cultura , Mi Familia | Tags: Antepasados, brown pride, familia, Mexicans, My Life, tortillas

MY CHILDHOOD LIFE was characterized by many things. One of them is how often we moved. I lived in a fair number of places over the course of my life. No, to preempt the persistent question—I was not a "military brat." I was in the care of some people...

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 8:32 AM.
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29 de Enero, 2007

From the Heart, to the Heart.

Categorized under Blogando , Mi Familia , Palabras , Signs of the Sixth Sun | Tags: Hope, My Life

I HOPE YOU WILL FORGIVE ME for lagging so much on some of my regular categories. I try not to rush them, and work on a handful over time, so that when one is ready to bust the soil, there it is. In the meantime, I do this. I...

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 11:01 AM.
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17 de Octubre, 2006

Mi Familia [4] -The Grand American Dream and El Barco de la Ilusión

Categorized under Mi Familia | Tags: familia, historia, tortillas

EVERY FAMILY IS PARTIALLY WOVEN OF MYSTERY, and comes together through seeming chance and often amazing happenstance. When I look back on all the times people in my family went against the grain, or followed a personal vision that required stout heart and hard work, I am humbled. And grateful....

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 1:54 PM.
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4 de Septiembre, 2006

Mi Familia [3] - Juanita, Beto, Chente

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Continuing the Mi Familia series, I bring you today's Lunes de Respeto from El Paso Texas, near the border crossing, circa 1925. Our honored remembrance this day is in tribute to mi bisabuela Juanita Quintana, and her two sons Roberto Quintana and Vicente Quintana. For those new to The Unapologetic...

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 6:51 AM.
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28 de Agosto, 2006

Mi Familia [2]

Categorized under Mi Familia | Tags: familia, historia, Mexicans, migra, tortillas

IN THE LAST Mi Familia ENTRY, I shared with you a foto from 1917 titled "Two Indian Girls at the Turn of the Century." Aurelia and her little sister María (Lucha) Quintana—mi abuelita, whom I've always known as Nanita—stood and stared into the camera lens once held by Roberto Quintana,...

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 7:50 AM.
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14 de Agosto, 2006

Mi Familia [1]

Categorized under Mi Familia | Tags: familia, historia, personal

FROM TIME TO TIME I'll show you pictures of mis antepasados—my family, my ancestors. I do this so you and I can ground the feelings and origin and passion behind this blog into something real, and tangible. So you can connect these words to a life, and a person, and...

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The Unapologetic Mexican has been known to scribble a few things besides meandering, verbose, self-congratulatory blog posts. However, they are rarely as fun. Finally, let it be known that Nezua first dared bust out this Habanero of Truth at exactly 11:18 AM.
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