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Sin Fronteras Coffee: Self-determination, Community, and Zapatista coffee in Oakland
Rocio Cervantes Garcia and Jose Rodriguez of Akat Café Kalli A Xica Nation featured interview with the founders of Akat Café Kalli and Sin Fronteras Coffee. What is your name,…
San Antonio’s Rebel Mariposa of La Botanica on the power of cultura, food, and art
Rebel Mariposa. Image via Xica Nation recently had the pleasure of interviewing Rebel Mariposa of San Antonio, Texas for a special two-part series about her powerful culinary and artistic community…
The MAS trial: An Arizona Civilizational War?
An extended version of the original article published in the Arizona Daily Star by Roberto Rodriguez Half of the MexIcan American Studies trial in Tucson’s federal court is now complete,…
Critical conversations: 21st century MeXicanx maternity experiences
Our rights as womyn and mothers to assert jurisdiction over our own bodies and lives are being deconstructed at an alarming rate - dare I say as alarming as the miles of ice…
Juvenile Lifer Rally for Justice puts the State of Michigan on the spot for youth imprisonment
Via the Juvenile Lifer Rally for Justice support page, Efren Paredes, Jr and Maria Luisa Zavala. Facebook event page: Sunday, June 18, 2017 the "Juvenile Lifer Rally for Justice" will…
Resistant and Resilient: On Preserving MeXicanx Culture in Central Texas
Xica Nation exclusive interview with Juan Tejeda of Aztlan Libre Press, grupo Xinachtli, and Conjunto Aztlan What is your name / location(s) / how you ID? Title? Juan Tejeda, a Native…
Critical Conversations: On sustainable community projects, alternative economies, and decolonizing education
An interview with Jose de Jesus Quiroz Perez of Ixcatan Productos Naturales about sustainable community projects, alternative economies, and decolonizing education. If you would like to connect with Ixcatan…
The Mexican American Studies Professor Running For Congress
A Xica Nation exclusive interview with Miguel A. Levario, PhD. As a son of El Paso, Texas, Dr. Miguel Levario’s consciousness about borderland identity and militarization began early. He chose…
Walking the Red Road on Chicanismo: A platica with Ysidro Macias
Recently we had the honor of interviewing Ysidro Macias, Chicano scholar, attorney, and author, about his latest release, Walking the Red Road on Chicanismo: including Chicano identity teatro plays. What…
MeXicanx water songs move hearts in Nahuatl, Estok’Gna, and Spanish (Texas)
Videos courtesy of Sarahy Garcia Singers: Madelein Santibañez and Marleen Villanueva Singer: Kiko Villamizar LINK TO ORIGINAL VIDEOS BY SARAHY GARCIA: ;notif_id=1481151497124442