Surviving Trump’s America
Isat in silence the morning of the 9th, coffee cup in hand, staring at a wall. Having had no sleep, I was thinking about how to talk to my children about what had just occurred with this election, when I be...
How Trump Symbolizes the End of American Exceptionalism
Originally Published August 2, 2015
Trump. The blogs are ablaze; the talking heads can’t seem to get enough of the blathering “birther.” It was no surprise that Donald Trump would enter the 2016 presidential...
5 Things Every Latino Man Should Know
Somewhere, a Latino man is wearing a T-shirt with
“Viva la Raza!”
emblazoned across the front. Elsewhere, a car windshield has a sticker that says
“100% Boricua!”
Nearby, a tattoo of the Dominica...
Do College Fraternities Still Matter?
Recently, some of my friends and I reached a special milestone. April 1st marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of our small chapter of the college fraternity we belong to. Which fraternity doesn’t really...
Let’s Reclaim the Puerto Rican Day Parade
That Was Then…
When I was a little boy growing up in 1980s New York City, one of my greatest memories was of the summers I spent in a small drum major group; young girls twirling batons or pom-poms, older gi...
Culture Clash – Latino rivalries
Contrary to what some people believe, Latinos are probably the most ethnically diverse group of people in the world. That diversity, unfortunately, comes with its fair share of inter-Latino rivalry and competit...