Category Archives: Xicano Commentary

Jovita Gonzáles Comment 2

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Julio Sueco

In Dew on the Thorn by Jovita Gonzáles1, the Anglo plays a rather significant roll not because we are not familiar with the eternal binomial in Chicano narrative between gringos and Chicanos but because it is an early ground we … Continue reading →

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love is a pain

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Julio Sueco

I wonder how aztec and maya loving chicanos will react to this. Specially La Voz de Aztlán. My, my indeed. Moctezuma was gay. He loved to gorgle the mayonesa; le gustaba el arroz con popote. Well, you get the picture. … Continue reading →

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liberty of the press?

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Julio Sueco

Boy, one can’t really go by all the propaganda that spews out from the internet. Worst of all is that I use mostly official mouthspeaks as a news source. Dang, do they tend to be lopsided; everything to fit their … Continue reading →

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Haven’t just

Posted on December 9, 2007 by Julio Sueco

I seem to recall Bartleby, that old Melville character that so baffles many of us in this so called modern world, whenever I cherish the idea of entertaining thoughts on Chicanismo. I feel am so way beyond that that the … Continue reading →

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The little migra in every US Xicano

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Julio Sueco

I have always had trouble believing am a Xicano. No matter that the evidence points to the fact that I am just that. This has become even more apparent for me here in Europe. the Nordic corner, isolated from Aztlán. … Continue reading →

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Odd in a kind of freakish way

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Julio Sueco

Pre-destination. I recall this worm in my belly. It used to be that I felt predestined to be a writer and it often permeated a great deal of my everyday life more oft than not in my love affairs. This … Continue reading →

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Mexican elections 2006

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Julio Sueco

Well, let’s git to the knilly willy of the ninny lilly. Elections in México, el suspenso is killing me. I wrote in my spanish blog that Calderón was already a winner, ooops, it’s a cultural thing would say this guy … Continue reading →

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The Secret Politicians

Posted on June 28, 2006 by Julio Sueco

Wish the Kos gang would have been around the turn of the 19th century, heck, what am I saying, just a few decades ago. History here. I have never liked the terms latino nor hispanic though I advocate latino more … Continue reading →

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Mexican elections

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Julio Sueco

Alright, alright already ese! So I’ve been recycling news yet there are less folk out there concentrating on the mexican elections than there are concentrating on it. Erhm, did that make sense? Either way, these elections matter. Lots. Beyond lots. … Continue reading →

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William Lamport

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Julio Sueco

Pinches Irish, there’s always something to learn outta them … The backgrounds to Mexico’s struggle against Spain for its independence have been argued to have taken root as early as 1650, when an Irishman, William Lamport, attempted to revolt against … Continue reading →

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