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May 3 to May 5 Events Explore Mexican and Mexican-American History in Oregon

An art exhibition, lectures and Cinco de Mayo celebration will take place in Portland

(PORTLAND, OR) - “From Mexico to Oregon: History, Culture and Identity,” a series of events presented by the University of Oregon’s Latin American Studies Program, will take place May 3 to May 5 at the White Stag Block in Portland.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, where the Mexican army defeated the French occupying forces on May 5, 1862.

The Victims Shall Not be Forgotten

The victims of violence and their memories won't be swept under the rug in a campaign by some Mexican officials to minimize bad news to lure new foreign investment.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Every night this week, a street in central El Paso will light up with the names of more than 10,000 people killed in the violence that’s ravaged Ciudad Juarez and Mexico since 2008.

An Apology for the New Republic

My father, without hesitation enlisted in the European World War I “for King and country,” just as he cheered on my late oldest brother to follow suit some two decades later.

(SASKATCHEWAN) - My father was an imperialist.

He was raised in Tory Ontario in a Baptist family that was perhaps embarrassed by the existence of the rebel Philip Annett who, four generations earlier, had seized the family flintlock and hastened to join William Lyon MacKenzie during the abortive rebellion of 1837.

FNS Feature: The Surprise that Keeps Surprising

"Without economic development here, we cannot help our people.." - Javier Perea, elected Mayor of Sunland Park.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - It was a stunning political development.

The often-fractious Sunland Park City Council took action by a vote of 3-2, with one abstention, to install 24-year-old New Mexico State University graduate Javier Perea as mayor.

Human Rights News 1,700 Disappeared People

“We have all the intentions of quickly showing results in the search for the disappeared” - Coahuila State AG

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - The new top law enforcement official for the northern Mexican border state of Coahuila said this past weekend that 1,700 people have been forcibly disappeared in the entity since 2000.

Deadly Syndrome Stalks the Mexican Elections

“The existence of insecure zones in some regions of the country hurts social harmony and could eventually inhibit the development of democratic life,” - Leonardo Valdes Zurita, president of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE)

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Call it the Michoacan Plus Syndrome.

Exposed during last fall’s elections in the Mexican state of Michoacan, kidnappings and other crimes against actual or potential political candidates are now surfacing in Mexico’s state and federal elections scheduled for July 1.

Court Upholds Indigenous Rights in Chihuahua

The Supreme Court justices declared that the Mexican Constitution guarantees the participation of indigenous communities in the type of projects that would affect Huitosachi.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In a little-noticed decision with possible national repercussions, Mexico’s high court has come out in favor of an indigenous community in the state of Chihuahua.

Mexican Supreme Court justices determined that the community of Huitosachi has a right to participate in the decision-making of an organization spearheading tourism development in Chihuahua’s Sierra Tarahumara region.

How Jesus Came To Guanajuato

Unwelcome truths in lonely gibberish.

(SASKATCHEWAN) - Mexican history is a little complicated for a gringo, but it's manageable once you realize that it's more religiously straitjacketed than American history and almost as hilarious as Canadian history.

But it's necessary to decipher the past, at least that of the State of Guanajuato, because of the recent royal visit of Pope Benedict XVI, nee Joseph Ratzinger who first honed his disciple skills as a mere boy in the Hitler Youth.

Is Ciudad Juarez Turning Around?

“The perceived risk is smaller than before, probably because less violent acts are happening than before."
- Miguel Gomez of business organization 'La Red'.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - More than four years after a so-called narco war exploded and then devastated Ciudad Juarez, a different atmosphere is perceptible on the streets of the border city.

While still very high by historic standards, the rate of murders is way down from the height of the killing two years ago.

7.6 Earthquake Strikes Guerrero, Mexico Near Acapulco

No serious injuries or damage has been reported.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The 7.6 earthquake struck southern Mexico today at 12:02 P.M. The epicenter was in Oaxaca, in the state of Guerrero,120 miles east of Acapulco.

Tens of thousands of people experienced swaying buildings in Mexico City and beyond, but damage has not been determined and there have been no injuries reported at this time.