CULTURAL IDENTITY THEFT: IMMEASURABLE SUFFERING
By Joshua K. Concha
“unauthorized access to your personal information has occurred, including your name children were given Anglo names.”
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH — AMADOR FAMILY
By Jennifer Olguin
“September 15 to October 15 marks Hispanic Heritage Month. This monthlong celebration recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans throughout the country. The monthlong observation celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of a diverse community.”
INDIGENOUS IN AI — LAKOTA LANGUAGE CAMP
By Ellen Dornan
“Natives in Tech and Indigenous in AI have made it their respective missions to create a new narrative in which Lakota and Indigenous are included in and creating advanced technologies.”
JUNETEENTH AND VIOLENCE, REVISITED
By Sean Cardinalli
“It’s terrifying being Black in America. It’s strange being Black in America. It’s powerful being Black in America. You keep shooting, but you won’t kill Black America.”
MAPPING QUEER HISTORY IN NEW MEXICO
By Ellen Dornan
“Did New Mexico – or at least Albuquerque and Santa Fe– support a culture where queer people could be authentic and accepted, and nurture queer culture?”
TEACHER WARRIOR
By Ninabah Davis
“In the month of May we celebrate Mother’s Day to honor our mothers, grandmothers and aunts, and for this Mother’s Day I would like to share a story about my late paternal Grandmother who was named Chábáh Davis Watson.”
SHIKATAGANAI — IT CAN’T BE HELPED
By Shelley Takeuchi
“May is now designated as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.”
FISH NOT FLESH: SYMBOLISM OF THE NEW MEXICO LENTEN FEAST
By Vanessa Baca
“Ultimately, it is the return to life after the darkness of death that is at the heart of Lent and Easter Sunday, and it is this contrast that is represented in the food eaten by New Mexico Catholics.”
CARLOS, PRIETO, AND RAMIRO COME TO HOE THE MILPA
By Levi Romero
“Hay más tiempo que vida, my cousin would often say.
And maybe he was right, although sometimes I have a hard time
Grasping what he meant, there is more time than life.”
SOY MAGDELENA… Y HE PECADO
By Diana Velazco
“Represento a toda mujer
Que en el mundo se le ha juzgado;
Por prejuicios o por genero,
Por machismo o egoismo.”