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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Natalia Lafourcade Reimagines Mexican Folk Music

On Instagram and TikTok, the children of Mexican immigrants shared photos of their parents with the same trending audio: "Hasta la raíz," a song released by the Mexican artist Natalia Lafourcade in 2015, not long before Donald Trump descended his golden escalator. "It's personal because if my grandparents didn't risk their lives migrating 'Pal Norte,' I wouldn't be the first one in my family to graduate college," Grecia Lopez, a radio and TV host, wrote in an Instagram post.
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fromJuxtapoz
3 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Ken Taylor Reynaga "Golden Hills" @ Shrine, NYC

Ken Taylor Reynaga paints sunlit, surreal Western landscapes exploring Mexican American identity, cultural liminality, and emotional ambivalence through oversized cowboy hat motifs.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

In our family, there's been zero doubt about Diego Luna's USMNT identity

Diego Luna, a 22-year-old Mexican American, became a key US men's national team player and cultural symbol amid intergenerational Mexico–US soccer rivalries.
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