Category Archives: Immigration

#Ayotzinapa43: El Maratón de Tizapa

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Publicado en PROCESO Hace 16 años el guerrerense Antonio Tizapa dejó Tixtla para irse a Nueva York. En el pueblo se quedaron su esposa y sus tres hijos, uno de los cuales Jorge Antonio, es uno de los 43 normalistas de … Continue reading →

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Ahmad Khan Rahami, el chico del vecindario Latino

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Publicado en PROCESO El caso del hombre que presuntamente habilitó las bombas que el sábado 17 provocaron heridas a variaserssuntos que resultan inasibles para los servicios de inteligencia, sobre todo porque implican a “lobos solitarios”. De hecho, el FBI ya lo … Continue reading →

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From the World Trade Center basement to the World Cup

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Carlos Llamosa escaped the 1993 WTC bombing only to become a fútbol star in the United States. Continue reading →

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Where is Lupita?

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

If you don’t know Lupita by now, the first thing you should know about her is that she is everywhere. That’s why I am almost certain that you have run into her somewhere already, although you might have not noticed. … Continue reading →

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Fútbol de Estados Unidos crece hacia el futuro

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

El mundial plantó la esperanza entre la gente del balompié Al final de la copa del mundo Brasil 2014 el gran ganador parece haber sido el fútbol de Estados Unidos, donde se plantó la semilla de la pasión por el … Continue reading →

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The United States of México

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

American fútbol is so happy that the Mexican National Team will be playing in the World Cup that it seems it has forgotten of its own team. While Team USA faces Ukraine in an almost-empty stadium in Cyprus, a record … Continue reading →

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Estados Unidos no quiere que México pierda

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Boleto al Mundial Brasil 2014 y muchos millone$$$ peligran Actualización #YoureWelcomeMexico A Estados Unidos no le convenía que México quedara fuera del Mundial y por eso lo salvó. A medias, pero vaya que lo salvó. El Team USA vino de … Continue reading →

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José Martí Awards!!

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

I had a very happy day because I found out that some of my work published in El Diario de Nueva York and Atlanta’s Mundo Hispánico had been awarded during the National Association of Hispanic Publications most recent conference. Journalists … Continue reading →

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Un chicano orgulloso arruinó la fiesta de Mariano Rivera

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Del montículo a los asuntos de su comunidad, Sergio Romo, de los San Francisco Giants, tiene mucho qué decir Nueva York—Las voces clamaron para que su héroe entrara a rescatar al equipo después de que le rindieron un homenaje para … Continue reading →

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Tortas Neza, puro sabor a fútbol

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Gustavo Martínez Contreras

Los equipos del balompié mexicano inspiran el menú que Galdino Molinero prepara a bordo de su camión de comida en Queens Publicado en El Diario Nueva York — El pan se rellena con chorizo para el Diablo, queso de puerco … Continue reading →

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