Laughing through life as a Salvi from LA w/ a critical eye on systems of power but with a decidedly Salvi dark, cynical, & self-deprecating humor. He/him
Feb 28, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
1/ Finished #Gentefied & so this is my final comment on the show. I'm really disappointed with how the Afro-Latina character, Yessika was treated by the show. She never got her own episode, never got much background development, we don't get to see her life outside of organizing.
2/ ..And if we do, it's only in within the scope of her relationship with Ana. Yessika's past is only ever seen through Ana's memories. It's not till Ep 8. that we briefly get to meet Yessika's Dominican parents, & they're mainly there to offer commentary on the Morales family.
Apr 7, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
So this person was making an attempt to prove that there is no such thing as a #MexicanHegemony based on the larger number of Mexican nationals deported by the U.S. in 2016. Allow me to amplify the issue a bit... 1) Unlike the Mexican migration experience, Central American migrants have to contend with TWO whole nation state apparatuses acting against their migration. So in 2016, sure the U.S. deported 149,821 Mex. nationals, but the U.S. & Mex together deported 226,507 Central Americans