Stephen Pitti
@latinohistory.bsky.social
Professor of Latinx history @ Yale. Center director (RITM). Ezra Stiles. Dogs.
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"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
September 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
"...these attacks are not just distractions from the major issues; they provide the ideological justification for real material and legislative changes that will impact people’s day-to-day lives."
From Washington to Westminster, the populist right needs to erase history to succeed. It’s up to us to resist | Kojo Koram
Removing ‘divisive’ Smithsonian exhibits, Farage’s ‘patriotic’ curriculum: this is where the unpicking of the 20th century liberal order begins, says academic Kojo Koram
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"...these attacks are not just distractions from the major issues; they provide the ideological justification for real material and legislative changes that will impact people’s day-to-day lives."
"...the Florida detention center name “Alligator Alcatraz” serves multiple ends: It provokes sadistic yuks. It mocks. It threatens. But most crucially, it dehumanizes. “Alligator Bait” suggests that Black people are worthless."
Contributor: Jim Crow meets ICE at 'Alligator Alcatraz'
'Alligator Alcatraz' is a rebrand of an age-old threat and a euphemism for cruelty wrapped in a bad joke.
www.latimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"...the Florida detention center name “Alligator Alcatraz” serves multiple ends: It provokes sadistic yuks. It mocks. It threatens. But most crucially, it dehumanizes. “Alligator Bait” suggests that Black people are worthless."
The US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service said ... that habitat modification and destruction should not be considered “harm” .... Challenges to the legalese could... free industry to continue or begin activities that would impact habitat.
Trump administration moves to narrow protections for endangered species
Environmentalists warn new proposal from US wildlife agencies could lead to habitat destruction and extinction
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service said ... that habitat modification and destruction should not be considered “harm” .... Challenges to the legalese could... free industry to continue or begin activities that would impact habitat.
"In Texas, 20 institutions received funding from the IMLS in the 2024 fiscal year, including the Houston Public Library ($100,000), the Harris County Public Library ($10,000), and the Children's Museum Houston ($10,000)..."
Trump halts millions in funds for Texas libraries, museums
Texas libraries and museums are bracing for cuts to services and programs after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to eliminate the IMLS.
www.chron.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"In Texas, 20 institutions received funding from the IMLS in the 2024 fiscal year, including the Houston Public Library ($100,000), the Harris County Public Library ($10,000), and the Children's Museum Houston ($10,000)..."
"...prison staff “recreated” logs that were missing ....Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas. Indoor temperatures over the summer can regularly top 95 to 100 degrees for days on end, the agency’s records show."
Texas prison staff falsified records about temperatures behind bars, internal investigation finds
The investigation was triggered by a federal judge, who questioned the state’s recordkeeping. Inmates are suing the state, alleging the heat inside the state’s dozens of un-air conditioned prisons is ...
www.texasstandard.org
March 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"...prison staff “recreated” logs that were missing ....Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas. Indoor temperatures over the summer can regularly top 95 to 100 degrees for days on end, the agency’s records show."
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The University of Illinois Press published A David Montgomery Reader: Essays on Capitalism and Worker Resistance, a collection of essays, some of them previously unpublished, by the late historian & UE member. You can read the UE NEWS review of it here: www.ueunion.org/ue-news-feat...
David Montgomery’s Rank-and-File History
Last summer, the University of Illinois Press published A David Montgomery Reader: Essays on Capitalism and Worker Resistance, a collection of essays, some of them previously unpublished, by the late ...
www.ueunion.org
February 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The University of Illinois Press published A David Montgomery Reader: Essays on Capitalism and Worker Resistance, a collection of essays, some of them previously unpublished, by the late historian & UE member. You can read the UE NEWS review of it here: www.ueunion.org/ue-news-feat...
"Las raíces de esta joven jalisciense tienen un prolongado historial en suelo estadounidense. Uno de sus abuelos cruzó la frontera gracias al Programa Bracero.... 'Nuestros ancestros han estado aquí por mucho tiempo y es donde pertenecemos., señaló la joven...."
Flor Martínez, la activista que emergió de los cultivos agrícolas para defender inmigrantes
La influencer y activista mexicana ha utilizado su plataforma para liderar múltiples marchas en el centro de Los Ángeles, y manifestar su descontento por los planes de las deportaciones masivas, ademá...
www.latimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Las raíces de esta joven jalisciense tienen un prolongado historial en suelo estadounidense. Uno de sus abuelos cruzó la frontera gracias al Programa Bracero.... 'Nuestros ancestros han estado aquí por mucho tiempo y es donde pertenecemos., señaló la joven...."
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✊🏼 Thank you for the shout-out, @msmagazine.com!!!!
ICYMI: @msmagazine.com January 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us, featuring AN EFFICIENT WOMANHOOD by Natanya Duncan, CARCERAL APARTHEID by @curlyprofessor.bsky.social, FIGHTING FOR CONTROL by @drlmmurillo.bsky.social, and THANKS FOR LIFE by Ericka Verba ⬇️
January 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us - Ms. Magazine
Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. As we tread uncertain waters, it’s nice to have something to depend on that pro...
msmagazine.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
✊🏼 Thank you for the shout-out, @msmagazine.com!!!!
Joan Flores-Villalobos: "They came from the islands of Barbados, Jamaica, Martinique and others, then plantation economies and colonies of European nations. It was these migrants who paid for the construction of the canal with their lives."
Opinion: Yes, the Panama Canal was built at a dear price — paid in Black lives
Trump is right to lament the lives lost for the creation of the canal. They were mostly Black Caribbean migrant workers, living and dying under Jim Crow conditions that the U.S. imposed in Panama.
www.latimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Joan Flores-Villalobos: "They came from the islands of Barbados, Jamaica, Martinique and others, then plantation economies and colonies of European nations. It was these migrants who paid for the construction of the canal with their lives."
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Tomorrow Trump will become President of the United States and we are promised to get one of the busiest immigration policy days in a long time.
To provide a one-stop-shop of announcements and an historical record of the day...
To provide a one-stop-shop of announcements and an historical record of the day...
January 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Tomorrow Trump will become President of the United States and we are promised to get one of the busiest immigration policy days in a long time.
To provide a one-stop-shop of announcements and an historical record of the day...
To provide a one-stop-shop of announcements and an historical record of the day...
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On Inauguration Eve, a personal post about the importance of ritual and focus during times of political uncertainty.
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The Spirit of Simplicity in Uncertain Times
On Inauguration Eve, a personal post about the importance of ritual and focus during times of political uncertainty.
austinkocher.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
On Inauguration Eve, a personal post about the importance of ritual and focus during times of political uncertainty.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-spirit...
austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-spirit...
"Chávez created his first mural in Hartford in 1974.... his latest mural, “Sugar Beet Workers”, in 2009.... depicts migrant workers supplying food for the American Table.... The mural highlights his own migrant experience, showcasing his family through the generations...."
Conn. muralist earns accolade from Mexican consulate in Boston
Carlos Hernández Chávez's active involvement in the arts scene earned him the 2024 Distinguished Mexicans Recognition award from the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston. “Somebody’s paying attention...
www.wbur.org
January 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Chávez created his first mural in Hartford in 1974.... his latest mural, “Sugar Beet Workers”, in 2009.... depicts migrant workers supplying food for the American Table.... The mural highlights his own migrant experience, showcasing his family through the generations...."
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On February 25, my book “Texas: An American History” will be published, in hard copy and as an audiobook. Why would any sane person write another take on Texas history from the dinosaurs to the 21st century? /1 yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
Texas
An exploration of the multifaceted characters and complex events that have defined the Lone Star State from its inception through today When Americans tur...
yalebooks.yale.edu
January 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
On February 25, my book “Texas: An American History” will be published, in hard copy and as an audiobook. Why would any sane person write another take on Texas history from the dinosaurs to the 21st century? /1 yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
“Saturday mornings, I used to get up every morning and watch ‘Underdog,’” he recalled. “And I set up one Saturday morning, just sat straight up and said, ‘No, you need to be a lawyer.’
Attorney who fought for farm worker rights in Valley pens memoir
For anyone who has familiarized themselves with the fight for Civil Rights for farm workers throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the name Jim Harrington is one that is often repeated as a central force for...
myrgv.com
December 28, 2024 at 12:51 PM
“Saturday mornings, I used to get up every morning and watch ‘Underdog,’” he recalled. “And I set up one Saturday morning, just sat straight up and said, ‘No, you need to be a lawyer.’
"Santa Clara County is full of hotspots with hundreds of racially discriminatory covenants .... Oak Hill Cemetery has 41 covenants stating only a white person can be buried in certain plots."
Los Gatos resident aims to erase racist language in property deeds - San José Spotlight
Santa Clara County is full of hotspots with hundreds of racially discriminatory covenants in property deeds from the early 20th century. An effort is underway to identify and remove them.
sanjosespotlight.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:58 PM
"Santa Clara County is full of hotspots with hundreds of racially discriminatory covenants .... Oak Hill Cemetery has 41 covenants stating only a white person can be buried in certain plots."
"“Vacaville was one of the earliest agricultural communities. In 1895 it was the third-largest Japanese community in the U.S. after San Francisco and Sacramento,” said Shimomura, who also served as national president of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) from 1982-1984..."
How the ‘Tokyo of the West’ disappeared in Vacaville, CA – AsAmNews
For Japanese and Japanese Americans living in Vacaville prior to World War II, their lives changed almost overnight.
asamnews.com
December 22, 2024 at 1:45 PM
"“Vacaville was one of the earliest agricultural communities. In 1895 it was the third-largest Japanese community in the U.S. after San Francisco and Sacramento,” said Shimomura, who also served as national president of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) from 1982-1984..."
"The threads of generational memory and cultural resilience weave powerfully through De Generación En Generación, reminding us how art preserves the stories of communities over time."
Review: “De Generación En Generación” | Glasstire
Christopher Karr reviews a show of three generations of Mexican-American artists on view at the Weil Gallery at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.
glasstire.com
December 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
"The threads of generational memory and cultural resilience weave powerfully through De Generación En Generación, reminding us how art preserves the stories of communities over time."
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Wild #river news—a global survey looking at 3 million rivers over the past 35 years shows the annual flow of water dropped in 44% of the world’s largest downstream rivers while many headwater streams grew. The impact on everything from sediment to irrigation are vast
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
More flow upstream and less flow downstream: The changing form and function of global rivers
We mapped daily streamflow from 1984 to 2018 in approximately 2.9 million rivers to assess recent changes to global river systems. We found that river outlets were dominated by significant decreases i...
www.science.org
December 14, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Wild #river news—a global survey looking at 3 million rivers over the past 35 years shows the annual flow of water dropped in 44% of the world’s largest downstream rivers while many headwater streams grew. The impact on everything from sediment to irrigation are vast
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Historian Gunther Peck: "the belief that white people suffer because of their race.... first emerged during the late 18th century, a byproduct of opportunism and the print revolution colliding with the material struggles of workers...."
The Centuries of History Behind a Key Trump Strategy
The 18th and 19th century origins of the appeal to white victimhood.
time.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Historian Gunther Peck: "the belief that white people suffer because of their race.... first emerged during the late 18th century, a byproduct of opportunism and the print revolution colliding with the material struggles of workers...."
“Who’s going to pick up the kids from school?” Garcia asked. "Payments on the house, car payments, house bills, the property title –– all of that has to be in your plan."
“The best time to prepare”: Migrant rights group warns undocumented Texans to plan for deportations
Groups are urging the state’s estimated 1.6 million undocumented migrants to prepare financially and make plans for their loved ones if they’re detained.
www.texastribune.org
December 13, 2024 at 11:48 AM
“Who’s going to pick up the kids from school?” Garcia asked. "Payments on the house, car payments, house bills, the property title –– all of that has to be in your plan."
RIP.
Good that the NYT wrote about this important person.
But a better obit would highlight the obvious and longstanding racism and sexism behind forced sterilizations -- and not say only that they "occurred amid political hysteria about overpopulation" in the 1970s. What???
Good that the NYT wrote about this important person.
But a better obit would highlight the obvious and longstanding racism and sexism behind forced sterilizations -- and not say only that they "occurred amid political hysteria about overpopulation" in the 1970s. What???
Dolores Madrigal, Plaintiff in Landmark Sterilization Case, Dies at 90
She was among hundreds of women who said they were coerced into sterilization at a California hospital in the 1970s. The lawsuit led to state and national reforms.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:36 AM
RIP.
Good that the NYT wrote about this important person.
But a better obit would highlight the obvious and longstanding racism and sexism behind forced sterilizations -- and not say only that they "occurred amid political hysteria about overpopulation" in the 1970s. What???
Good that the NYT wrote about this important person.
But a better obit would highlight the obvious and longstanding racism and sexism behind forced sterilizations -- and not say only that they "occurred amid political hysteria about overpopulation" in the 1970s. What???
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