Today is Mexican Independence Day. This crew of farm workers celebrated it by wearing the colors of the Mexican flag as they harvested peas today on CAs Central Coast. #WeFeedYou

Mex-Americans When the next war breaks out…

As we get ready to celebrate #FathersDay, let's think of the farm worker fathers who works so hard to bring food to our tables. Many are currently living in fear due to raids by immigration enforcement. #WeFeedYou

Leo XIV, An American Pope. Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons and catch them also at GoComics.com/laloalcaraz

My latest for CALÓ News, please share! Young protesters were getting a lot of heat for waving so-called foreign flags, but we all know that in an immigration debate it’s legit to show a flag from where you’re from. F RACISM

Ventura County strawberry workers are harvesting in heavy smoke from the Hughes Fire. We remind workers their employers have to provide them with respirator masks if the AQI exceeds 150. Stay safe! #WeFeedYou

The archives of a pioneering Chicano Studies historian Juan Gómez-Quiñones were destroyed in the devastating wildfires charring through Los Angeles County, his widow confirmed www.axios.com/2025/01/14/l...

In this week’s newsletter, I wrote some thoughts about Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” an instant masterpiece of an album that’s rooted in history, tradition, and above all, Benito’s deep love for his homeland www.latimes.com/delos/newsle...

My father worked the vineyards in the Salinas Valley for many years as a UFW member. This flag is over 30 years old. GVS was the name of the company that he worked for, that he helped unionize.

One last thing since it feels appropriate:

Joe Louis, one of the greatest boxers the US ever produced, who beat Max Schmeling, a German and Hitler's favorite, to win the heavyweight championship at the height of nazi power, ended up fighting in the circus as an old man.

Some pictures as I was getting ready to teach my favorite class of the semester. Playing Chalino at a PWI is my thing.