Mario T. García is Distinguished Professor of Chicano Studies and History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received his Ph.D. in History at UC San Diego. A Guggenheim Fellow, he is the author of twenty books in Chicano history. These include The Gospel of César Chávez: My Faith In Action (2007); Católicos: Resistance and Affirmation in Chicano Catholic History (2008); The Latino Generation: Voices of the New America (2014) and The Chicano Generation: Testimonios of the Movement (2015). He is working on a biography of Father Luis Olivares and the sanctuary movement in Los Angeles. He is the recipient of several book awards and is the 2016 recipient of the Stetson Kennedy Vox Populi Annual Award.
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Democrats can't stand idly by as US pushes to interfere in Venezuela
NCR Today: The new Iraq or Clinton moment today is Venezuela. The issue is whether the U.S. will invade it to overthrow the Maduro government and install one more favorable to the United States.
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US military needs to stay out of Venezuela
NCR Today: A long history of influence and invasion in the Caribbean and Central and South America by the United States is no justification for continuing to military "solutions" in this "sphere of influence."
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José Ovalle, WW2 veteran, was a part of US history few are aware of
NCR Today: Despite the racism they faced, Mexican-Americans like José wanted to show other Americans that they were willing to put their lives on the line for the U.S. And so they did.
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The 'browning of America' manifested itself in midterm elections
Yes, there was a blue wave in the midterm elections. It came in the form of more Latinos and other minority groups than ever before voting in the midterms .
