Blog posts April 2014
The constant struggle to be recognized as humans
La lucha para ser aceptados como personas
“Mommy, why is that man buying so many books?”
“Mamá, ¿por qué ese señor compra tantos libros?”
And now who does the thinking for us?
Francisco MiravalIt is undeniable that we live at a time of ever growing ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity. However, in that expanding context of ideas and beliefs, why only a few selected people seem to be doing all the thinking? And why just a few are heard and others (like us) are exclud…
¿Y ahora quién pensará por nosotros?
Francisco MiravalYa resulta imposible negar la creciente diversidad étnica, cultural y lingüística a nuestro alrededor y, de hecho, ya es hora de celebrarla adecuadamente. Pero en ese contexto de opiniones, ideas y creencias, ¿por qué son siempre los mismos quienes siguen pensando y siguen siendo es…
Please, let’s not mix marijuana with nuclear accidents
Francisco Miraval
Last week, on April 1st (April’s Fools Day), I received two press releases, one about a recreational marihuana festival and another one about a nuclear accident. Obviously, because of the day, both releases looked suspicious. In addition, the topics themselves indicated that the…
Por favor, no mezclemos la marihuana con los accidentes nucleares
Francisco Miraval
La semana pasada, específicamente el 1 de abril (el Día de los Inocentes en Estados Unidos), recibí dos comunicados de prensa, uno sobre un festival de marihuana y otro sobre un accidente nuclear. Obviamente, ambos comunicados inmediatamente me parecieron sospechosos, tanto por …
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