Stories by Alisa Valdes

Why Does Everyone Obsess Over the Tea Party Yahoos?

Posted on Feb 12, 2010, Source: Alisa Valdes Diary

Why didn't the news media label the millions of people marching for immigrant rights a movement? And why are they so eager to inflate the importance of the Tea Partiers?

Memo to the Media: "Puerto Rican" Is Not a Race

Posted on Jul 16, 2009, Source: Alisa Valdes Diary

There is no more a Puerto Rican race than there is an American one.

Michael Jackson's Death Was Tragic, But He Was Little More Than an Icon of Mediocrity

Posted on Jul 9, 2009, Source: Alisa Valdes Diary

He was not a musical genius; didn't break down racial barriers; wasn't a great dancer; didn't change American culture.

Is Porn That Depicts the Subjugation of Hispanic Women Tied to the Rise of Hate Crimes Against Latinos?

Posted on May 9, 2009, Source: Alisa Valdes Diary

Lou Dobbs cheers on anti-Latino backlash, while pornography provides the context for the dangerous stereotypes.

Why Are We Surprised When White Preppy Guys Turn Out to Be Murderers?

Posted on May 6, 2009, Source: Alisa Valdes Diary

Philip Markoff is just like 85% of U.S. serial killers -- young, white and male. When will we get that these guys are the rule, not the exception?