In our continuing Undocumented & LGBTQ series, the LMC speaks with Kenyon Farrow about the long history of using AIDS/HIV to prevent LGBTQ migrants from entering the US, going back to the Reagan administration at the dawn of the AIDS epidemic. Kenyon Farrow is the senior editor for The Body and The Body Pro.
Category Archives: Culture
August 23rd, 2019: El Paso Bath Riots of 1917
The tragic shooting that took place in El Paso Texas this month was not an isolated incident. It is a tragedy that recalls the racism, xenophobia, and paranoia more than a century ago. On this episode, the LMC speaks with David Dorado Romo about the legacy of the 1917 Bath Riots and how it lends itself to help us understand the racism and xenophobia we see in today’s political landscape. David Dorado Romo is the author of, “Ringside Seat To A Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso And Juarez.”
August 2nd, 2019: Latinos Down Under
On this episode, the LMC proves that you can find Latinos in the most unlikely of places. Catherine Travis, Professor of Modern European Languages in the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics at the Australian National University in Canberra, speaks with the LMC about the small Latino diaspora in Australia. A community of between 90k to 180k comprised of Chileans, Uruguayans, Argentinians, Colombians, even Salvadorans.
