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Alma Garcia

Paleteros bring treats, become targets for beatings
During scorching summers, paleteros, the Spanish term for a street vendor selling ice cream, bring cool relief to the delight of sweat-drenched Houstonians. The legion of dedicated pedalers not only have to endure high temperatures as they hand out treats in some of Houston’s most dangerous neighborhoods, they are …

Chicanos y boricuas in the media: A missing point of view
Boriqua artists don’t seem to have the difficulty which Chicanos do in getting booked on variety shows, such as Sabado Gigante, or in movies – and more power to them. You can count on the fingers of one hand, the number of Chicanos who have managed to get into Hollywood …

After excluding undocumented students, Latino scholarships revise eligibility
Undocumented Hispanic students who applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals find that although they are lawfully present in the U.S., they remain ineligible to apply for many scholarships aimed at Hispanics because they do not fulfill the requirement of being a U.S. citizen or a permanent legal …

University of Houston-Downtown spent $50,000 on failed name change
Newly released documents show that UHD spent approximately $50,000 on a failed name change that caused widespread backlash from students, faculty and alumni.