One of the first members of the Board of Directors for my foundation was a Mexican, American, Baptist, Catholic, Agnostic, Jew. I never knew back then that like America, Mexico has a lot of people with incredible mixed backgrounds. As some call it… Mestizaje. I came across this great read from […]
Brother Joe Ramirez took this picture a few years back when we were in San Pablo Güila, Oaxaca serving alongside a medical mission with my foundation. These five women, all […]
Here’s a nice story about the Ramirez family in Los Angeles and how together, they deal with issues of race and culture and rapidly changing demographics in America. It’s an issue bound to be part of more and more discussions as the US marches towards the 2016 elections in November. […]
Guelaguetza. Perhaps no other word is so identified with Oaxaca. The city, the state, and almost every detail of life imaginable in this southern Mexico state revolves around that word […]
“There is no border when it comes to Mexican-American culture.” Those are the words of famed Mexican artist Roberto Gil de Montes. Gil de Montes is a long time friend and mentor to Los Angeles based artist Roberto Munguia. I’ve known Roberto Munguia for over 20 years, literally since he […]
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High in the mountains of the Sierra Norte, the village of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec sits perched on a ridge top in Oaxaca’s Mixe…
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to experience life inside a house in Mexico, you learn pretty quick that the kitchen is the heart of the home. But it is […]
This year the Guelaguetza, described by some as the most colorful fiesta in all of Mexico, will be held on Monday July 20 & 27 in Oaxaca City. There is […]
Recently I was in Guadalajara, walking along Plaza Tapatia with a friend and we started to get hungry. Looking for a place to eat, my friend asked where we should go. I made my first visit to Guadalajara in 1994 and one of the first places I ever went was […]
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