Oaxaca charity gives low income kids education and a childhood
Anyone who has visited the state of Oaxaca can attest that it is a magical place. Mexican and not Mexican at the same time, it distinguishes itself from the rest of the country by preserving many of its socio-political structures from the past. However, there is a downside.
Indigenous migrants to Mexico’s cities: still outsiders in their own country
Talk about “multiculturalism” in Mexico City and other urban areas and you do not mean the integration of peoples from outside of Mexico’s borders but rather those who have come from those within them.
Stalemate between Otomis and feds holds 23,000 folk art pieces hostage
If you go by the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI) building on Avenida México-Coyocán in Mexico City, you will not see any government workers there, but rather signs and activists and even some handcrafts and Chiapas coffee for sale.
Unique microlender not only funds startups, it gets them to the next level
One of the first things that impressed me in Mexico was the ability of people to start a business with next to nothing — a table on the street with some food or small merchandise. Granted, I have never had to do this to get by, but I also come from a culture where police now shut down kids’ lemonade stands.
Mexico’s coronavirus toll also includes abandonded cats and dogs
Alarms started going off in the Mexican press as early as May 2020 noting the significant rise in cases of animal abuse, neglect and, in particular, abandonment as coronavirus isolation measures came into full force.
Israel Concha — a noted resident in Mexico City’s Little L.A. barrio and a Mexican national who was abruptly deported to Mexico in 2014 three decades after his parents illegally brought him to the United States at age 4 — fervently believes he and other returnees like him “can live the American dream” in Mexico.
Are Mexico’s iconic donkeys in danger of extinction?
Few images are more stereotypical of Mexico than a gray donkey carrying large bundles led by a guy in a large sombrero. But that reality has all but disappeared.
Is the donkey itself far behind?
Kitten season: Not as happy a time of year as it might sound
Mexico shares this problem with the rest of the world: too many cats and not enough homes.
A year ago, on a chilly morning, I found a one-week-old kitten abandoned on the steps of a bar. Despite already having three cats in a small Mexico City apartment, I scooped her up. She survived, but the cat gods decreed (despite our best efforts) that she would remain with us. Her name is Indiana.
Southern Mixtecs find challenges and successes in the northwest
The arrival of Europeans decimated the already sparse native population of the Baja Peninsula, yet today the area is home to tens of thousands of people classified by Mexico’s census as indigenous.
Iconic Mexican figure Sor Juana, a familiar face for years on the 200-peso bill, recently got a makeover and a new home on the 100-peso bill, part of Mexico’s regular updating of its “families” of bills and coins to respond to economic and technological shifts. But these sorts of changes also regularly provoke political and cultural discussions as to what and who should be honored on Mexico’s money.
Mexico City residents fight crime’s arrival in their neighborhood
The obvious wealth that pervades Mexico City’s tony Polanco neighborhood has its pros and cons.
Given that it’s home to a street like Avenida Masaryk, Mexico’s version of 5th Avenue, you might think that the neighborhood stays free of the sort of crime plaguing much of the rest of the city. And, indeed, having money does help. But its location and social dynamics also leave it vulnerable.
Nightmare at IMSS: Husband with Covid opens window into the bureaucracy
My husband Alejandro has officially been diagnosed with Covid-19 and it has been nothing short of a nightmare.
For months now, health authorities have been telling us to take Covid seriously. But how seriously do they take it? If my husband’s case is any indicator, I have a big question mark.
Voicing the concerns of Mexico’s indigenous people, in their own language
Irma Pineda Santiago is taking the voice of Mexico’s indigenous people — and her own — to the United Nations. On January 1, 2020, she began her term as a representative to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), one of four representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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IMexican teachers working to overcome challenges during the pandemic Mexico News Daily
Covid-19 has shut 1.2 billion students in 186 countries out of their schools and into online environments, leaving teachers and students grappling with many questions and very few answers.
Mexico’s artisans struggle to survive in a Covid-19 world
The current virus lockdown has been hard for everyone, but particularly hard for Mexico’s artisans. The classic way to sell handcrafts is through street and market vending. While there have been efforts by government and private organizations to take this to the next level, success has been sporadic at best.
In quarantine? Here are 6 museums you can visit without leaving home
Even before authorities issued decrees on the weekend ordering many public facilities to close, Mexico’s museums began postponing events and shutting down facilities in response to Covid-19. As of Monday, all museums in Mexico City were closed until at least April 20.
After protests, some unpaid artists get their due, and an apology
Following months of protests, an artists’ coalition has met with federal Culture Secretary Alejandra Frausto, who apologized for unpaid salaries and promised to improve government funding of artistic and cultural projects.
Handcrafts and the president Vallarta Tribune
Following months of protests, an artists’ coalition has met with federal Culture Secretary Alejandra Frausto, who apologized for unpaid salaries and promised to improve government funding of artistic and cultural projects.