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Forbidden Hawaiian Island
By: Daniel Nardini Imagine a place anywhere in the United States where there are no computers (certainly no Internet), no TVs, no radios, no cars, no trains, no electricity, no… Read more
Finding the Sacred Kings of Tenochtitlan
By: Daniel Nardini Recently archeologists in Mexico City have unearthed a stone ceremonial platform that was used to cremate the dead kings of the Aztec Empire. The sacred platform was… Read more
“I Do…..For Now”
By: Daniel Nardini Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) legislators in Mexico City are proposing a new law that will limit marriage to two years. Their reasoning is that the… Read more
H.R. 2587
By: Daniel Nardini Being touted as a jobs saving bill, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (House Bill 2587, or H.R. 2587) is in fact a cover to make… Read more
Return of the Communist Party of Honduras
By: Daniel Nardini In not so well known news, the Communist Party of Honduras has reestablished itself this year. The party held its fifth national conference, and it decided that… Read more
One Deportation is a Tragedy, 1,000,000 Are a Statistic
By: Daniel Nardini To paraphrase former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s phrase, “one death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic,” it seems that U.S. immigration’s view that 1,000,000… Read more
Ernesto Cordero
By: Daniel Nardini [I now turn to American Latino composers. While famous in orchestra halls in the United States and around the world, they are virtually unknown to the general… Read more
The Poorest Little Angels
By: Daniel Nardini The U.S. Census has further revealed some very disturbing and truly sad data. It is obvious that Latinos are now the largest and fastest growing ethnic group… Read more
South America Illiterate
By: Daniel Nardini A good friend of mine, who is also a teacher, told me that he is looking for information on Uruguay to help in his class work. Surprisingly,… Read more
Tania Leon
By: Daniel Nardini [We continue our Hispanic Heritage Month series on Latino composers with the Cuban American composer Tania Leon] Tania Leon is a Cuban American composer, conductor and lecturer…. Read more »