tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:19:40 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housewhite+supremacywikileakswmatawomanwomenworkwrestlingyemenyoutubeTwo-Spirit immigrant living in Washington DC.http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)Blogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-4633504997173766803Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:03:00 +00002012-08-02T17:54:35.284-04:00barack+obamadream+actimmigrationEl fin de semana pasado el presidente Barack Obama anunció que su gobierno pondrá fin a las deportaciones de los DREAMers o jóvenes indocumentados elegibles para el DREAM Act, y que se les otorgará permisos temporales de trabajo. Obama hizo este anuncio en la fecha del 30 aniversario de la decisión Plyler vs. Doe, que garantiza la educación pública gratuita a los niños immigrantes indocumentados http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/06/informacion-sobre-el-dream-act-y-los.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-1376639507403384080Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:00:00 +00002012-08-02T17:53:58.662-04:00activismdream+actdreamershuman+rightsimmigrationundocumentedyouth This past weekend president Barack Obama announced that his administration will halt deportation of DREAMers, undocumented youth eligible for the DREAM Act, and give them temporary work permits.  The announcement made by Obama was made on the same day of the 30th anniversary of the Plyler v. Doe decision which guaranteed undocumented children free public education. Here is some useful http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/06/facts-in-dream-act-and-dreamers-under.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-4600720390092396768Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:45:00 +00002012-07-14T22:19:56.581-04:00genderpersonalsexualitytestimonytransgender As some of you already know, I have started a hormone treatment in order to feminize my body. I'm transitioning from male to female because I want to live my life as a transgender woman.  Here are some of my thoughts, questions and answers about this defining process.  This is perhaps the most important decision I have made in my entire life and I’m very aware of the challenges I face http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/06/why-i-am-transitioning-to-become.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-7228196636805314068Thu, 10 May 2012 12:15:00 +00002012-05-31T13:33:36.451-04:00Same-sex marriage is about family values, they support and strength them. In that sense, it is important and necessary to protect same-sex families and parents. It's beneficial to everyone to respect the rights of LGBT queer individuals. This is a personal testimony. As most LGBT people of my generation, since early age I became aware that my sexuality was rejected by my own family and by http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/05/gay-marriage-and-family-values.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-8271416698116532615Thu, 03 May 2012 22:47:00 +00002012-05-03T19:20:32.968-04:00arizonaborderdrug+traiffickinghatredimmigrationlatinosmexiconativesracismterrorismundocumentedThe Arizona shooter who killed himself this week after shooting his own family was a racist anti-immigrant hater and supporter of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Jason Todd Ready visited this blog and wrote hateful comments. J. T. Ready standing on the right, with members of the hate group U.S. Border Guard in Arizona. Photo by USBG A report by The Raw Story reveals J. T. Ready ties with neo-Nazi http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/05/following-steps-of-joe-arpaio-arizona.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-7139882167245291539Thu, 03 May 2012 14:06:00 +00002012-05-03T12:25:24.714-04:00communityimmigrationinterviewslatinoslgbtorganizationstransgenderwashington+dc A center for the local Latino LGBT community will open next month in Washington, DC. The long-overdue space is called Casa Ruby, a personal project started by transgender activist Ruby Corado who is supported by local LGBT groups like Latinos en Accion [Latinos in Action], other nonprofit organizations and the D.C. government. Ruby Corado is a transgender woman who immigrated from El Salvador http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/05/latino-lgbt-community-center-opens-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-1712868678759757002Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:33:00 +00002012-05-14T15:02:48.612-04:00cultureshistorylatinospeoplewashington+dcWashington, DC, has been historically a city of White and Black communities since its foundation in 1791, but since in the past five decades, Latinos have become a significant part of the life and cultures of the nation's capital. However, it's important to remember that the ancestors of Latinos lived in this land long before this city was created. Washington, DC, actually lies on Native lands http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/04/latinos-in-dmv-spanish-speaking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-2640302751007633929Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:44:00 +00002012-04-10T12:09:20.361-04:00artcultureeducationhistorymusicpeoplespaceswashington+dc The historical Howard Theater reopened today in in Washington, DC, with a community event and a ceremony held by the authorities of the D.C. government.  This important cultural venue has reopened after 32 years of being unused, thanks to a $29 million dollars investment coming from private and public funds (D.C. taxpayers paid $20 million dollars). The city of Washington, DC, has recovered a http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/04/howard-theater-reopens-in-washington-dc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-3491002214207580498Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +00002012-04-10T12:53:36.449-04:00hispanicsidentitylatinosnativesraceracismwhite+supremacyIn the United States people are grouped in labels of race and class. This is done so the minority elites can control the masses and keep their political and economic privileges. That is why European descendants in the U.S. insist on imposing the term Hispanic on non-European communities in the U.S. who use the Spanish language. White Hispanics who are a tiny minority among us, force the numeroushttp://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/04/when-labels-dont-fit-we-are-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-7404492905880844862Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:02:00 +00002012-04-04T10:02:10.394-04:00culturehistoryindigenouslgbtnativespeoplesThe Latin American Studies Center at University of Maryland, College Park, presents a 4-day workshop with Visiting Scholar Dr. Juan Castillo Cocom (indigenous Maya) of the Universidad Intercultural Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Program A. Lecture: Ethnoexodus: Strategic Forgetfulnesses and Flashbacks Wednesday, April 4 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: 3202 Knight Hall Professor Castillo Cocom will http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/04/workshop-on-indigeneity-in-americas-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-5802964533945457126Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:04:00 +00002012-07-22T20:54:12.520-04:00blacksculturehistorylatinospoliticsprotestsracism Update July 16, 2012 George Zimmerman's racism starts at home, read the original tweet here.  This is so sad, The killing of Trayvon Martin is obviously a hate crime motivated by racism, so the conversation of race is necessary to understand what happened. Initially, most corporate media stated that the killer George Zimmerman was White but he can be considered as multiracial or http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/03/george-zimmerman-is-latino-and-latinos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-4511568088043078966Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:15:00 +00002012-03-25T11:40:34.925-04:00justicepeopleprotestracismvideoswashington+dcThousands of people rallied today in downtown Washington, DC, to demand justice for Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teenager killed in Sanford, Florida almost a month ago, as a consequence of a hate crime. I recorded this video of the rally held at Freedom Plaza, which started around 2:30 pm. and ended short after 4:00 pm. Several speakers gave very inspirational speeches about justice, solidarityhttp://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/03/rally-for-trayvon-martin-in-washington.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-5085133417068760256Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:36:00 +00002012-03-24T01:07:33.314-04:00blackfamilyjusticepeopleprotestsracismsocial+mediayouthThe killing of teenager Trayvon Martin was supposed to be another case of racial injustice, as those happening every day in the United States. After we would read about it and protest, we would then forget about it. Instead, the death of this good man is impacting this country in a very positive way. An unarmed, respectful and well raised young man who didn’t mean any type of threat to anyone http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-has-trayvon-martin-done-to-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-3486483411250802894Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:27:00 +00002012-02-25T21:33:08.888-05:00blackeducationequalitygayhuman+rightslatinolgbtmediaThe permanent suspension of Roland Martin from CNN after he twitted regretable comments that were taken as homophobic, have caused negative reactions against the LGBT civil rights activists that protested against him. The reactions to Martin’s suspension can be very negative for the LGBT rights movement. Most people who like Roland Martin’s work, feel that this “punishment” was really http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/02/gay-censorship-roland-martin-suspension.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-2757903174339850091Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:56:00 +00002012-03-27T06:01:37.306-04:00culturesfilmlatinosnycpeopleraceurbanusvideosThis video is funny... But also this video portrays Latina women [and transgender Latinas in this case] in ways that not everyone might agree with. This video promotes racial and cultural stereotypes may be funny for some, but they might not be good for Latino women. That's an open question. Also, these are not Spanish girls. They are U.S. women of Caribbean heritage, raised in urban areas. http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/01/shit-spanish-girls-say-not-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-7274749938100756772Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:55:00 +00002012-01-10T00:04:45.037-05:00barack+obamadeportationselections+2012immigrationlatino+votelatinosLast Friday, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new rule to help undocumented immigrants who have relatives who are U.S. citizens, to regularize their immigration status in a shorter period of time, while staying in the country. Indigenous migrants participate at a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Department of Interior on September 23, 2011 in Washington, DC. About 50 http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/01/obama-reelection-campaign-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-4798931240576236215Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:55:00 +00002012-01-08T16:57:41.707-05:002012+electionsdream+actimmigrationlatinospoliticsprotestsrepublicansundocumentedRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney vowed to veto the federal DREAM Act bill if elected president, proving that he is not familiar with the bill itself while causing protests from Latino voters. The DREAM Act is a bill that was rejected in 2010 by the Republican-led Senate, which would provide a path to citizenship to undocumented youth who grew up in the U.S. and graduated from U.S. http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2012/01/latinos-will-protest-mitt-romney-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-7891537253845080773Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:12:00 +00002012-01-08T15:10:13.142-05:00economyfree+tradeinterviewspeoplepoliticsproteststpptradeusWall Street continues ruling the White House's economic policies and is now pushing almost secretely for the biggest "free" trade deal ever: the Trans-Pacific Partnership.  The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which follows the destructive and corrupted model of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), includes 9 countries of the Pacific Rim: Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2011/12/another-nafta-on-making-trans-pacific.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-7864418080390231176Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:47:00 +00002011-12-24T03:53:10.220-05:00activismhuman+rightsimmigrationnycoccupyoccupy+wall+streetpeopleprotestsToday is the the International Migrants Day (Sunday, December 18th). The Immigrants Occupy March will be held in New York City. Update:  The Real News Network's report: The Live Streams included in this post are working partially and with difficulties. Included in this post is a Live Blogging event to follow twits from the march. Ready to go! Photo twitted by @OccupyWallStNYC Photo http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2011/12/immigration-march-at-occupy-wall-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-7754989947571141678Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:41:00 +00002011-12-14T18:04:32.634-05:00cityoccupy+dcpeoplephotographypoliticsprotestsspaceswashington+dcDespite increasing demands for its eviction and harsh cold temperatures, the Occupy D.C. camp at McPherson Square is standing strong as one of the last standing Occupy camps in the United States. Today I visited the Occupy D.C. camp and I took these photos. Notice that most protesters were at the U.S. Congress, joining a hunger strike to demand voting rights and budget autonomy for the District.http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2011/12/occupy-dc-seems-growing-stronger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-5688549508518322959Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:09:00 +00002011-12-08T11:13:20.761-05:00congressjobsk+streetoccupy+dcpeopleprotestsvideoswashington+dcworkersAbout 2,000 protesters rallied from the National Mall to K Street NW, in the second day of Take Back the Capitol week of action, blocking the street where most of the U.S. lobbyist offices are located. Several people were arrested. Organizers, activists, students and several organizations including Our DC along with Occupy DC held a "Day of Action against the undue influence of money in politicshttp://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2011/12/occupy-dc-rally-occupied-k-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-5686212984770990452Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:42:00 +00002011-12-08T11:17:04.601-05:00capitol+hillcongressinterviewsoccupy+dcpeopleprotestsvideoswashington+dcworkers Thousands of people have arrived to Washington, DC, from across the country for a five-day long protest to demand the U.S. Congress to pass legislation aimed to reduce the nation's high unemployment rates, to guarantee better jobs and extend current unemployment benefits. Photo by 99inDC This organized protest is being called Take Back the Capitol and is organized by the local community http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2011/12/video-take-back-capitol-protests-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-3327338706760376875Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:24:00 +00002011-12-06T12:15:38.011-05:00dreamersimmigrationinterviewsprotestsracismundocumentedvideosxenophobiayouthPhoto Stephen Pavey The anti-immigrant law HB56 implemented by the state of Alabama last September 1st, has caused an organized response from youth advocacy groups, community organizations and courageous individuals who are campaigning for this bill to be repealed, or at least modified.  Alabama has followed the states of Arizona, Indiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Georgia by passing strong http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2011/11/something-is-happening-in-alabama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-7355567931624314682Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:59:00 +00002011-10-30T23:40:56.944-04:00blogscarlos+dccarlosqcsocial+mediaCreating valuable new online media is not an easy task, being a blogger requires a lot of unpaid work and sacrifices that can bring good results in a personal level, but sometimes it may cause you a lot of headaches. The good side of online blogging it is that most publishing tools are free of cost, easy to learn, and they can reach out a lot of people. The bad side is that you are not always inhttp://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2011/10/carlos-in-dc-returns-to-blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751235723479192230.post-5610266322455103810Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:00:00 +00002011-10-30T20:25:59.526-04:00blogscarlosqcjournalismmediaperuanistasocial+mediawikileaksOn Monday, December 13, 2010 around by at 11:00 AM. my blogs Carlos in DC and Peruanista were deleted after I tried posting a video of the WikiLeaks anonymous activists. Both blogs were re-posted after 12 hours. I won Blogger any longer. I transferred my blogs to carlosqc.wordpress.com and peruanista.wordpress.com while other projects are coming with the support I received from several friends.http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/2010/12/censorship-of-blog-carlos-in-dc-bye.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos QC)3