Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003

About Me

Y Que is a fermentation of the Chicana/o experience, the mixture/meskla of indigenous blood and the impact of second class citizenship in colonized America. The newsletter's function is to inform the masses of political/ state injustice, social and cultural awareness, and indigenous education, all with a socialist/ humanist voice. As our antespasados/ ancestors wrote in their ancient codices, it was necessary to approach the divinity, striving to reach the most elevated principle which is wisdom. We are directed to the quest of the meaning of woman, man, and the world. To become the master of the red and black, the colors that gave form to the symbols and the pictures of the codices. Y Que must represent the Chicana/o perspective in its purest form and not leave space open to misinterpretation. Y Que is the twenty first century codice in the continued resistance against Western colonization and globalism. Y Que must capture the faces of the voiceless, the struggle of the worker, and the liberation of the woman. Y Que must promote the richness of the arts, music, and literature. An eclectic array of genres that stem from Chicana/o influence shall be printed. Gender issues, sexuality, and the family structure within the Chicana/o community will be brought to light. The war against ignorance and intolerance has baptized Y Que's inception by fire. Our pen is the weapon of choice and our words are our ammunition.

My Interests

"The American way of life is simply not sustainable, because it does not acknowledge that there is a world beyond America."-Arundhati Roy

I'd like to meet:

"Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use, first to shrink wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead."-Arundhati Roy

Music:

Movies:

Television:

"It takes less mental effort to condemn than to think."-Emma Goldman

Books:

We are always accepting submissions in articles, essays, verbal masterbation and the like. We want to hear what you have on your mind. E mail us with your thoughts.

Heroes:

My Blog

The Truth About Thanksgiving By Ralph de Unamuno

The Truth About ThanksgivingA Closer Look at ThankstakingBy Ralph de UnamunoIn a few days we will all be getting ready to take a break from our studies and participate in the festivities of ..Thanksgi...
Posted by Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003 on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:21:00 PST

The Truth About Thanksgiving By Ralph de Unamuno

Minutemen Deflated in Thousand Oaks

Minutemen Deflated in Thousand Oaks by Ebo Gavriil ..The protesters were energetic, strong, and clearly visible from the freeway, red flags and black ones are planted on the lawn... On Monday Septe...
Posted by Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003 on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:27:00 PST

Why 'top 8' is bullshit!

The Fox owned myspace site now carries a new accessory and people are actually falling for it. It's called "top 8" where you, master of your profile and cyber domain, can place pixel images of people ...
Posted by Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003 on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:29:00 PST

Iraq and Vietnam article response in Ventura County Reporter 12/2005

This is a response to the "Iraq and Vietnam" article. William P. McGowan should be an angry economist. He is limited to creating arguments that have no basis on what is actually occurring. Let's look ...
Posted by Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003 on Fri, 30 Dec 2005 06:04:00 PST

Open letter to TOM from the editor of Y QUE?

Ok, so it's been well established that Tom sold everyone up the fucking creek. He's set for life in the millions, although he was already getting serious funds from advertising. Tom keeps claiming ...
Posted by Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003 on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

SOS attempt at dividing ethnic alliances

Daunting Coalitions White Xenophobes Recruit Southern California African American Activists by Aura Bogado; July 15, 2005 Is your community becoming a Third World City? Thats what Save Our S...
Posted by Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003 on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Xican@ Scene in Seattle Washington

The Xican@ Scene in Seattle Washington By Jake Prendez I was raised in the Seattle area and have seen the large growth of the Latino population first hand. I am sure all of you living in the L...
Posted by Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003 on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

EOP: "Handout" or Hard Work?

EOP: "Handout" or Hard Work? by Elias Serna, M.F.A. The governor, who never attended college in California, knows something about the future. Or at least his movies would have us believe. Wi...
Posted by Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003 on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

How to avoid the Draft

Body: NO DODGING ? JUST REFUSE TO VOLUNTEER? HERE?S HOW: I hope that you will not be offended if I tell you HOW THE "DRAFT" works. I realize that most people THINK they know how it works, but in m...
Posted by Y QUE? NEWSLETTER Est. 2003 on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST