Monthly Archives: April 2020

On the 25th Anniversary of the death of The Houston Post: my best column for that paper

Posted on April 18, 2020 by juanzqui7

Today, April 18, is the 25th anniversary of the death of The Houston Post, the newspaper for which I worked from 1979 until its demise (except for a short period during which I worked for USA TODAY). I worked as … Continue reading →

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Musings on a farm labor lexicon

Posted on April 8, 2020 by juanzqui7

I GREW UP in Crystal City, a South Texas town that became a virtual ghost town every summer as most of its residents, including my family, went “up north,” as we referred to it, to work in the agricultural fields … Continue reading →

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Latinos are here to stay. Get used to it.

Posted on April 4, 2020 by juanzqui7

I wrote this Houston Post column some 28 years ago. I post it here to show how, sadly, things haven’t changed very much when it comes to race relations in this country. — JRP HISPANICS, SAY THE letters to the … Continue reading →

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On ‘Mal de Ojo,’ Human Touch & Erecting Walls

Posted on April 1, 2020 by juanzqui7

I wrote this piece in 1998 for The Salt Journal, a short-lived magazine founded by my good friend David Barton, a damn good writer (and son of my longtime mentor and friend Bob Barton, Jr.). David had a vision of … Continue reading →

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