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Obscure Latin American history, capitalism and corruption. Each week, your hosts, Carmen and Cristina, will tell each other a story about Latino/Latine history, capitalism or corruption and sometimes all three. Episodes every Thursday.

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The History of International Adoption in Guatemala

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07/28/22 • 62 min

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Adoption is often presented as the solution to abortion, but the dark side of adoption is rarely talked about. In between 1996 and 2007, Guatemala was one of the major providers of children for international adoption and while for adoptive parents in the US, this was a win, the Guatemalan adoption system was riddled with corruption, coercion and abductions. This led to necessary reform that still has its flaws.

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07/28/22 • 62 min

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History of Sterilizations in California: Madrigal v. Quilligan

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10/27/22 • 70 min

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From 1909 to the 1970s, the state of California performed one third of all sterilizations in the United States. 20,000 sterilizations were performed during these years, to people that did not consent. The case of Madrigal v. Quilligan, took place in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Many unsuspecting women were coerced to sign paperwork to perform their sterilization, while others were told that the process could be reversed.

Cristina tells Carmen about this dark chapter in California history and they also discuss the book Solito by Javier Zamora.

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Sources:

No Mas Bebes. 2015. Directed by Renee Tajima-Peña

https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/madrigal-v-quilligan#:~:text=and%20Photographs%20Division.-,Madrigal%20v.,for%20involuntary%20or%20forced%20sterilization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrigal_v._Quilligan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_m%C3%A1s_beb%C3%A9s

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/magazine/when-doctors-took-family-planning-into-their-own-hands.html

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36db64c71e274d5092cfdd68f5b3c541

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10/27/22 • 70 min

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Revolutionary Dogs

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06/30/22 • 42 min

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Dogs hold many titles, they are family, they rescue, they protect, they are loved. Some dogs become symbols of a revolution. When mass protests broke out in Chile, in 2011 and again in 2019, some beloved street dogs rose to fame for marching with students. These dogs are El Negro Matapacos, El Rucio Capucha and El Vaquita.

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https://historyofyesterday.com/the-chilean-street-dog-who-protested-for-educational-reform-bb8d43f09224

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%932013_Chilean_student_protests

https://blurredbylines.com/blog/el-negro-matapacos-riot-dogs-el-vaquita-loukanikos-kanellos-protesters/

https://www.theclinic.cl/2019/11/19/inesperado-final-de-la-historia-del-rucio-capucha-perro-sufrio-el-impacto-del-chorro-del-guanaco-y-fue-hospitalizado/

https://www.rockandpop.cl/2019/11/perro-rucio-capucha-fue-adoptado/

https://www.lmneuquen.com/la-historia-rucio-capucha-el-perro-callejero-que-encabezo-las-manifestaciones-chile-n669896

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chilean-students-protest-capital-early-test-president-boric-2022-03-25/

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06/30/22 • 42 min

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The History of the Hard Shell Taco (in the United States)

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08/04/22 • 42 min

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The hard shell taco has become synonymous with Taco Bell and "white" people tacos, but the history and heritage of it, is actually very Mexican. The patent for the first hard shell taco mold was placed by a Oaxacan immigrant and the "inspiration" behind Taco Bell came from a woman who migrated from Jalisco, Mexico. So, how did this dish become white washed? Today, we bring you the history of the hard shell taco, a little bit of appropriation talk and a little bit of tiktok talk.

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Tiktok videos mentioned in today's episode:

https://www.tiktok.com/@alexa.alexuh/video/7123335964554071342

https://www.tiktok.com/@janellerohner/video/7111779233600425262

Sources:

https://whatsuppub.com/arts_culture/books/article_febfef9a-d859-11e2-87f6-0019bb30f31a.html

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/an-oral-history-of-hard-shell-tacos

https://medium.com/the-interlude/historias-de-la-cocina-hard-shell-tacos-f380be90fb93

https://www.mitlacafesb.com/aboutus

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210630-how-taco-bell-stole-the-taco

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/where-did-the-taco-come-from-81228162/

https://archives.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/08/17/where-did-crispy-tacos-come-from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Bell

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08/04/22 • 42 min

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The History of Eugenics and Sterilizations in California

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10/13/22 • 59 min

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Eugenics was developed largely by Sir Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, eugenics was increasingly discredited as unscientific and racially biased during the 20th century and it also informed many policies in California.

In California, Mexicans were targeted by eugenic policies, making up the majority of people sterilized in during the 1900s.

Today, Cristina tells Carmen about eugenic history, sterilizations and how the same rhetoric exists today, in stereotypes about "dirty Mexicans" and "hyper breeder" Latina women.

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Sources:

http://www.processhistory.org/sara-rosas-garcia/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/california-compensates-victims-forced-sterilizations-many-latinas-rcna1471#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16640386522730&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Flatino%2Fcalifornia-compensates-victims-forced-sterilizations-many-latinas-rcna1471

Stern, A. (2016). Eugenic Nation (2nd ed.). University of California Press.

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10/13/22 • 59 min

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The Guatemalan Syphilis Study

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10/20/22 • 58 min

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The Guatemalan Syphilis experiments were conducted in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948. They were led by John Cutler, who would go on participate in the Tuskegee Experiments. This was unknown, until Historian and Professor Susan Mokotoff Reverby found Cutler's archives, while she was researching the Tuskegee Experiments. Guatemala has condemned these experiments as crimes against humanity.

Carmen tells Cristina about this dark chapter in Guatemala history and it's aftermath. They also discuss the recent news about Nury Martinez, former president of the Los Angeles City Council and her racists remarks.

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Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guatemala-syphilis/u-s-researchers-broke-rules-in-guatemala-syphilis-study-idUSTRE77S3L120110829
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828982/
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/cover_story/2017/02/guatemala_syphilis_experiments_worse_than_tuskegee.html
https://www.voanews.com/a/judge-lawsuit-over-guatemala-syphilis-experiment-to-proceed/4730000.html
https://www.law.com/2022/04/22/federal-judge-dismisses-suit-against-johns-hopkins-rockefeller-foundation-over-nonconsensual-human-medical-experiments-in-guatemala/?slreturn=20220909212146

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10/20/22 • 58 min

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The Soccer War (La Guerra del Futbol)

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07/21/22 • 28 min

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In the summer of 1969, El Salvador and Honduras played three soccer games against each other and the winner would move on to the 1970 world cup. As they played the game of their lives, the soccer players had no idea the events that followed, would be known as the soccer war (also known as the one hundred hour war). For 4 days, El Salvador and Honduras were at war with each other.

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https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-48785805#amp_ct=1656476189484&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16564761446155&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fmundo%2Fnoticias-america-latina-48785805

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_War

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07/21/22 • 28 min

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Vieques 1999: When Puerto Rico Kicked Out the Navy

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07/07/22 • 41 min

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Vieques is a little island, 8 miles from mainland Puerto Rico. From the 1920s until 2003, 2/3rds of the island was occupied by the US Navy. Day after, day, the people of Vieques lived with bombs falling every day. Until they had enough.

Petition to demand healthcare, clean up, sustainable development and demilitarization and return of the land for Vieques.

http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=7743

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Sources:

https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/vieques-island-protests

https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/puerto-ricans-force-united-states-navy-out-vieques-island-1999-2003

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_in_Vieques,_Puerto_Rico

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019/7/1/puerto-ricos-vieques-still-reels-from-decades-of-us-navy-bombing

https://theworld.org/stories/2019-07-16/puerto-rico-s-vieques-island-ousted-us-navy-now-fight-s-against-airbnb

https://projectpulso.org/2022/01/26/navy-bombings/

https://study.com/learn/lesson/foraker-act-purpose-overview-1900.html

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07/07/22 • 41 min

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LGBTQ+ Mexican Revolutionaries

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09/15/22 • 49 min

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September 16th is Mexican Independence day, why not talk about another Mexican war, the Mexican revolution. While people like Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata are discussed when the revolution is discussed, there are people that are forgotten or erased from history.

Today, we wanted to share two queer revolutionaries, Amelio Robles Avila and Manuel Palafox.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelio_Robles_%C3%81vila

https://www.intomore.com/culture/amelio-robles-avila-trans-legend-of-the-mexican-revolution/

https://libcom.org/article/amelio-robles-gait-old-soldier-transgender-masculinity-mexican-revolution-gabriela-cano

https://opencuny.org/rqmh/historical-vignettes/palafox/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Palafo

https://culturacolectiva.com/history/emiliano-zapata-sexual-myth/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Zapata

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09/15/22 • 49 min

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Mustard Gas Experiments During WWII

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11/10/22 • 48 min

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Latines had a huge role in WWII, from filling in work shortages to filling in ranks in the United States Armed forces. Many Mexican and Puerto Rican members of the military were sent to the Philippines or different Latin American countries. Puerto Rican soldiers that were sent to Panama, participated in mustard gas experiments. They, along with Black and Japanese-American soldiers, were sought out for these experiments due to their race.

In today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this dark chapter in WWII history.

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Sources:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/03/534896928/for-veterans-mustard-gassed-in-secret-tests-help-now-sits-on-presidents-desk

https://www.npr.org/2015/06/23/416408655/the-vas-broken-promise-to-thousands-of-vets-exposed-to-mustard-gas

https://www.npr.org/2015/06/22/415194765/u-s-troops-tested-by-race-in-secret-world-war-ii-chemical-experiments

Smith, S. L. (2008). Mustard gas and American race-based human experimentation in World War II. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 36(3), 517+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A186516801/AONE?u=fvrl_main&sid=googleScholar&xid=c80913cf

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11/10/22 • 48 min

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