This site combines the work by Rubén Martínez, his books and articles, his music, documentaries and performances, and his blog. You can contact Rubén, see his appearance in the media via his bio+ page.
Rubén’s new book, Desert America is now available. You can read excerpts online (see Desert America for more info).
NEW! Sneak Preview of KCET-TV’s Broadcast of “The Ballad of Ricardo Flores Magón” (see “Variedades” for more info).
An Essay on Ricardo Flores Magón, the Anarchist that Binds L.A. and Mexico City
It is no coincidence that Ricardo Flores Magón wound up in the City of Angels. Even though it is over 100 miles from the US-Mexico line, … Read more
DREAMers have been at the forefront of the movement for immigration reform
President Obama is about to make his much-anticipated speech on immigration reform in Nevada. Yesterday, a bipartisan group of senators announced they’d struck a deal on a blueprint … Read more
Latino Americans are Taking a Different Path
New York Times, November 16, 2012
The question posed is one I’ve been wrestling with the better part of my life. I am the son and grandson of immigrants from Mexico and El … Read more
New York Times, December 24, 2004
Velarde N.M.
THE young couple knocks on the heavy wooden door. They are weary and the hour is late; it is bitterly cold.
The husband says: “En nombre del cielo, os pido posada,” … Read more
A moving account of a family’s odyssey by “one of the brightest voices of a new generation of Hispanic writers” (Washington Post)
The U.S.-Mexican border is one of the most permeable boundaries in the world, breached daily by Mexicans in … Read more
