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Glad to be here by Stan Gotlieb and Diana Ricci

In January, I celebrated my fifth anniversary in Oaxaca, the second longest period of time I have ever spent in one place. " Soy vagabundo" (I am a wanderer), I often answer when asked what I "do... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Happy anniversary to me by Stan Gotlieb

La Casa de Mescal is a Oaxaca landmark, which at the millenium will have been doing business at this location near the Zocalo for 60 years. Those of us who prefer Mezcal to its cousin, Tequila, know th... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Where are you, Juan Valdez? by Stan Gotlieb and Diana Ricci

This piece was written in early 1995. A year later, pieces on why we should buy "organic" coffee were appearing regularly in the mainstream press. (The picture is of the ancient cedar in Tule, outside ... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Stan and Diana's biography by Stan Gotlieb and Diana Ricci

Diana and Stan's Biography Photography by Diana Ricci Stan Gotlieb and Diana Ricci have been together for about six years. This is a story about their time together. The picture a... read more
author Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Welcome to Los Angeles by Stan Gotlieb and Diana Ricci

I wrote his in early 1995. Thankfully, the decency and good will of the average Oaxacan had not vanished along with their purchasing power and hopes for the future. Teen age gangs, on the rise, have m... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Charity begins at home by Stan Gotlieb and Diana Ricci

These kids are Tarahumara indians who live in the Copper Canyon area. The Tarahumara are among the most marginalized of Mexico's indigenous peoples, and suffer from severe drought in the summer and nea... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

A gala in Oaxaca by Stan Gotlieb

Inside the main chapel at Santo Domingo Church, one of many highly decorated colonial and post colonial buildings in Oaxaca in which music is presented. The Teatro Macedonio Alcala exists because of t... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Letters from Mexico watch out for the wind by Stan Gotlieb

This was written around Christmas of 1994. The banner hangs outside an opposition union office in Oaxaca. After ten days, the occupation ended. The teachers, some ten thousand strong, went back home t... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

A world class museum opens in Oaxaca by Stan Gotlieb

A detail salvaged from the original convent of Santo Domingo graces one side of the main entrance to the newly refurbished Oaxaca Cultural Center and Regional Museum. [This is a special article abou... read more
indigenous-groups museums perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Truth in packaging by Stan Gotlieb

In a place where the image of something can attain more significance than its substance, the propaganda war is waged without letup. Just like at home... (The wall of the governor's official residence, ... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Letters to the editor: Sept. 1996 by Stan Gotlieb

Below are some archives of letters to the editor that Stan has chosen to answer with open responses. August 23, 1996: A Border Resident Shares Her Experiences Sandy Weisel writes: Hi, I just love ... read more
perspectives politics social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Is this the border zone, or the twilight zone? by Stan Gotlieb

On one end of the Tapatio, one of Guadalajara's walking streets, is a plaza featuring many quirky benches, a table, and this chair. Cast in bronze, it is worn into a wonderful patina by the many people... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Is there a doctor in the house? by Stan Gotlieb

  This drawing of a latrine is painted on a wall next to the main square in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca. It was paid for by the National Health, as a preventative medicine strategy. There are fou... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Letters to the editor: Dec 1995 by Stan Gotlieb

Below are some archives of letters to the editor that Stan has chosen to answer with open responses. December 20, 1995 Victor Salas writes that, having been born and raised in ... read more
perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Welcome to San Miguel de Gringolandia by Stan Gotlieb

I don't remember where this picture was taken, but I thought it a nice little color splash to brighten your day. Photography by Dan McWethy [This article, as many I have written, says at least as much... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Guanajuato Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Three blind mice by Stan Gotlieb

This was written in 1994. How to survive - and stay - in Oaxaca, were very much on my mind. (The picture is of the Oaxaca State Band playing their Sunday concert in the zocalo.) Photography by Diana Ri... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

The Rompe Cabeza man by Stan Gotlieb

Maestro Ignacio Cervantes plies his trade in the Alameda, in front of the Cathedral in Oaxaca. Photography by Diana Ricci [" Rompe - Cabeza " (ROM-pe ca -BAY-sa, literally "head b... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca

What's today's rate? by Stan Gotlieb

I wrote this in early 1995, when the peso was on a slide. For many, especially the Mexican people, the "devaluation" was no laughing matter. "It's 5.0 at the Caseta de Cambio (money changer) in Cinco ... read more
indigenous-groups perspectives social-issues Oaxaca, Oaxaca
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