Francisco Cantú

2 weeks ago | nybooks.com | Fintan O’Toole |Francisco Cantú |Julia Preston |Hector Tobar

In the second of a series of virtual events on the most pressing issues emerging from the second Trump administration, Fintan O’Toole hosts Francisco Cantú, Julia Preston, and Héctor Tobar for a panel on the fight for immigrant rights. You may view all available recordings in this series on this page.

1 month ago | nybooks.com | Francisco Cantú

Every few months I visit a local graveyard to help tend to the headstones of unidentified migrants who lost their lives along Arizona’s border with Mexico. To reach it one must drive through Tucson’s Evergreen Cemetery, past large pines and manicured cedars that shade the grassy grave sites below. Beyond these well-cared-for plots is a patch of dry, unshaded earth known as Pauper’s Field.

Oct 7, 2024 | thereader.mitpress.mit.edu | Didier Eribon |Pippa Goldschmidt |Francisco Cantú |Moshe Safdie

BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. When I reread James Baldwin’s beautiful text on the death of his father, one remark in particular struck me. Baldwin recounts that he put off a visit to the man he knew was very ill as long as he possibly could. Then he notes: “I had told my mother I did not want to see him because I hated him. But this was not true. It was only that I had hated him and I wanted to hold on to this hatred.

Jun 17, 2024 | portside.org | Francisco Cantú

A Legacy of Plunder Published June 16, 2024 Growing up in the southwestern United States, I often heard stories from my stepfather about people who enriched themselves by stealing from Natives. These were not tales from the past, but ongoing stories taking place on the reservation lands where he was employed and later lived.

May 30, 2024 | nybooks.com | Francisco Cantú

Growing up in the southwestern United States, I often heard stories from my stepfather about people who enriched themselves by stealing from Natives. These were not tales from the past, but ongoing stories taking place on the reservation lands where he was employed and later lived.