Esther J. Cepeda

Cepeda: Instead of heading to the movies this summer, read one of these books

June 16, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.

Anything you do to understand your core beliefs -- and take time away from the fleeting and constant churn of media offense, side-taking and indignant response -- can be an...

Research going back nearly a century affirms that the foreign-born are involved in crime at significantly lower rates than their U.S.-born peers.

Cepeda: Deporting all illegal immigrants would not make crime go away

May 9, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

The U.S. will not get less violent or more safe if we collectively choose to pretend that our crime problem would go away if only we could get rid of...

Comedian Cristela Alonzo appears in ABC's short-lived sitcom "Cristela" in 2014. Alonzo uses stereotypes about Hispanics and Cinco de Mayo in her stand-up comedy.

Cepeda: The absurdity of Cinco de Mayo

May 3, 2017 at 3:08 p.m.

Cinco de Mayo is a ridiculous celebration, but since it isn't going away, the only weapon Mexicans really have at their disposal is to make fun of the whole thing.

Fatima Avelia, who filmed the arrest of her undocumented father Romulo Avilez-Gonzalez, poses on campus at school on March 6 in Los Angeles.
Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, a 48-year-old Mexican who has lived in the United States for 27 years, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement near his children's school in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Cepeda: America’s schools should be ICE-free zones

March 25, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are ever-present in the minds of millions of students who are either in the country without legal status or have parents who are.

Cepeda: Despite how the Census Bureau now treats it, “Hispanic/Latino” is not a race

March 17, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.

Thinkstock by Getty Images The U.S. Census Bureau has been experimenting with alternate versions of the race and ethnicity section of its National Content Test Research Study. The bureau hopes...

Asian elephants perform for the final ...

Cepeda: As the circus leaves town for good, may the increased respect for animals endure

January 18, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

If more people truly understood what circus animals go through behind the scenes in order to delight our families for a few hours, I bet it would soothe their sense...

A demonstrator in Mexico City protests against the visit of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Cepeda: Those who Trump has vilified won’t forget

August 31, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

After flipping and flopping on the topic of immigration, perhaps Donald Trump has learned this lesson: His fans are not thirsting for a more humane, welcoming Republican candidate.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks on Aug. 15 in Youngstown, Ohio.

Cepeda: Trump’s ideological test for immigrants is absurd

August 20, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

It's not wrong to want to keep out those who would do us harm. But restricting entry to only those who can traverse (or fake) an ideological purity quiz doesn't...

Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during the 2016 U.S. Women鈥檚 Gymnastics Olympic Trials on July 10 in San Jose, Calif. Biles is expected to contend for five gold medals during the Summer Games in Rio.

Cepeda: Gymnastics 2.0 soars beyond the perfect 10

August 6, 2016 at 7:03 p.m.

In August 2012, I wrote a lamentation about the seeming lack of lyricism, fluidity and artistry on display during the Olympics' women's gymnastics routines.

House Speaker Paul Ryan posted this selfie with U.S. Capitol interns on Instagram earlier this month.

Cepeda: Vilifying whites is no way to solve our racial problems

July 30, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

So if everyone knows that treating ethnic and racial minorities as stereotypes is disrespectful, mean-spirited and divisive, why is it OK when it comes to whites?

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