Writer and Commentator

Jorge Amselle

1 article 1997

Jorge Amselle is a writer who contributed to The Weekly Standard in 1997. He wrote about historical memory and cultural politics, including a piece on the legacy of the Alamo.

MISREMEMBER THE ALAMO!

October 20, 1997 · Magazine

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH runs from September 15, independence day for most of Central America, to October 15. This year, the Hispanic press is portraying two sisters, Nadine and Patsy Cordova, as martyrs for the Chicano- history movement. The two were junior-high and high-school teachers in Vaughn,…