SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A proposed mural of a sleeping, sombrero-topped Mexican man has created a cultural minefield in South Texas, where supporters say it's a tribute to a classic image and ...

The "Sleeping Mexican" is a famous statue of a laborer asleep against a cactus, dressed in a sarape, with his face hidden by a sombrero. Does this depiction honor a cultural past or insult it?

For decades, a sombreroed peasant named Pancho has been sleeping against a saguaro, seemingly unaware of any controversy over whether he's a racist stereotype. Now, he's opening eyes -and minds - at ...

Two sleeping Mexican statues displayed outside Hot Taco restaurant in Charlotte's South End. You’ve probably seen the image before. A Mexican dressed in a traditional white shirt and sarape, a huge ...

A North Carolina Mexican restaurant is taking heat over two statues of snoozing Latinos outside the eatery that some say perpetuate racist stereotypes. Local residents are petitioning the owners of ...

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