Victoria Saeki-Serna On October 2nd, 1968, the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Mexico City turned into a mass grave. At 6:10 pm on the cue of a red flare, soldiers and undercover agents sent by president Gustavo Diaz Ordaz rained gunfire on an assembly of university students and their allies gathered to protest the absence of political rights in the country. They blocked exits, arrested those they … Continue reading On Culture, Repression, and Diplomacy: Thoughts and Tantrums from a PhD Student, Vol II