Welcome

Hello and welcome to A Chicano In Paris. My name is Rudy Martinez. I am a chicano originally from LA now living in, well, take a guess, and this is my Substack.

I have long been in love with this magical cité. When I began this endeavor it was mostly notes on what I was seeing, learning, experiencing in this place. It has evolved into something much, much more. This city and her people have affected the way I see the rest of the world in ways I never expected.

This place - this Substack - is a reflection of that evolution. What started as my random observations of this city, and nerding out over some obscure French history has evolved into me taking chances and trying things I never would have had the courage to try before.

From my very personal essays in Letters To My Father, to my podcast of obscure French history morphing into a long series on Paris history, my works of fiction and even kids books — all of it is influenced by the confluence of who I have always been mixing with the magic of my favorite city.

And now I have added The Rest of the World Report to all of that and I feel really proud of what I have managed to create in this space. I have a front row seat to the way the world outside of the United States is covering what is happening inside the country we left behind.

My hope is that this space reflects who I aspire to be. And if anything I have said, or anything you have read in this Substack has made you want to come along, click the subscribe button and come along. You can subscribe to the whole thing or just pick what speaks to you—toggle sections in your account settings.