NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Jan. 9-15, 2012

Hi there, this week I wanted to point out that NewsTaco snagged the only exclusive interview with @MexicanMitt, a character mocking the presidential candidate on Twitter. That’s my top pick this week, although we had a bunch of awesome stories that I wanted to draw your attention to.

Fun stuff included reminiscing about how Latinas have to have a good sense of humor to survive the barrage of nicknames slung their way growing up. News that 1 in 10 Hawaiians is a Latino was also interesting. Then there was some news about the KKK from Oklahoma, Tucson’s Mexican American Studies was shut down and Mitt Romney said he was “proud” to be endorsed by the author of SB 1070.

So check out our video and our stories and we’ll see you here next week!

Sara’s Top Pick:

• An Interview With Mitt Romney Twitter Parody “Mexican Mitt”

Culture:

• Being A Latina Means Having A Good Sense Of Humor
• KKK Recruiting In Oklahoma Doesn’t Go So Well
• I’m 32 And All My Friends Are Married But Me
• 1  In 10 Hawaiians Is Latino
• 6% Of Latinos In The U.S. Don’t Identify As “Latino”

Politics:

• Tucson’s Ethnic Studies Program Officially Shut Down
• Romney “Proud” Of Endorsement From SB 1070 Author
• Cecilia Muñoz Appointed Director Of The White House Domestic Policy Council
• Latino Immigration To U.S. Has Fallen To “Net Zero”