NewsTaco Roundup: February 13 – 19, 2012

We had a great mix of stories this week. There were a pair of Latino professors who were awarded the National Humanities Medal, tips for Latina teens, chicken tortilla soup, racial intermarriage, Chente, chimichangas, Tejanos and more.

I would say just about every story on our list this week, if you haven’t already read it, would be worth your while. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Sara’s Top Pick:

• Bien Hecho: Latino Profs. Receive National Humanities Medal

Culture:

• One Latina Twentysomething’s 12 Tips For Teens
• Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Latinos, Asians Have Highest Rates Of Intermarriage
• Superstar Vicente Fernandez Announces Rey-Tirement

Politics:

• Chimichangas, Tacos And Latino Politics
• 500 Years In The Making: The Tejano Monument
• An Awkward Romantic’s Valentine’s Day Dilemma
• American Prosperity Runs Through The U.S. Latino Community
• Amplifying The Latino Voice About The Environment

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Bien Hecho: Latino Profs. Receive National Humanities Medal

Yesterday President Obama awarded the 2011 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal to a group of selected intellectuals, including UCLA professor Teofilo F. Ruiz, and Stanford professor Ramón Saldívar. The National Humanities Medal honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens' engagement…

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These Latinos Were Honored with National Medals for Art, Humanities

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