Top issue for Hispanics? Hint: It’s not immigration
Top issue for Hispanics? Hint: It’s not immigration
*Not that you’d be able to tell by mainstream media reports and political posturing, not that it’s a big secret to be discovered, it’s something Latinos know too well: the […]
GOPer Changes Name To Cesar Chavez, Becomes A Dem To Run In Heavily Hispanic District
*Whaaaatt? SMH. Hat tip to Taquista Thurman Williams. VL By Cartherine Thompson, Talking Points Memo One failed GOP candidate will do just about anything to win in Arizona’s heavily Hispanic […]
Latino millennials become a political force to reckon with
*These kids are changing the face of politics. Just like the boomers did in their time (and continue to do today, changing healthcare, retirement …). Their influence is just beginning […]
How an Omaha couple fulfilled their dream of opening a bakery
*Omaha, Nebraska, has been officially introduced to Latino culture. They now have a panaderia, and the story of how it came to be is a retelling of basic values: hard […]
Hispanics are key to emerging healthcare markets
*A clear case where marketers and corporations see “Hi$panic$.” VL By Danielle Restuccia, Saludify Gaining Hispanics’ trust just may be the key to success for healthcare companies. With the Affordable Care […]
At vigil for slain teen, Hispanic residents say they feel ignored
By Ian Duncan, The Baltimore Sun For the second time this week, family and friends of Oscar Torres gathered in public Friday to mourn his death, worrying, they say, that […]
Fiery Texas Anti-Immigration Candidate Dan Patrick Wants To Appeal To Latinos
*If you’re outside of Texas and you don’t know who Dan Patrick is, think Pete Wilson, from California, and put the Tea Party behind him. Patrick has called the undocumented […]
Indigenous Texans Want UN Support Against Border Fence
*This is important for many reasons, especially if you’re a border Latino. Many of the Chicanos of the Southwest are the present-day Apaches, Comanches, Lipanes, etc … It’s a matter […]
Why are Hispanics identifying as white?
*This is a very good commentary. A non-Latino tackles Latino “whiteness” but expands the conversation to all hyphenated racial and ethnic groups. A great line from the piece: ” … sometimes […]
Library of Congress Spotlights U.S. Hispanic Writers
*This is fantastic! VL By Harriet Staff, Poetry Foundation Furthering the tradition of the Hispanic Division’s Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT), the Hispanic Division and the Poetry and […]
