the Latino daily – Your Thursday moring brief
the Latino daily – Your Thursday moring brief
THURSDAY, April 21, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! I’m armed with coffee and a small stack of pecan scones. Serve yourself your prefered morning drink and munch, let’s get the news […]
Rise in English proficiency among U.S. Hispanics is driven by the young
*No surprise. I’ve heard that the immigrant mother tongue is lost in two generations. So many implications here. It’s the reason Univision ventured into Fusion, and bought a chunk of […]
This Database Put 150 Years of Mexican and Mexican-American Regional Newspapers Online For the First Time
*This is fantastic! I’ve always maintained that you can’t understand the U.S.-Mexico border unless you’ve lived there. There’s a wealth of stories, data and history in this collection. I’m happy […]
The Nation’s Latino Population Is Defined by Its Youth
*This article is chock-full of Latino millennial statistics: nearly half of native-born Latinos are younger than 18; one fourth of all U.S. Latinos are millennials; 44 percent of U.S. Latino […]
the Latino daily – Your Wednesday morning brief
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Good morning Taquistas! It’s a good day to squash long-held myths. I’m going to start today with a short list of numbers that correct a few […]
Is email a cause to question the attack on Julián Castro?
Victor Landa, NewsTaco I get that there are some people who don’t like the way Julián Castro is running specific parts of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. I understand that they […]
MALDEF’s Thomas Saenz says he’s optimistic about Supreme Court immigration case
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Ten minutes can be eaither a blink or an eternity, and if that’s all the time you’ve got to make your case in the highest court in […]
Trump’s Latino employees come out against Trump
*Orale. Seventy-five percent of the construction workers on the Trump Tower in Washington DC are Latino. For most of them “It’s just part of the job. It’s a way to earn […]
Going Home to The Bronx
*I post this because I enjoyed reading it. You won’t find politics here, or any sort of controversy. It’s just a reporter going back to a place he once called […]
Progressive’s attack on Julián Castro is really about big-tent muck
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (4 minute read) Before it became a headline Joe Velazquez’s resignation letter from the Board of Directors of the American Family Voices organization circulated widely among […]
