Aztecs, Mayans marveled at eclipses — and predicted them with precision

Aztecs, Mayans marveled at eclipses — and predicted them with precision

Victor Landa August 21, 2017

By Liliana Valenzuela, Austin American-Statesman (2.5-minute read)  Astronomers across the ages have looked up to the skies and marveled at eclipses. Using different numerical systems, the Aztecs and the Mayans observed eclipses and […]

How Anti-Latino Rhetoric Hurts All Americans

Victor Landa August 10, 2017

By Belinda Campos and Leo R. Chavez, Greater Good Magazine (10.5-minute read)  We all want to be valued members of the groups to which we belong. For Latinos in the United […]

Meet the Young Latino Mayor Who Is Bringing Back His Rhode Island City

Victor Landa August 9, 2017

By Geraldine Cols Azocar, NBC News (5-minute read)  CENTRAL FALLS, Rhode Island — We hear a lot about millennials making waves in the entertainment and tech worlds, but a young […]

Jim Plunkett’s painful journey: ‘My life sucks’

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By Eliott Almond, The Mercury News   He rises from a chair next to his Heisman Trophy in a room stuffed with dozens of silver and gold keepsakes that recognize […]

The Growth of the Latino Population is Slowing Down

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By Cliff Despres, Salud Today (1.5 minute read)  While still on the rise, the annual growth rate of the U.S. Latino population has dropped from 3.7% in 2006 to 2% in […]

La Uva, Mexican-American winemaking: Lucha, Oportunidad y Familia

Victor Landa August 4, 2017

By Eduardo Díaz, Director – Smithsonian Latino Center (3 minute read)    The advent of World War II (WWII) created a serious labor shortage in the United States. With so many men […]

Something to drop in the bag of obsessions with anything millennial:

Victor Landa July 31, 2017

12 – The percentage of Latino millennials who are unbanked (do not own checking and savings accounts). 7 – The percentage of Latino millennials who are unbanked. 35 – The […]

DIECIOCHO Podcast – Manny Ruiz, Hispanicize Texas

Victor Landa July 27, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 munite read, 20 minute listen)  Here’s the deal, if you’re a content creator in Texas or close to Texas, you should be at Hispanicize Texas and you […]

Remembering Gus Garcia, Mexican-American Civil Rights Pioneer

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By Raul A. Reyes, NBC News (7.5 minute read)   In his heyday, Gus Garcia cut a dashing figure in Texas legal and social circles. He was a key member […]

The Effect of Driver’s Licenses for the Undocumented

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Here are some interesting statistics that show what happens when you give drivers licenses to the undocumented. 905,000 – The approximate number of driver’s licenses issued by California’s Department of […]