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Why U.S. Latinos Are Difficult to Poll

NewsTaco February 9, 2016

*Language, distrust of government officials, the high use of cell phones and low voter participation makes polling Latinos more difficult and less accurate than traditional polling methods. But, as in […]

Young Latino Students Don’t See Themselves in Books

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How This Elotero Is Dealing With Gentrification

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New Hampshire’s Latino community may be small, but could be decisive in primary

NewsTaco February 8, 2016

*A small state, a big group of candidates . . .these are the conditions that open opportunities for a small segment of voters. Latinos may be 3 percent of the […]

‘Lucha Underground’ captures diverse L.A. in a wrestling ring, with tights and melodrama

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*Cool read. “Latino culture is very pop culture now,” it says. It’s about time, I say. VL By Jeffrey Flaishman, The Los Angeles Times Across the Los Angeles River, in […]

The Republican ‘Elefante’ in the Room

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*I remember, when I was a young reporter, interviewing the great Willie Velasquez and he telling me that Latinos would be well served by having equal representation in both political […]

Jose Zelaya Went From Doodling El Salvador’s Civil War To Disney Animator

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*Inspiring. Read this, it’ll make your day. VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla As a child in the 80s, José Zelaya drew what he saw: El Salvador’s civil war. Even then, Zelaya […]