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Ted Cruz, reluctant Latino trailblazer

NewsTaco February 2, 2016

*The fact that Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have gone farther than any other Latino presidential candidate gives them the title of trailblazer. It’s the “Latino” identity part that complicates […]

In ‘No Más Bebés,’ A ‘Perfect Storm’ Led To Unwanted Sterilizations For Many Latinas

NewsTaco February 1, 2016

U.S. rights group leads effort to identify Mexican immigrant on life support for 16 years

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Citizen or Immigrant, Latinas May Have to Sign Up for Military Draft

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*6,500 women turn 18 every day.  vAS i t stands today, only men are required to register with the U.S. Selective Service. That could change now that all combat roles […]

This Latina engineer owns her feminism

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*This is a very good lunch break read. Many layers of meaning and insight. VL By Krissah Thompson, The Washington Post On a cool Friday night Patricia Valoy bounded into […]

Podcast Episode 1: Latinos and the Iowa Caucuses, part one

NewsTaco January 29, 2016

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Latinos are 5 percent of the population in Iowa, that’s a given. Iowa Latinos have never gotten attention from presidential candidates or the media because of their […]

Book Publishing Is Almost as White as the Oscars

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*Seen many Latino-authored titles at the bookstore lately? Like the movies, the publishing industry is dominated by non-minorities. Specifically, according to this report, it’s dominated by white, straight, middle-aged women. […]