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‘Mestizo’ and ‘mulatto’: Mixed-race identities among U.S. Hispanics

NewsTaco July 13, 2015

*”Complicated” doesn’t begin to describe the nuanced self-identification of U.S. Latinos. Thirty four percent say they are of mixed race (mestizo, mulatto, given the choice), but some of them say […]

Immigration Agents Find Common Cause with Hate Groups

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El Corrido Del Chapo (the first) – copyright mine!

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In Bolivia, Pope Francis Apologizes for Church’s ‘Grave Sins’

NewsTaco July 10, 2015

*Wow. This is a transformational moment in the history of the Catholic Church and Latin America. Pope Francis: “I humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offense of the church herself, […]

Katherine Archuleta, Director of Office of Personnel Management, Resigns

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*She first said she would stick around to handle the cyberintrusion incident. The next day, she resigned. VL By Julie Hirschfeld Davis, The New York Times WASHINGTON — Katherine Archuleta, […]

The Republican’s Latino Problem

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*Aaron Sanchez explores the idea that the Republican “Latino problem” stems from the fact that most Republican Latinos aren’t like the rest of Latinos in the U.S. (I emphasize the […]

Chicano-Con Is Like Comic-Con, But With Tacos and Latino Superheroes

NewsTaco July 9, 2015

*This is the kind of thinking and action we need! Beg for a spot in comic-con? No. Start your own. VL By Yara Simón, Remezcla After finding themselves being nothing […]