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The Emergence of Latino Studies

NewsTaco September 18, 2014

By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez, NewsTaco University departments previously established as Mexican-American, Puerto Rican and Cuban-American studies are being refashioned as “Latino Studies” at public universities and colleges throughout the United […]

Why Are Latinos Way Ahead of the Climate Change Curve?

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Hispanics, Blacks, have doubts about media accuracy

NewsTaco September 17, 2014

Video Shows NYC Cops Body-Slamming Latino Street Vendors

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*This comes only a week after NewsTaco published a Feetin2worlds story about the obstacles faced by NYC immigrant street vendors. Most of those street vendors are Latino. VL By Andrew Kirell, […]

Green Latinos: Will environmental worries dispel idea of one-issue voters?

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*Why is it that when politicos and environmentalists “discover” that Latinos aren’t a one-issue monolith, it’s a “new” thing? We’ve been saying this for decades.  And now, suddenly, it’s a […]

Mexico marks its independence day

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*As national pageantry goes, Mexico pulls the stops and goes all-out for “El Grito,” and the parades and fireworks that mark the Fiestas Patrias. VL By EFE/Fox New Latino President […]

1st Latina NEA President’s Concern: Testing, Teacher Pay and Undocumented Students

NewsTaco September 16, 2014

By Manuel De La Rosa, NewsTaco The president of the nation’s largest teachers group visited the Rio Grande Valley in Texas as part of a two-day tour to discuss standardized […]