Getting married for the papers
Mary Mata
By Lauren Timmerman, Latina Voices The first restaurant I worked in had fit every stereotype I had believed about the Latina community. Every person in the kitchen was undocumented and worked […]
Latino: Use only when it’s politically convenient?
NewsTaco
*Great question! This is what happens when the theory of identity runs into the reality of politics. What makes a Latino politician? Culture alone, or advocacy? It’s interesting to see […]
Growing up 50/50 in Santa Fe
NewsTaco
*Our storytellers matter. You’ll be seeing more of this in NewsTaco. VL By Sandra Ramos O’Briant, NewsTaco In Santa Fe, New Mexico, I attended barrio schools and was bullied for […]
A Bloody War for Water in Mexico
NewsTaco
*This is interesting in a foreshadowing way (h/t to my son Carlos for pointing this out). Growing population and water scarcity is creating a new line of confrontation across the […]