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Alabama school won’t let Latino teen enroll, rights group says

NewsTaco April 10, 2014

*The interesting thing about this case is that the student in question is a minor, so most of his/her information is not available to the public. What is left is […]

DOJ: Albuquerque Police Show ‘Pattern Of Excessive Force’

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Mexican-American Studies in Texas: One Vote, Two Takes

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Remembering a Modest Cesar Chavez

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*Anita Quintanilla was Cesar Chavez’s first female bodyguard, a fact I learned through a Facebook exchange during the recent days of the premiere of the Chavez bio-pic. Two things stand […]

Report: More Mothers Stay Home Full Time In The U.S., Especially If Immigrants

NewsTaco April 9, 2014

By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) –  More women are staying at home full-time to raise their children, according to a new Pew Research Center report released Tuesday. Factors cited […]

Should Latina beauty pageants create new journalists?

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By Sylvia Obén, Latina Voices The dark-colored eyes, long hair and curvy bodies help women shine in the eyes of television viewers in Hispanic audiences. Beauty pageants help many Latinas […]

The Growing, Neglected Challenges of LGBT Latino Elders

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By Robert Espinoza, Huffington Post Latino elders who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) face additional challenges as they age, compounded by barriers rooted in their racial and ethnic […]