Author Reyna Grande on Immigration, and Telling Her Own Story
Mary Mata
By Elizabeth Stewart, Texas Observer “At first it was about me wanting to write something for me,” author Reyna Grande says of her 2013 memoir, The Distance Between Us. The book, which […]
Sobremesa – Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on tacos, politics, cultura and the state of Latinos
NewsTaco February 12, 2014
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If you want to get to the truth of matters in the Latino community have a conversation over a meal, the traditional sobremesa that follows a […]
A Response to Dan Savage from All the Mexicans
Mary Mata
By Jennifer Patiño, Gozamos Below is a response to Dan Savage’s column today. Click link to read Savage’s portrayal of Mexicans. “A lot of immigrants from Mexico—documented and undocumented—work in restaurants […]
A Gadget to Help Latinos Shrink the ‘Word Gap’
NewsTaco
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco My wife is an educator, so I’ve heard of the “word gap” in conversations with her. The word gap is the difference in the number of […]