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Texas State Board of Education Plans Mexican-American History Course

NewsTaco January 9, 2014

By Patrick Michels, The Texas Observer Last fall, hundreds of protesters gathered at the University of Texas at Austin after a student group announced it would stage a game of “Catch an […]

Library of Congress honors Náhuatl scholar with Living Legend Award

Mary Mata January 8, 2014

The Mystery of the San Antonio Four

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2014: The Year We Weren’t Shocked That Latinos Watch Films?

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By Kat Chow, Code Switch One of the stories of 2013 was that every time a movie with people of color in prominent roles got giant ratings, people were shocked. […]

Steven Spielberg, Javier Bardem, Steve Zaillian Circle Montezuma-Cortez Epic

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By Mike Fleming Jr., Deadline Hollywood EXCLUSIVE: One of the most compelling movie questions coming into 2014 is, what film will Steven Spielbergdirect? I don’t know if this is next or […]

The Immigration Debate: Separated at the holidays

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By Veronica Rios, Latina Voices This past Christmas Mayra Hernandez missed her cousin. “My cousin Guillermo submitted to voluntary deportation after being detained for driving without a license,” said Hernandez […]

2013: The Year Of The Latino Entrepreneur

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By Giovanni Rodriguez, Forbes For anyone following Latino tech — I have several beats, but in 2013 the Latino tech beat kept me quite busy — this was a pretty remarkable year. […]