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Diabetes Gene Common In Latinos Has Ancient Roots

Mary Mata December 26, 2013

This article was suggested by Taquista Laura Rubalcava. By Michakeen Doucleff, NPR When it comes to the rising prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, there are many factors to blame. Diet […]

How Education Expert Views Miss the Mark on Low Income Students

Mary Mata

If Santa is white, then Jesus was Latino

NewsTaco December 23, 2013

Latino Traditions and the American Christmas Experience

Mary Mata

By Latino Post Latin America has had an impact on the United States for longer than most people, including most Latinos themselves, even realize. Just like the Spanish-language origins of […]

A Jew And A Latino Walk Into A Recording Studio…

Mary Mata

By Emily Siner, NPR Code Switch There’s no race, ethnicity or culture that develops in a vacuum, and Jewish-Americans are no exception. Over the next few weeks, Code Switch will […]

A Racist Storm Brewing Over the Texas Coast

Mary Mata

By Latino Post A Texas case involving insurance claims relating to hurricane damage has produced a storm of a different kind; anti-Hispanic (and anti-black) racism in a Texas city bordering […]

Police use tear gas to quell vigil for Latino teen

Mary Mata

By Meredith Clark, MSNBC A vigil for a teenage boy who died mysteriously in police custody erupted on Thursday night in Durham, NC.  Police in riot gear fired tear gas into […]