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Recipe: Pastel de Tres Leches (Lactose Free)

Mary Mata July 10, 2013

By Brenda Storch, La Vitamina T Although the onset of lactose intolerance is one of the constant reminders that we are not children anymore,  we decided to celebrate el Día del Niño  by baking […]

Climate change is making private heat islands for Latinos, people of color

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Understanding Latino Millennials … or at least trying to!

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Target Reminded Bosses Not All Hispanic Employees Eat Tacos, Wear Sombreros: Lawsuit

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By Kim Bhasin, Huffington Post Three former employees are suing Target for discrimination, citing a document the company distributed to managers with reminders that not all Hispanics eat tacos and burritos […]

Not Everyone Wants the American Dream

Mary Mata July 9, 2013

By Seth Holmes, New America Media On my 16th birthday, in an indigenous village in southern Mexico, I translated for a church group of white Americans from my hometown in eastern […]

Upstart director rides Hollywood’s chase of Latino audiences

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By Michael Martinez, CNN Hollywood, California (CNN) — In Hollywood’s chase for America’s new No. 2 demographic — Latinos — Carmen Marron stands front and center. Marron is an upstart director with […]

Author of book about mass Mexican deportation in the 1930s dies, but legacy continues

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By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Jorge-Mario Cabrera remembers reading about the estimated 1 million Mexicans and Mexican-Americans deported or scared into leaving their homes in the U.S. by government officials trying desperately […]