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Border Patrol: When Work Is A Family Matter

Mary Mata April 17, 2012

By Esther J. Cepeda, Voxxi Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent out an unusually cheerful press release: “Border Patrol Academy Graduates 1,000th Class.” Forty-five newbies got through the Border […]

The Latino Paradox: Tradition vs Identity

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Happy Friday! Bombasta!!

NewsTaco April 13, 2012

Latinos Use More Social Media, But With Limits

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According to the most recent research Latinos are all over social media; we love it, more than any other ethnic, racial or cultural group in the U.S.  NewsTaco has reported on […]

Lionsgate Eyeing Cuarón & Iñárritu To Direct ‘Catching Fire’

Mary Mata

By Gabrielle Bondi, The Young Folks The LA Times is reporting that Lionsgate has come up with a list of eight directors that they will like to helm the second […]

Quinceañera Dress To Be Part Of Smithsonian Exhibit

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Who would have thought it? This is the lead paragraph of an Associated Press story that ran in the Chicago Sun-Times: She was just a regular kid. Now, the dress […]

Is “Bootstrapping” the Same As Personal Responsibility?

Mary Mata April 12, 2012

By Reyna Jacqueline Peña, Gozamos In a recent blog piece, I reflected on my upbringing in Little Village and my beliefs regarding some of the factors that contribute to violence in the community. I […]