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Majority of Hispanics Want Young People to Speak Spanish

NewsTaco June 11, 2015

*”[tweet_dis]Among third-generation Latinos, fewer than half report being able to speak proficiently or read in Spanish.[/tweet_dis]” Immigrant language loss is expected. So much attention is directed toward immigrants, but the […]

Juan Felipe Herrera becomes first Mexican American U.S. poet laureate

NewsTaco June 10, 2015

Pew: Majority of Latinos Favor Same-Sex Marriage; Public Support Rises

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Responding to the Migrant Crisis; Latino Converts to Islam

NewsTaco June 8, 2015

*[tweet_dis]Between 2000 and 2011 the percentage of Latino attendance in U.S. mosques jumped from 6 percent to 12 percent. [/tweet_dis]The majority of the converts were reared in the catholic church. There’s […]

Farmworkers Activist Dolores Huerta Will Be Focus of Smithsonian Exhibit

NewsTaco May 28, 2015

*This is the first time the Smithsonian’s One Life series honors a Latina. The exhibit runs from July 3 through May 2016. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News Dolores Huerta […]

Why Latino History Matters

NewsTaco May 27, 2015

*Posting this on NewsTaco is a lot like preaching to the proverbial choir. But I post this for a specific reason, for you to share it. Share this with your […]

Gentrification Spreads an Upheaval in San Francisco’s Mission District

NewsTaco May 26, 2015

*Latino residents in San Francisco’s Mission District say that the rapid spread of gentrification is pushing them out and whitewashing their culture. New “dotcom” residents are paying more than $3,800 […]