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Floating On The Border

Mary Mata June 20, 2011

By Belinda Acosta My father was born in Xilitla, a speck near another speck in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. To hear him talk, Xilitla is heaven on earth. The women […]

Happy Friday From Violeta Parra!

Mary Mata June 17, 2011

Checa La Movie: The Fantastic World Of “The Green Lantern”

Mary Mata

Father’s Day & Learning To Love My Father

Mary Mata

“Tu no has sido adulto, pero yo si fui niño y adulto.” You have not been an adult, but I have already been a child and adult — that’s what […]

Hate Crime Statistics: 62% Against Latinos

Mary Mata

The numbers say it all. According to the latest report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in 2007 the agency reported 9,006 hate crimes motivated by race, religion, sexual […]

Thoughts Of Machismo On Father’s Day

Mary Mata

I love my father more than I could ever put into words. And, now that I think about it, my father and his male relatives have been the people who […]

The Day The Sun Melted My Boyish Image Of My Father

NewsTaco

That summer he paid me $5 a week to help him on his route. I couldn’t have been more than 11 years old. It wasn’t my idea, nor do I […]