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 […]