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A 2011 Reading Of “The Revolt Of The Cockroach People”

Mary Mata May 6, 2011

I remember the first time I read Oscar Zeta Acosta’s super-Chicano novel, “The Revolt Of The Cockroach People.” I was in eighth grade, during silent sustained reading, and happened to […]

“Thora The Explorer” Spoofs Dora, Hilarity Ensues

Mary Mata

Checa LA Movie: Latino Stories With A Hollywood Flavor

Mary Mata

Recipe: Carne De Puerco En Chile Colorado

NewsTaco

My favorite dish that my wife, Becky, prepares is Carne de Puerco en Chile Colorado. Suffice it to say that her carrot cake hooked me and this dish reeled me […]

Why Choose Latino Over Hispanic?

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I’m as Hispanic as the Latino next door – so whether I’m one or the other is a matter of definition. That said, it’s hard to  pinpoint one meaning that […]

Girl Scouts Must Recruit Latinas To Survive

Mary Mata May 5, 2011

Girl Scouts in Texas are reaching out specifically to Latinas not only to do outreach, but because if they do not, the organization may not survive. The northeast Texas Girl […]

Making Race A Part Of News Reporting For No Reason

Mary Mata

Recently a few sensationalistic stories came to light: women were found to be hiding things in their privates. Some of these women happened to be Latina. And, perhaps most amazingly, […]