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Tough economy strains a much-loved (and very costly) Latino tradition, the quinceañera

NewsTaco October 9, 2014

*When the money isn’t there, families will improvise. I don’t think the economy could end a cultural tradition – even if it is “over-the-top,” as the article suggests. VL By […]

Five Taco-Related Emojis We Wish Existed And When To Send Them

NewsTaco October 8, 2014

Richard Blanco’s Gay Latino Poet Survival Kit

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Meeting the Artists Along the US–Mexico Border

NewsTaco October 1, 2014

*This is a double dose of beauty and art. Border artists and their art, and the photos themselves. The story is that there’s more going on along the border, other […]

In Nebraska Latino culture still revolves around traditional practice

NewsTaco September 30, 2014

*Latino elders in Nebraska fear that their culture is fading. Here’s how they’re working to keep tradition alive. VL By Chabella Guzman, Star Herald Ben Castinado grew up speaking Spanish […]

Mexican Designer Ricardo Seco Puts Out Epic Huichol-Inspired New Balances

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*This is straight-out beautiful, and cool. VL By Andrea Gompf, REMEZCLA Move over, Riccardo Tisci. There’s a new Ricardo giving sneaker classics a high-end reinterpretation and we’re feeling his vision […]

How We Became Hispanic

NewsTaco September 29, 2014

*As much as we’ve come to argue among ourselves about how we should identify – Hispanic, Latino, Chicano, by national origin, etc, etc… – the fact is that for government […]