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Is ‘love’ the missing health link in the Hispanic Paradox?

Mary Mata January 24, 2014

By Hope Gillette, Saludify The Hispanic Paradox is the phrase used to describe the longer lifespan of Hispanics in the United States, despite high rates of chronic disease It has baffled […]

Uncovering Clues in Frida Kahlo’s Private Wardrobe

Mary Mata

Latino, Hispanic, and a Yogi Berra Moment

Mary Mata January 23, 2014

A Different Kind Of Catholicism Grows In Latino Communities

Mary Mata

By Marlon Bishop and Maria Hinojosa, NPR Code Switch In the Saint Anthony of Padua Church in the Bronx, Wednesday night is prayer meeting night. Fifty people gather in the […]

College students adopt different racial identities

Mary Mata January 20, 2014

By Carmen McCollum, The Times of Northwest Indiana GARY | Business students at Indiana University Northwest participated in a race experiment Friday when they had an opportunity to change the […]

Is ‘Spanglish’ Proof that English has Diluted Spanish?

Mary Mata January 17, 2014

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson, Latin Post “Spanglish” has been called English’s assault on the Spanish language; an implementation of English in routine speech or writing of Spanish-speakers that leads to the invention of words […]

It’s past time to crush racial and ethnic labels

Mary Mata January 16, 2014

By Esther Cepeda, Dallas Morning News All one has to do to rile a group of Hispanics is mention the names of blond, blue-eyed Cameron Diaz or Canadian-born Ted Cruz […]