Culture

THE LATEST

Photographing Puerto Rican New York, With A ‘Sympathetic Eye’

Mary Mata October 28, 2013

By Dana Farrington, OBP.org In the raging 1970s, New York City was dangerous, broke and at times on fire. Latinos in the city were taking to the streets, running for office […]

Smithsonian American Art Museum showing works by U.S. Hispanic artists

NewsTaco October 25, 2013

Latino UH professor awarded for recovered literature

Mary Mata October 24, 2013

Death is a Party: El Día de Muertos

Mary Mata October 23, 2013

By Brenda Storch, La Vitamina T “The Mexican is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, and celebrates it. It is one of his favorite playthings […]

‘Pinche’, la palabra que México le dio al mundo: José Emilio Pacheco

Mary Mata October 22, 2013

Por Aristegui Noticias Para el escritor José Emilio Pacheco, la palabra ‘pinche’ es la expresión más mexicana que ha alcanzado al español de otros países. Como parte del Atlas sonoro de las […]

NYC: Someone Is Changing N Train Signs To Ñ

Mary Mata

By Adrian Carrasquillo, BuzzFeed While the additions are new, the idea could be inspired by Línea Ñ, which has advocated an official change by the city of New York annually in […]

Dear Texas Book Festival—Where Have All the Latino Writers Gone?

Mary Mata

By Gregg Barrios, Texas Observer Over the past few years I’ve been losing my faith in the Texas Book Festival as a vehicle for bringing Tejanos and Texans together for […]