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The Dead Presidents Case…Finally the End

Mary Mata October 8, 2013

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog On the night of July 9, 2000 on the West Side of the city of San Bernardino, several armed gang members went into the […]

Cumbia: The Musical Backbone Of Latin America

Mary Mata October 4, 2013

Latinos move towards pope, church and Democrats

Mary Mata

Smithsonian Looking for Dia De Los Muertos Tattoos

Mary Mata October 3, 2013

By Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Dia de Los Muertos will be here sooner than you might think! Unlike Halloween that really is more about the tricks and the treats, Dia […]

Recipe: Frijoles Borrachos

Mary Mata

By Brenda Strorch, La Vitamina T Jonathan Zaragoza found his way into his destiny babysitting for his parents while they worked. “I saw how my mother and grandmother cooked at […]

Moving Latino Art and Culture Away from the Margin

Mary Mata October 2, 2013

By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center For most of my life’s work in the cultural development field, the lens has been one of representing and advocating for representation. Ensuring […]

On Hispanic Heritage Month, a spotlight on Chicano authors

NewsTaco October 1, 2013

By Claudio Iván Remeseira, NBCLatino In 1970, when Chicano hit the bookshelves, there was just one similarly themed novel published by a major U.S. imprint: José Antonio Villareal’s Pocho. The author of Chicano, Richard […]