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At just 14, Latina fashion designer Cecilia Cassini knows what women want to wear

Mary Mata September 6, 2013

By Nina Terrero, NBCLatino “I don’t follow what other designers are doing – I think a lot of them are doing the same thing,” says fashion designer Cecilia Cassini. “I […]

Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Person of Interest: Grupo Falso Baiano

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Latino Veterans and Baseball: From the Battle Fields to the Baseball Fields

Mary Mata September 5, 2013

U.S. Latinos Celebrate Long-Hidden Jewish Roots

Mary Mata September 4, 2013

By Julie Sobel, NYU Livewire They call themselves Jewbans, Mexi-Jews, Jewminicans or Kosher-Ricans. They can be found eating guacamole on matzo on Passover or drinking kosher tequila on Cinco de […]

Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum: Imagineering Wednesdays – Burning Man

Mary Mata

By Melissa Carrillo and Marissa Morales, Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum If you were from a different planet and had to land on this strange planet in the middle of the day […]

Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Science Tuesday: Consciousness Through Art

Mary Mata September 3, 2013

By Melissa Carrillo and Marissa Morales, SLC Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum Art isn’t something I usually tie together with science experiments, but one such assignment does. Performance artists Marina Abramovic […]

Science Channel Airs Show About ‘Chupacabras’ Found in Texas

Mary Mata

By Jorge Calvillo , Latinos Post One of the most mysterious creatures of Latino popular culture is the infamous “Chupacabras,” an alleged animal capable of sucking the blood of its prey, usually […]