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LOS ANGELES: Hell Restaurant

Mary Mata July 29, 2013

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog I was in Compton earlier today and came upon this restaurant on Long Beach Boulevard. El Infierno Restaurant (English: Hell Restaurant), known for its […]

Latinos react to Pope’s comments on gay priests: “Who am I to judge?”

Mary Mata

How the Battles of Puebla and Gettysburg are Linked in Saving Democracy

Mary Mata

The Conspicuous Consumption of Competitive Eater Alex “Moose” Perez

Mary Mata July 26, 2013

By Patrick Michels, The Texas Observer DIRECT QUOTE Alex “Moose” Perez in action. “I joined the Marine Corps after high school, and I was part of an elite force called Security Forces. […]

Zimmerman, Wetbacks and Being Latino in the U.S.

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If George Zimmerman wants to downplay his Latino side, so be it. We wouldn’t know about it if not for his notoriety. We wouldn’t care if […]

Latinos to Congress: Swift passage of Smithsonian Latino museum act

Mary Mata July 25, 2013

By Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express News Supporters of the creation of the Smithsonian American Latino Museum on the Washington Mall want what is so hard to get in Congress: […]

What Latino Community?

Mary Mata

By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Gozamos The Atlantic slave trade stripped many black people of their heritage to the point where they refer to themselves nowadays with the simple label “African […]