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The winning art – and the artist – of the American Latino Museum Design Contest

Mary Mata June 21, 2013

By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Two decades ago, Ana Maria Villegas was a chemical engineering professor in her native Mexico City, and last year, she almost lost her life due to a bout with […]

Whole Foods Revises Language Policy Amid Uproar

Mary Mata June 17, 2013

TELL YOUR TRUE TALE: Wanna burrito? a prison tale

Mary Mata June 14, 2013

S.A.’s little mariachi Sebastien returning for NBA encore

Mary Mata

By Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express News That’s the word from a reliable source, who said the 11-year-old, a former “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist, will return to perform the national anthem in […]

Dolores Huerta: Supporting our gay Latino loved ones

Mary Mata

By Dolores Huerta, NBCLatino Growing up Latina, I was taught the importance of family from an early age. Our families are at the center of everything we do; they are there […]

Latino authors ignored by key traditional publishers

Mary Mata June 12, 2013

By Grace Flores-Hughes In the last fifteen years, the number of authors of Hispanic background has grown dramatically. Many of them, however, are published by small, independent companies and ignored by […]

I’m Not Latino and I’m Not American — Growing Up in Two Cultures That Didn’t Accept Me

Mary Mata

By Ana Defillo, Policymic I have a mini identity crisis every time I am asked. My gut reaction is to answer with “I don’t know” but that’s not really an […]