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Hollywood Plays it Wrong With Latino Characters

Mary Mata April 4, 2013

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post Writers Group/Indianapolis Star Hispanics, by virtue of their underdog status resulting from years of being painted as criminal immigrants by right-wing nativists, have become big-time […]

Dropping the “I” Word: Fox News vs Fox News Latino

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150 Years of Mexican, Mexican American History Now Online

Mary Mata April 3, 2013

Associated Press Finally Drops the “I” Word

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Victor Landa, NewsTaco Finally. There’s something decidedly sarcastic in writing that. Yesterday, late in the afternoon, my Twitter feed fluttered a little about an Associated Press announcement. The AP has […]

AP: “Illegal” Is No Longer Sanctioned to Describe a Person

NewsTaco April 2, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Little by little, positive change is coming. This time it was the venerable Associated Press that announced that it is dropping the “I” word from it’s […]

Fans Remember Selena’s Legacy in Her Texas Home Town

Mary Mata

By Bryan Weakland, NBCLatino CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Cumbia rhythms blaring from loudspeakers, a young singer taking to the stage belting out familiar lyrics and the crowd dancing the “washing machine” […]

For Next Easter but Not for Your Head

Mary Mata

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Daphne Strassmann Another Tex(t)Mex cultural deposit into Easter celebratory traditions of America: Chocolate Cascarones! Ever heard of cascarones? It’s a tradition where folks fill empty […]