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For Latinos, “Mojado” Loaded with Meaning

Mary Mata April 2, 2013

By Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times When Boyle Heights shop owner Arturo Macias hears fellow Latinos use the Spanish word for “wetback,” he doesn’t necessarily take offense. Macias, who crossed illegally […]

Who’s Latino? Pope, Bruno Mars, New Guy at the White House?

Mary Mata April 1, 2013

Study: Latinos Divided By Nation of Origin

Mary Mata

Google Doodles Cesar Chavez on March 31

Mary Mata

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Google is renowned for its doodles, the images embedded into the search engine’s logo on special occasions.  This Easter—March 31—Google is not recognizing the spiritual or […]

Chimayo: Holy Week Pilgrims Head To New Mexico Shrine

Mary Mata March 28, 2013

By Russell Contreras, HuffingtonPost Latino Voices CHIMAYO, N.M. — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected during Easter Weekend to visit El Santuario de Chimayo, one of the most popular Catholic shrines […]

Immigration Reform Revives Cesar Chavez’s Icon Status

Mary Mata

By Erika L. Sánchez, NBC Latino The closest thing Latinos have to a national holiday is Cesar Chavez’s birthday on March 31st. Cesar Chavez’s birthday is already celebrated in ten […]

Cuéntame An Honest Conversation

Mary Mata

By Cuéntame An Honest Conversation is a sober, honest, and often painful short documentary featuring story vignettes from LGBTQ Latino youth, their friends, families, and the community in general. This […]