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NY Taking Steps to Preserve Spanish Language

Mary Mata December 12, 2012

By Hispanically Speaking News Politicians, academics, writers and other representatives of Latino culture took the first step on Wednesday in promoting an initiative that seeks to save and preserve Spanish […]

Jenni Rivera Death Highlights Mexican Cultural Influence

Mary Mata December 11, 2012

Affleck Responds: Why Non-Latino Played Latino Hero in ARGO

Mary Mata

Rosie Castro Among NHLI Mujer Award Honorees

Mary Mata

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi The National Hispana Leadership Institute honored four Latinas for their lifelong contributions to society and of those awarded include civil rights activist Maria del Rosario “Rosie” Castro, […]

Representing When You Are the Only Latino in the Room

Mary Mata

By Yessenia Gutierrez, Being Latino Do you ever find yourself looking around and saying to yourself, “I’m the only Latino here”? Do you suddenly find yourself feeling anxious, as if […]

Feliz Hanukkah

Mary Mata December 10, 2012

By Trina Hernandez, Latino USA When Austin resident Trina Hernandez found out her family had Jewish roots, it allowed her to ditch the commercial aspects of Christmas she had long disliked […]

Remembering the Late Jenni Rivera: ‘La Diva de la Banda’

Mary Mata

By Veronique de Miguel, Voxxi The tragedy that struck the Mexican music community early Sunday morning when 43-year-old Mexican singer Jenni Rivera’s plane crashed in Mexico, shortly after takeoff. There seems to […]