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Latino unemployment rate jumps up to 9.4 percent

Mary Mata August 2, 2013

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Although the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest employment report shows a drop in the national unemployment rate, Latinos didn’t get such good news. While the national unemployment […]

A look at economic inequality, through a Latino lens

Mary Mata July 30, 2013

How immigrant’s dream of opening gym for Latino children in L.A. became reality

Mary Mata July 22, 2013

‘La Fortaleza’ Means ‘Family’ At This Tortilla Factory

Mary Mata July 12, 2013

By Gloria Angelina Castillo, New America Media/Eastern Group Publications The Ortiz family doesn’t remember the exact date it first went up, but matriarch Hermila Esparza Ortiz recalls her son didn’t […]

USDA Appoints Judith Canales as State Executive Director for TX Farm Service Agency

Mary Mata June 26, 2013

PRESS RELEASE (COLLEGE STATION, TX) -May 30, 2013– Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently appointed Judith Canales as the new state executive director (SED) for the USDA Texas Farm Service Agency […]

Power Latinos to play a vital role in rebuilding the middle

Mary Mata

By Kim Piston, Voxxi They’re being called the most influential segment since the baby boomers. They accounted for 29 percent of the overall Hispanic spend in 2012, a number which is predicted […]

Mexico Sees Promising Tequila Market In China

NewsTaco June 21, 2013

By E. Edward Castillo, Associated Press/Huffington Post Latino Voices MEXICO CITY — Mexico wants China to loosen up and have a little tequila. Actually, lots of it. Since China President […]