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Beltran Leyva Cartel Hiring 12 Year-Old Hitmen

Mary Mata November 15, 2010

Just when you think the drug-related violence in Mexico can’t get any worse — it does. This just in, police in Mexico are searching for a 12 year-old hitman nicknamed […]

Guapura 101: ¡Qué Tacones! High Heels and Your Feet

Mary Mata

Shadeism: Güero, Moreno and the Importance of Color

Mary Mata

Anti-Immigrant Neo-Nazi’s and Protesters Clash in Phoenix: Watch Video

NewsTaco

The context: A neo-nazi group marched in downtown Phoenix, AZ as part of an anti-illegal immigration demonstration. A group of “anarchist” opposition countered the march in an effort to slow […]

Tennessee State Rep. Won’t Aplogize for Calling Immigrants Rats

NewsTaco

I’m not sure which is worse, the actual name calling or the refusal to apologize for it. The Memphis Commercial Appeal has called for State Rep. Curry Todd to apologize […]

Memories of Sandías and South Texas

Mary Mata

Several of my relatives raised watermelons, and one of my memories as an “honorary” farmworker (because I didn’t really have to do it), was being a pitcher who followed the […]

Life 30 Days Out for Chilean Miners

Mary Mata November 12, 2010

Despite having undergone a terrible ordeal, stuck for 69 days underground, the Chilean miners are now moving on with their lives and getting used to their newfound celebrity. The Associated […]