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National Smithsonian Museum of the American Latino Proposed for Washington, D.C.

NewsTaco May 5, 2011

I haven’t read a truer statement in a long time: “The Mall, more than any other public space in our country does indeed tell the story of America, and yet […]

The American Connection To Cinco De Mayo

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The White House’s Report On Puerto Rico Says Nothing

Mary Mata May 4, 2011

Happy Cuatro de Mayo!

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Plans for Seis de Mayo? It’s pretty much all the same to me. I don’t mean to be disrespectful, I’ve come to  understand the celebration, although it’s been a slow […]

Top 5 Things People Think 5o De Mayo Is About

Mary Mata May 3, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This list was compiled with the help of Victor Landa.] Cinco de mayo is coming up this week, and for those not in the know, the holiday is […]

Latino Baseball Players May Boycott All-Star Game In Arizona

NewsTaco April 29, 2011

The rumors started flying at spring training. Half of the 30 Major League Baseball teams hold their spring training ritual in Arizona and this year part of that ritual included […]

Dispatch from the DF: Easter In Drug-War Torn Acapulco

NewsTaco April 25, 2011

We escaped Mexico City this week and spent Semana Santa in Acapulco. My husband, our toddler daughter, his two teen daughters and me. I told a friend of mine back […]