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Latino Business And The U.S. Census

NewsTaco April 1, 2011

Now that so much attention is being paid to the Latino community because of the results of the US Census it’s a good time to dig a little deeper, to […]

Is the 2010 Census Driving the GOP Mad?

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News Taco To Go: Unemployment, Oil, Food Dye, Wisconsin And Highway Deaths

Mary Mata

The First Latina & Latino Lawyers To Argue Before Supreme Court

Mary Mata March 31, 2011

[Editor’s Note: Professor Michael A. Olivas wrote this essay and it’s reposted here with permission.] For some time, I have believed and written that the first Latinos to argue a […]

Obama Woos Latinos, Ignores Them At The Same Time

Mary Mata

My colleague Victor Landa wrote a great piece on Latinos and the ways in which President Obama is trying to outreach to them yesterday. Here’s an excerpt: The president chose to talk […]

NAACP Evolves To Include Latino Leadership

Mary Mata

The NAACP — National Association for the Advancement of Colored People — which bills itself as the oldest civil rights organization in the country, is growing and changing to include Latino […]

How Will You Commemorate Cesar Chavez Day?

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Last year on this day President Barack Obama signed a proclamation officially marking March 31st as Cesar Chavez day. I’ve been reading and remembering this morning. I’m not among the fortunate who knew Cesar, […]