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Not Skinny Skinny — But Latina Skinny

Mary Mata February 17, 2011

First off, let me say I like my body. My big butt, small boobs, wide hips (insert child-bearing joke here) and big thighs have been good to me, as I […]

Ecuadorian Dwarfs Immune To Cancer, Diabetes

Mary Mata

NewsTaco To Go: Cure For Baldness, Middle East, Immigration, Babies And Gays

Mary Mata

Budget Cuts May Mean Less Latino College Grads

Mary Mata February 16, 2011

States across the country are slashing budgets left and right in an effort to deal with the recession, one unfortunate outcome may be less Latinos able to attend college. The […]

Tu Mamá Te Dijo: More Fiber, Better Health

Mary Mata

A new report confirms what mothers and wives everywhere have been saying for years: ¡Come más fibra! In actuality what the report says is that eating a diet rich in fiber […]

Latina Activist Awarded Medal Of Freedom

Mary Mata

Sylvia Mendez, the subject of what’s commonly called the “Latino version” of the Brown vs. Board of Education case in California, was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack […]

Latino Diaspora Merits Reporting

NewsTaco

I’m not sure if anybody out in the Inter-webs is reporting on the US Latino diaspora as such – a diaspora. I find it fascinating. For reasons having to do […]