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Puerto Rican Children 300% More Prone To Asthma

Mary Mata December 29, 2010

Children in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, are about 300% more likely to suffer from asthma than white kids in the continental U.S., according to the CDC. What’s worse, this […]

30 Years Later, the First Latina Drum Major at Notre Dame

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Latino Youth Leadership = Salsa Music and Pizza

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Fighting Obesity and Diabetes: A Latino Dr. Eye-opener

NewsTaco December 28, 2010

Dr. Roberto Treviño has been working to end diabetes for decades. I first met him some 20 years ago when I was a reporter at San Antonio’s local Univision station, […]

Latina Student Fights for Indigenous Protection in Mexico

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There’s a wonderful story about a Latina law student who petitioned for and won legal protection for an indigenous group in Oaxaca, Mexico. The story of Carla Espinoza’s fight for […]

Guapura 101: Stretching And Relaxation

Mary Mata December 27, 2010

Okay everybody, as someone who has done several types of martial arts, but yoga only once, I thought it would be a good time to talk about stretching. If y’all […]

Resegregation of Schools a Disheartening Trend

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TheProgressive.org posted an excellent piece about the steady creep towards the re-segregation of public schools. The editorial, written by Fred McKissack, makes a point of stating that desegregation in our […]

Teen Latina Birth Rates Lowest In 20 Years

Mary Mata December 23, 2010

Great Gadget: Phone Translator App

NewsTaco December 22, 2010

DREAM Act Dreamers, Plan B

NewsTaco December 20, 2010