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School Officials Give Latino Parents Cold Shoulder

Mary Mata March 29, 2013

By Sharon Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News In seeking better lives for their children, Latino parents in Morgan Hill (CA) have felt vilified, ignored and blamed by the very people […]

What Are the Main Health Issues affecting Latinos in the U.S.?

Mary Mata March 28, 2013

Latin America Green News

Mary Mata

A Green Case for Immigration Reform?

Mary Mata

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco Immigration is THE topic for most Latino communities right now and it has the right political buzz in the wake of the 2012 elections. As part of […]

$30,000 to Study Obese Latino Kids Who Drink Soda

Mary Mata March 27, 2013

By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Atlantic Fans of conservative scientific outrage and the railing against senseless Obama administration-backed spending therein, have no fear: We’ve got the early word on a study […]

Latino Health Coverage & 2012 Tax Returns – What’s the Link?

Mary Mata

By Hope Gillette, Saludify There are approximately 53 million Latinos living in the United States, according to the most recent census data, and of those, 31.1 percent are without health […]

Ethnic Studies Threatened in Texas

NewsTaco March 26, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco On a typical day there aren’t many Latinos walking around in front of the Alamo in downtown San Antonio, TX. Aside from the Latino raspa vendors, […]