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Sacred, Secular Images of Guadalupe Proliferate
By José Luis Aguirre It’s common to see images of Our Lady of Guadalupe on T-shirts, watches, bracelets, key chains, paintings, murals and even tattoos. Devotion to the patron saint of […]
Why Pass the DREAM Act?
Here are some bullet points, as compiled by the Immigration Policy Center, to help you make the case in favor of the Act; they range from more taxable income, savings […]
So Who Really Ordered SA DREAMers Arrested?
There is more to the arrest of the SA DREAMers’ story than has yet met the eye. Depending on the source, 15 or 16 students and activists were hauled off […]
Mexican Food Named ‘Cultural Heritage of Humanity’
Oh! The humanity! Seriously. We all know I’m a beaner, but now anyone who calls themself that is officially classy. The U.N.’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named Mexican […]
Música: The Cuban Cowboys
A friend sent me a link to an NPR story about a band, The Cuban Cowboys, this week and after listening to a few of their songs, I figured it’d […]
Latinas Like Makin’ the Babies
A recent Census report confirms what my tÃas have been telling me for years: Â These really ARE childbearing hips! The report, “Fertility of American Women: Â 2008,” details female fertility in […]
LULAC Responds to ‘Don’t Vote’ Campaign
I wrote previously about how hard it is to vote anyway. Then, when people like Robert De Esposada — a highly paid Republican operative and a former highly placed party […]
Tantos Tacos: Hate, Escándalo, Food, Tech, Mexico and Hate
This week on NewsTaco we talked about food, hate, politics, voting, tech and a little more hate. It was a long week! We started off the week talking about hate, […]
Hablando Bien: The Dynamics of Spanglish
Recently I was having a conversation with a gentleman from the Deep South in San Antonio, Texas and he informed me that he’s been told, “Hispanics are too lazy to […]
There Ain’t No Príncipe Azul Out There
So I’m a twentysomething, educated Latina, and obviously my Mexican relatives are all too eager for me to get married and start pumping out babies. It’s just their way. Imagine […]