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Mid-Week Mexi Breakfast…
Basic migas with refried pintos (for the bean recipe, click here). Â I didn’t even put onion in these puppies, just egg, tortillas, sal y pimienta with a little Tapatío for […]
Court to Arizona’s Sheriff Arpaio: Stop it!
Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was ordered by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stop unconstitutional practices in his jails that put his detainees at risk, according to […]
NewsTaco Week in Review: Machos, Telenovelas, Militares y la Política
Time to round up this week’s NewsTaco news…. It was the most racist of times when we saw how low some Republican lawmakers were willing to go with their scary […]
Ay, Papi, Qué Macho Eres
Apparently, women like macho dudes more when they’re menstruating. It’s not just chisme, it’s science. Exhibit A: “A new study reveals that heterosexual women whose partners have less-masculine faces report […]
Saying Latinos live longer than whites or blacks is like telling the miserable that the meek will inherit the earth. They may feel better but it doesn’t change their reality.
It is well established that Latinos are the population group most likely to get inadequate health care and suffer from chronic maladies like diabetes and coronary afflictions. A recent government […]
Unraveling the Latino Paradox
As a group, Latinos had fewer deaths than blacks – despite comparable levels of income and access to health insurance. They also enjoyed lower mortality rates than non-Hispanic whites. Statistics show they are living longer lives, too.
Squeeze Nopales into Your Diet
Nopales, aka prickly pear cactus leaves, is super good for you. It’s one of my favorite all-time foods, but many people don’t like them. There are lots of reasons to […]
Is Culture To Blame For High Latina Suicide Attempt Rates?
Sara Inés Calderón speaks with Prof. Luis H. Zayas about his decades-long research into the rate of suicide attempts in Latinas.
My Journey Towards Mexitarianism
Sara Inés Calderón writes of her back-and-forth battle with becoming a vegetarian and continuing to embrace her Mexican culture and home city of San Antonio, Texas.