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Only 4 Latina Gymnasts Have Repped Team USA at the Olympics Since 1936
*The opening ceremony for the Rio Summer Olympics is a little more than a week away. VL By Yara Simon, Remezcla When 16-year-old Laurie Hernandez made Team USA’s Olympics squad, […]
Latinos and the Liberal Establishment: A Short History
*Seen through the lens of history, the Latino millennial support for Bernie Sanders isn’t hard to understand. VL By Aaron Sanchez, Commentary & Cuentos (4.5 minute read) In Berkeley, CA in […]
Latino activists vow more Trump protests as tensions heighten
* Well, that’s ominous . . . The California primary is June 7, so there are 5 weeks for protesters to organize. If the past is prologue, it’s going to […]
People Keep Saying Higher Education Will Solve Socio-Ecponomic Inequality—It Won’t
*Latinos have bought-in to the idea that a college education is the cure-all goal that opens the door to the American dream. Aaron Sanchez says it isn’t. It’s not equalizing […]
Trump reveals how he would force Mexico to pay for border wall
*Stop remittances to force Mexico to pay for the border wall? That’s Trump’s idea and it’s never, ever going to happen. There are consequences. Mexico receives more money from remittances […]
Among Latinos, HIV awareness starts with #onecovnversation
By Veronica Landa, NewsTaco There’s a quiet, if counterintuitive, victory happening: the population of those infected with HIV is going up, but the number of new infections is holding steady. […]
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“If you don’t do anything, nothing will happen.” Nancy De Los Santos Reza learned this important lesson early in life. College wasn’t an option, so she got a job as […]
EPA Slow to Halt Use of Deadly Pesticide
*This is a cause that doesn’t go away because the use of pesticides doesn’t subside. The chemical in this case, Endosulfan, is, according to an environmental toxicologist, “highly, highly, highly […]
On Two Fronts: Latinos and Vietnam
PRESS RELEASE POWERFUL NEW PBS FILM EXAMINES THE LATINO EXPERIENCE AT HOME AND OVERSEAS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR AND THE CONFLICTS IMPACT ON VETERANS AND FAMILIES Film Airs During Hispanic […]
It Takes a Village to Gain Citizenship
*Not every road to citizenship is the same. There are as many stories as there are immigrants. This is a good story, though, and a statement of gratitude for help […]