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NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Sept.24 – Oct. 2, 2011
There were a lot of stark contrasts this week on our weekly NewsTaco roundup. For example, while we featured a piece by Salomón Baldenegro about Arizona’s racist stance on ethnic […]
Is Mixed Race A Blend, Combination Or Assortment?
By Elaine Dove One of my favorite places for “researching” topics that come up in my daily life is my local grocery store. It just so happens that the one […]
The Two Marco Rubios On Immigration
By Mario Solis-Marich Latino voters now know that they have arrived. The nation’s largest minority block of voters is now seen as worthy of tokenism. Proof is in the person […]
Guapura 101: How To Shave Using Shampoo
If you’re anything like me, you’ve had plenty of practice couch surfing in the past few years, and know that — inevitably — you forget something. Recently, this thing that […]
Get Your Norteño Out Of My Conjunto
By Saul Elbein, from the Texas Observer where this article was first published. Everything is going fine until Lupe Saenz sees the CDs. I’m paying my check at a run-down diner in […]
Mexican Hot Chocolate Ice Cream
By Melissa Pitts This rich and creamy ice cream takes inspiration from the softer Italian gelato. It has an intense chocolate flavor plus all the familiar flavors of Mexican hot […]
Addressing Tension Between Between U.S., Island Puerto Ricans
[Editor’s Note: The following is a post from the National Institute for Latino Policy.] By Felipe Luciano Puerto Rico, let’s be perfectly frank with each other: we’re not getting along. Most […]
Cook Book Review: Oaxaca Al Gusto
[Editor’s Note: This story by Roberto Ontiveros was originally published in the Texas Observer.] MY LATE GRANDMOTHER MARTHA made mole—which I knew as a dark peanut and chocolate sauce over chicken—for […]
Brazilian Man Facing Deportation, Despite Legal Gay Marriage
Here’s the thing, you’re eligible to begin the process to become a U.S. citizen (under most circumstances) if you marry an American citizen. In Massachusetts, Brazilian native Genesio Oliveira, 31, […]