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Castro’s Campaign Will Inspire A New Generation Of Latino Leaders
Austin, Texas — Last week I helped organize a meet-and-greet for Joaquín Castro in East Austin that brought a full spectrum of over 200 reporters, politicos, activists, academics, entrepreneurs, community […]
Joaquín Castro Talks About His Run For Congress
Austin, Texas — We recently caught up with Joaquín Castro, who lately announced he would be running for Congress in the 35th congressional district of Texas. The district runs from […]
Latinos Haven’t Lost Faith In America
One of the subtle lies held about Latinos in the U.S. is that we’re not invested in this country, in the love-it-or-leave-it sense. To put it another way, Latinos, the […]
Perry Bombs At National Latino Conference
By Melissa Del Bosque Thursday in San Antonio, the national press got one of their first honest-to-God looks at Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential potential. They got to evaluate his candidate […]
Floating On The Border
By Belinda Acosta My father was born in Xilitla, a speck near another speck in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. To hear him talk, Xilitla is heaven on earth. The women […]
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 […]
Latino Grads Suffered More During Recession
Latino college graduates suffered much more than their white counterparts when the economy began a downturn over the past few years, according to a report from the Pew Hispanic Center. […]
Hometown Exile: Saying Goodbye To Visiting Mexico
By Beatriz Terrazas IN 2008, WHEN I VISITED MY MOTHER IN EL PASO, she pouted like a toddler who has been told a lie and said: “Usted me dijo que íbamos […]
Learning To Live Life En El Subjuntivo
My first encounter with el subjuntivo — that’s subjunctive, that crazy verb mood that causes Spanish students everywhere to tense up — was curious, confusing and somewhat embarrassing. Because we’ve all […]
Will Latinos Drink Beer, Or Cerveza?
Latino beer drinkers in the U.S. still haven’t placed their loyalties when it comes to beer brands, according to a new report from AdAge. The report notes that, while Latinos […]