Ships, Streets And Honoring César Chávez

Ships, Streets And Honoring César Chávez

Mary Mata May 23, 2011

By Henry Flores, Ph.D. As long as one lives one would expect “things” to change or progress, but sometimes it seems that I am terribly mistaken.  For one thing, there is […]

News Taco To Go: Arnold, Comedy, Chávez, Español, Redistrict

Mary Mata May 19, 2011

Arnold Fathered Child With Latina Comedy Central Taps Latino As Contributor For The Daily Show California Politico: Don’t Name Ship For César Chávez Texas Redistricting “Horrible” For Latino Voters NY […]

Arnold’s Telenovela Plot Line Less Fun In Real Life

Mary Mata May 18, 2011

I remember back when I first started joining my tías in watching telenovelas, the main character was one of those ever-pure types who somehow manages not to consummate her marriage […]

The Hot, Sweaty Summer Of Richard Ramirez

Mary Mata

The summer of 1985 was a particularly hot one — and not just because of the weather. Everyone forced themselves to suffer the indignity of staying indoors. After all, there […]

California Politico: Don’t Name Ship For César Chávez

Mary Mata

A California politician ripped the Navy this week for deciding to name a cargo ship in honor of longtime civil rights activist and organizer César Chávez. Republican Duncan Hunter of […]

How The Latino Vote Matters In 2012

Mary Mata May 17, 2011

Getting at just exactly how, and by how much, the Latino vote will affect elections across the country in 2012 is a little confusing. Luckily, we have the super duper […]

Bien Hecho: Working To Showcase Latino Film

Mary Mata

Since 2005 John Ramirez has been heading up the Reel Rasquache Art & Film Festival in Southern California, an event billed as the only film festival in the world to deal […]

Navy To Name Ship In Honor Of César Chávez

Mary Mata May 16, 2011

The Navy is set to name its new ship The USS Cesar E. Chavez tomorrow, MSNBC reported. The naming ceremony will take place in San Diego Tuesday afternoon, MSNBC reports: The […]

Happy Friday From Ritchie Valens!

Mary Mata May 13, 2011

Man, Ritchie Valens was a hard core rock star! C’mon, you know him, even if you never heard his music, because who hasn’t been forced to watch “La Bamba” at […]

Redistricting, Latinos To Forever Change California

Mary Mata

Redistricting is a super important issue that’s going to largely determine the future of our country in the next decade and beyond. We wrote earlier this week about how Latino […]