Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory And Justice In Guatemala, Chapter 2

Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory And Justice In Guatemala, Chapter 2

Mary Mata May 29, 2012

(Editor’s note: This is the second of an eight part series) By Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, and Ana Arana, Fundación MEPI Chapter 2: ‘We’re Not Dogs For You To Kill’ The fall of […]

Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory And Justice In Guatemala

Mary Mata May 28, 2012

(Editor’s note: This is a first of an eight part series) by Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, and Ana Arana, Fundación MEPI Chapter 1: ‘You Don’t Know Me’ The call from Guatemala put Oscar […]

Mitt Romney Rolls Out Education Proposal

Mary Mata May 25, 2012

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney sidestepped the issue of immigration and instead unveiled a plan for education reform to an audience at the Latino Coalition Economic Summit. […]

Hispanics Face Bigger Hurdles When Dealing With Autism

Mary Mata May 23, 2012

By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Autism rates are on the rise for Latinos, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports 7.9 diagnosed cases of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) for every […]

2.7 Million U.S. Children Live With Extended Family

Mary Mata

By Peter Malof, Texas News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The number of American children living with extended family has been climbing over the past decade, according to a Kids Count report released […]

NALEO: 2010 Census A Success, Although Latinos Undercounted

Mary Mata May 22, 2012

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON DC – The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund issued the following statement regarding the release of estimates for the 2010 Census […]

Fewer Immigrants, Newborns Slow U.S. Population Growth

Mary Mata May 21, 2012

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Lower immigration levels, population aging, and declining fertility rates are driving a decline in U.S. population growth, according to a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) analysis of […]

A Bronze Tale. The Reel Truth Behind Latina Icons

Mary Mata May 17, 2012

By Natalia Criollo, Our Tiempo I’ve realized that the 80s were not kind to Latina women. Growing up I did not have many icons to look up to.  However, just […]

Celebration Of The Matriarch Through Gluttony

Mary Mata May 16, 2012

By Oscar Barajas, NewsTaco I am reminded that Mother’s Day (the real one) was celebrated on Thursday the 10th. This holiday was a particularly hard one to celebrate in our […]

Latino Teens Admit to Risky Texting Behavior: Why Parents Must Worry

Mary Mata

By Maria Cardona, Latinovations As spring draws to a close, teens across the country are shopping for prom dresses, planning graduation parties, searching for summer jobs and looking forward to a […]