Latinas Benefit Big From New Insurance Guidelines

Latinas Benefit Big From New Insurance Guidelines

Mary Mata August 2, 2011

By Maria Elena Pérez, Interim Executive Director National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Latinas by far disproportionately benefit in every area of the new Department of Health and Human Services […]

Being An Unstable, 30ish, Single Latina

Mary Mata August 1, 2011

I’m single, I’m almost 30, I’m unstable and currently in the middle of moving from Texas where all my family is, to LA, where I have a few family members […]

Police Sued For Assaulting Latino Kid With Down Syndrome

Mary Mata July 29, 2011

The Ortiz family in Cleveland, Ohio are suing police there, claiming their 17 year-old son Juan, who has Down syndrome, was assaulted in a case of mistaken identity. The alleged […]

My Difficult And Wonderful Journey With My Mexican Mother

Mary Mata July 27, 2011

My relationship with my mother when I was growing was fraught with tension because of what seemed like an enormous cultural chasm. We were never like the “Gilmore Girls,” finishing each other’s […]

5 Reasons To Reconsider Child Labor

Mary Mata July 21, 2011

El Guapo is a problem-solver. It is his nature.  He usually slaps on his finest hairnet, jumps into his trusty lowrider, Rocinante, and travels the world righting wrongs and attacking […]

Give Your Children Boundaries Because You Love Them

Mary Mata

The modern age has overwhelmed adults in the education of their children, confusing and misinforming them about which are the most “correct” and “best” ways to practice good parenting. The State […]

GOP Cuts To Medicaid Would Devastate Latino Families, Kids

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: The following comes courtesy SEIU.] By Dr. L. Toni Lewis Medicaid covers one of every two Latino children across this country, and one of every four adults. It […]

Mexican-American Birth Rate Is Not News To Mexican-Americans

NewsTaco July 20, 2011

There’s a lot of navel-gazing going on about the birth rate among Mexican-Americans. Ever since the Pew Hispanic Center released it’s study that says that, for the first time ever and […]

Books At Home Can Benefit Your Child’s Literacy

Mary Mata July 19, 2011

My son is almost one year old. It will still be a couple of years before he’s reading, but as his father I’ve made sure he already has more books […]

La Gran Mentira: Babies, Not Immigrants Grow U.S. Latinos

Mary Mata July 14, 2011

So here it is: the biggest lie we’ve been sold in this country is that Latino growth in this country is the result of throngs of “illegals” swarming over here […]