All The Reasons I Don’t Need To Have Children

All The Reasons I Don’t Need To Have Children

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

The biggest mystery to me is that evolution children go through when they are still babies. I do not even know how to hold them. I usually hold them like […]

U.S. Is Failing Latino Boys

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The way things stand, we have failed Latino boys. Twenty percent of Latino boys in the United States drop out of high school – that’s according to the National Center […]

Father’s Day & Learning To Love My Father

Mary Mata June 17, 2011

“Tu no has sido adulto, pero yo si fui niño y adulto.” You have not been an adult, but I have already been a child and adult — that’s what […]

Adding Folic Acid To Corn Masa Could Prevent Birth Defects

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the March of Dimes.] Fortifying corn masa flour with the B vitamin folic acid could prevent more serious birth defects of […]

News Taco To Go: Rubio, Fathers, Venezuela & Immigration

Mary Mata

The Two Marco Rubios On Immigration Who Are We Celebrating On Father’s Day? Texas Anti-Immigrant Bill Is Filled With Inconsistencies Socialist Dreams And Beauty Queens: Arriving In Venezuela  

Mother Of Arnold’s Latino Son Speaks

Mary Mata June 16, 2011

Guatemalteca Mildred Baena recently gave an interview to Hello! Magazine and posed for a photo with her son by former employer/lover Arnold Schwarzenegger. She spoke about a few different topics: […]

Who Are We Celebrating On Father’s Day?

Mary Mata

Celebrating father’s day is an established tradition in many countries, including my native Mexico. But this Father’s Day I thought it would be important to remember that there are many […]

Lots Of Latinos Don’t Have Spanish Surnames (Like Me)

Mary Mata June 15, 2011

So you’re probably wondering, how does the surname “Calderón” not count as a Spanish surname? Well, it does. But my other last name, Schuessler, certainly doesn’t. I’ve been thinking recently, […]

The Top 10 States With The Largest Latino Populations

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

Looking at the most recent Census data allows us to obtain a clearer picture of how, precisely, Latinos are growing as a population in this country. However, looking at this […]

Confessions Of A “Mister Mom”

Mary Mata

Los Angles, California — I get up at 7 a.m. and make coffee. By 7:30 a.m., my wife is looking for her keys to jet. By 8 a.m., my 10 […]