Latino Youth Consume More Media Than Whites

Latino Youth Consume More Media Than Whites

Mary Mata June 10, 2011

A new study from Northwestern University, “Children, Media and Race: Media Use Among White, Black, Hispanic and Asian American Children” found that Latino and African-American youth consume about 4.5 hours, […]

Do I Have A Problem Child?

Mary Mata June 9, 2011

Question: Hi Martha, I have three children, and one of the girls is always restless and can never sit for very long. How can I cure her of this? When […]

Third Suspect On Trial In Brisenia Flores Case

Mary Mata

Two of the people who killed nine year-old Brisenia Flores in her home have been tried, convicted and sentenced. Shawna Forde was sentenced to death plus 65 years and Jason […]

Celebrating American Holidays With My Mexican Father

Mary Mata June 8, 2011

As a child, my father would always take my sister and I to the front door and repeat his favorite saying, “No me importa lo que diga Tom Bradley ni […]

Georgia’s Latino Population Set To Double In 8 Years

Mary Mata

Members of a Georgia Kiwanis Club were shocked to hear recently that Georgia is now California. Or, as The Albany Herald reported, the Latino population in that state is set […]

Latino Kids More Likely To Die In Car Crashes

Mary Mata

A new campaign aims to help save Latino children, who tend to die more often during car crashes. The Buckle Up For Life, or Abróchate a la Vida campaign is funded […]

Bien Hecho: Latinitas Inspires Girls With Media, Tech

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

Latinitas Magazine started off in 2002 as a way to help empower young Latinas with media and technology. By allowing young women to participate in school programs, teen internships, Saturday and […]

Volunteerism Essential To The Success Of Latino Youth

Mary Mata June 2, 2011

If you’re reading this, it’s likely you form part of  the massive cluster of former beneficiaries of student initiatives and scholarships that were developed by community-based Latino organizations such as […]

If You Want To Be Happy, Learn To Forgive

Mary Mata

Question: Hi Martha, I haven’t felt good since Mother’s Day. On Facebook I read everyone’s beautiful words and poems to their mothers, but my mother has caused me a lot […]

To Be Latino Is To Have Options

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Here’s a rough sketch of me: I was born in San Antonio, Texas, reared on the border – Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. I studied in both US and Mexican schools. My father is […]