The Pain Of Losing A Son In Iraq, One Latino’s Story

The Pain Of Losing A Son In Iraq, One Latino’s Story

Mary Mata March 1, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in The Texas Observer and was written by Eugene Richards.] Carlos Arredondo: I remember the war in Nicaragua in the 1980s, the Contra scandal, […]

U.S. Needs 14 Million Latinos With Degrees By 2025

Mary Mata February 24, 2011

The U.S. will need one million Latinos with four- and two-year degrees for the next 14 years to catch up to goals set by non-profits and organizations like the Hispanic […]

NewsTaco To Go: Cure For Baldness, Middle East, Immigration, Babies And Gays

Mary Mata February 17, 2011

Scientists may have accidentally discovered the cure for baldness, at least baldness due to stress. The researchers were studying stress-related stomach problems by injecting mice with a stress-blocking compound, which had the […]

Latino Diaspora Merits Reporting

NewsTaco February 16, 2011

I’m not sure if anybody out in the Inter-webs is reporting on the US Latino diaspora as such – a diaspora. I find it fascinating. For reasons having to do […]

Stepfamilies Make Up 25% Of U.S. Families

Mary Mata February 15, 2011

Latinos are less likely than African-Americans and more likely than whites to be a part of a stepfamily, according to recent research from the Pew Center. On most measures Latinos […]

Perez Prado Meets Beethoven

NewsTaco

This is a great video! Thanks to our reader Rosa Maria de Llano for tipping me off to it. If you’ve got four minutes or so and want a smile […]

Few Immigrants Cross Border to Give Birth

NewsTaco February 7, 2011

A quick but significant note. Not to belabor the immigration issue, but I found this interesting in its logic, or lack of it. The Chicago Sun Times reports: The vast […]

NewsTaco To Go: Super Bowl, Jobs, Layoffs, E.Coli And Babies

Mary Mata

The Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl, beating the Pittsburg Steelers 31-25. President Barack Obama is trying to increase job growth and help mend the economy by reaching out […]

Minuteman Vigilante on Trial for Murder of 9 Year Old Latina

NewsTaco January 31, 2011

Here’s a story that has been recently getting attention because of its lack of attention. The story of Brisenia Flores, a nine year old girl killed during a home invasion […]

Dating Latinos Doesn’t Make Me Racist

Mary Mata January 17, 2011

On more than one occasion, during my seemingly eternal quest for love, I’ve been accused by friends and acquaintances of being “racist” for trying to date Latinos. In all fairness, part […]