Why Volunteering Is Important For College Applications

By Yessenia Gutierrez, Being Latino While some high schools include community service as a graduation requirement, many do not. If you are one of the many students required to perform […]

By Maria Chaidez, Our Tiempo I have only the fondest memories of my own Quinceanera, which took place a decade and some ago. I remember every detail from my dress […]

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco As summer vacation reaches its end for most students, we are unfortunately forced to face the consequences of violence many elementary and high-school students experienced. Some […]

By Melaine Mendez-Gonzales, NewsTaco I’m a mom with a desire to teach my own children a language that I am still learning myself. With my boys being young, the most […]

Wednesday August 1, 2012 GOP holds advantage over Democrats in electing Latino politicians (Los Angeles Times):  Democrats might have selected the keynote speaker at their convention to rally Latino voters, but […]

 By Eres Nerd The middle school day ended.  Mis friends and I walked to the school bus across the dirt field, which in a wetter climate would be covered with grass. It […]

By Melanie Mendez-Gonzales If you have read my Story of Qué, you know that I did not grow up speaking Spanish and I’m still not proficient today. Even though I […]

By Ray Salazar When I taught seventh grade a year and a half ago, some of my twelve-year-old students had fancier phones than I did. I should not have been […]

Thursday July 26, 2012 Latino voters’ enthusiasm rises, but still lags behind 2008 (The Los Angeles Times):  Latino voters’ interest in the election has begun to rise, but still lags […]

By Oscar Barajas Those 1980’s were definitely very interesting days when it concerned the long arm of the law. Domestic violence calls were usually quelled by comments like, “Well, officer, […]