CA TV News Links UFW Flag with Gang Activity

CA TV News Links UFW Flag with Gang Activity

NewsTaco May 29, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Taquista Benito Juarez alerted us to this story this morning. San Francisco television station KRON aired a report about an escalation in gang violence in East […]

The Science of “Latina’

Mary Mata May 28, 2013

Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA Dominican-American author Raquel Cepeda went on a search to find out about her heritage and identity. How? Through ancestral DNA testing. María Hinojosa speaks with Cepeda […]

Latinos Rebuild After Oklahoma Tornado

Mary Mata May 27, 2013

By Hansi Lo Wang, NPR Pastor Chano Najera calls out T-shirt sizes in Spanglish to volunteers waiting for their uniforms. It’s easy to spot Najera in this crowd — just […]

5 000 cave paintings discovered in Mexico

Mary Mata

By Times Live/AFP Relaxnews Archeologists have found nearly 5 000 cave paintings made by hunter-gatherers in a northeastern Mexico mountain range where pre-Hispanic groups were not known to have existed. […]

From migrant worker to neuro surgeon

Mary Mata

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa insists, “I just think of myself as a regular guy.” It’s an incredible statement from someone who grew up in an impoverished Mexican […]

This Memorial Day, feeling proud of our Latino soldiers

Mary Mata

By Grace Flores-Hughes, Voxxi There were, and continue to be, two separate cemeteries in my hometown of Taft, Texas—one for the Anglos and one for the Mexican-Americans. It has been […]

Remembering Latino Warriors for the U.S.

Mary Mata

By Phillippe Diederich, Voxxi Memorial Day marks the official start of summer. Businesses go bonkers with advertising, offering sales on everything from cars to toasters. But Memorial Day is a day […]

Memorial Day: America pauses to remember fallen heroes

Mary Mata

By Associated Press/Voxxi Americans planned to gather at cemeteries, memorials and monuments nationwide to honor fallen military service members on Memorial Day, at a time when combat in Afghanistan approaches […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco May 24, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Another week…Done! Big Memorial Day weekend starts just about NOW! Have fun, of course, but take time this weekend to remember those who gave their lives […]

Bilingual people use soundS, not words, to switch between languages

Mary Mata

By Hope Gillette, Saludify The benefits of being bilingual have proven to be many, and individuals who can speak multiple languages enjoy the perks of enhanced brain function and cognitive speed. Now, new […]