Is Sofia Vergara the Modern Charo?

Is Sofia Vergara the Modern Charo?

Mary Mata April 16, 2013

By Julissa Bonafante, Mamiverse “Sofia Vergara is doing me right now,” says Latina legend Charo. The cuchi-cuchi-ing entertainer spoke at The Adelante Movement: The Wisdom of Latina Legends session at […]

Chicanísima Chicago Cultural Calendar: April 2013

Mary Mata

By Teresa Puente, Chicanísima We’re still waiting for spring to arrive in Chicago, but there are plenty of reasons to get out of the house this month. Here is a selection […]

Celebrating What’s in the Middle

Mary Mata April 15, 2013

By Eduardo Diaz, Director, Smithsonian Latino Center The majority of Latinos in the United States share an indigenous root and legacy, many more than one. As a Chicano, I was taught about […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco April 12, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco That was quick…no? Seems this week flew by and here we are, Friday…and Jazz de México. That’s definitely one of the better parts of Friday at NewsTaco. It’s the […]

Louis C.K.: I’m an Accidental White Person

Mary Mata April 11, 2013

The comedy superstar reveals how coming to the U.S. from Mexico shaped his artistic sensibility By Rolling Stone Where does Louis C.K.’s off-kilter comic vision come from? Turns out the […]

Barbie’s ‘Dolls of the World’ Spark Stereotypes Debate

Mary Mata April 10, 2013

By Kacy Capobres, Fox News Latino “The Dolls of the World collection features the native fashions, while celebrating the cultures and diversity represented within each country in a way that will […]

While in NYC… Equal Opportunity Stereotype Iconography

Mary Mata April 9, 2013

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Daphne Strassmann I will begin by confessing: I love Rice to Riches. They are the yummy goodness that only rice pudding can be: thick and savory […]

It’s National Empanada Day!

Mary Mata

By Betty Cortina, NBCLatino So largely does the empanada, that little doughy pocket of deliciousness, loom in Hispanic culture that references to it have long appeared in important art and literature. Case […]

Second Generation Making Strides

Mary Mata April 8, 2013

By Anthony Orozco, Reading Eagle It’s nearly become a cliche that immigrants journey to the United States in search of new opportunities and a better way of life. But a […]

New York Times Responds to AP “I” Word Ban

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Once the Associated Press changed it’s practice concerning the use of the term “illegal alien” last week most, if not all, eyes turned toward the New […]