Heritage Theme Study Recognizes Latinos in the U.S.

Heritage Theme Study Recognizes Latinos in the U.S.

Mary Mata April 8, 2013

PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C. – As part of the National Park Service’s mission to tell the full story of America’s history, the Service is releasing the “American Latinos and the […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco April 5, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco First week of April, check. Friday almost done, check. Jazz de Mexico, only on NewsTaco, let’s go! It’s the best Latino jazz musicians and composers, brought […]

Diversity Programs Give Illusion of Corporate Fairness

Mary Mata

By Science Daily Diversity training programs lead people to believe that work environments are fair even when given evidence of hiring, promotion or salary inequities, according to new findings by […]

How Humor Helps Bilingual Couples

Mary Mata

By François Grosjean, Ph.D., Psychology Today British novelist George Eliot once wrote, “A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections”. This is all the more so […]

‘Illegal Immigrant’: What Words to Use Becomes a Debate Itself

Mary Mata

By Cindy Chang and Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times Most news organizations have long used the term “illegal immigrant,” which some people find offensive. They prefer “undocumented,” arguing that “illegal” […]

NASCAR Telenovela Targets Latino Fans

Mary Mata

By Associated Press/Fox News Latino FONTANA, Calif. –  Ela Rivella is a sexy, headstrong race car driver torn between two racing brothers in a glamorous, high-stakes world of cutthroat competition […]

Pablo Neruda poisoned by the Pinochet government? Exhumation to follow

Mary Mata April 4, 2013

By Paloma Corredor, Voxxi The remains of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) will be exhumed on Monday, April 8 to determine the true cause of his death. Neruda died on […]

Speaking in Whistles: The Whistled Language of Oaxaca, Mexico

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco This is so NewsTaco! I watched it this morning – a short documentary about people in the mountains of Oaxaca who communicate through a whistling language. […]

Hollywood Plays it Wrong With Latino Characters

Mary Mata

By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post Writers Group/Indianapolis Star Hispanics, by virtue of their underdog status resulting from years of being painted as criminal immigrants by right-wing nativists, have become big-time […]

Dropping the “I” Word: Fox News vs Fox News Latino

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco A really interesting piece today in Media Matters about how two faces of the same Fox TV coin cover the same issue. Specifically, the recent news […]