Want more Latino authors? Hit the bookstores
Want more Latino authors? Hit the bookstores
By Alexandra Aquino-Fike, Being Latino I want books. Good books by and about Latinos. Since Latinos comprise a large and growing part of the U.S. population, with increasingly significant purchasing […]
Addiction in New Mexico: La Cultura Cura
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA The state of New Mexico has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in the nation. Hispanics and Native Americans have borne the brunt of this devastation. […]
Jazz de México
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We’re half way through February…Valentine’s day done and tucked away…it’s Friday! Here’s the good news: We Made It. Here’s the better news: It’s The Weekend. So […]
Smithsonian Latino Ctr Announces Latino Museum Studies Pgrm
PRESS RELEASE Program Aims To Create a National Network of Latino Professionals The Smithsonian Latino Center announces the 2013 Latino Museum Studies Program, July 1 through Aug. 9 in Washington, […]
Bless Me Ultima Cast Interview – Screening Ticket Giveaway
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco It’s surprising to think about it, 40 years since it happened, but when Bless Me Ultima was first published it was banned – burned in places. […]
Bless Me, Ultima ~ San Antonio Screening
By Melanie Mendez-Gonzales, ¿Qué Means What? I recently heard Patsy Torres Lucero, Ph.D. discuss the findings of her dissertation on a sense of purpose. In summary, her conclusion is that our sense […]
Peru Archaeology Find – 5,000 Years Old Temple
By BBC News Archaeologists in Peru say they have discovered a temple at the ancient site of El Paraiso, near the capital, Lima. Entry to the rectangular structure, estimated to […]
In 55 Years of Grammys, Only 3 Latinos Performed Live
By Felix Sanchez, Fox News Latino No Latino musical nominee is scheduled to perform at the February 10, 2013 Grammy Award ceremony. Sounds familiar? It should. In the Grammys’ 55-year history, […]
2nd Generation Exceed Immigrants in Income & Education
PRESS RELEASE Second-generation Americans—-the 20 million adult U.S.-born children of immigrants—-are substantially better off than immigrants themselves on key measures of socio-economic attainment, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of […]
SLIDESHOW: The Faces of the Great Immigration Debate
By, writer Dulce-Marie Flecha of Viviana Hurtado’s The Wise Latina Club From Superbowl Champion Baltimore Raven James Ihedigbo, the son of Nigerian immigrants, to DREAMer Activist turned Congressional aid Erika Andiola, these photos explore the theme […]
