UT Pan-Am’s Mariachi Aztlán to Perform at Inauguration

UT Pan-Am’s Mariachi Aztlán to Perform at Inauguration

Mary Mata January 7, 2013

By Hispanically Speaking News The University of Texas-Pan America’s (UTPA) Mariachi Aztlán will be doing a repeat performance for President Obama’s inauguration on January 21, 2013. The mariachi group performed for the […]

Alms From Drug Cartels Infect the Mexican Catholic Church

Mary Mata January 3, 2013

By Gustavo Aguirre, Borderzine Click on picture to read story. [Photo by uteart]

¡Bien Hecho! Latino White House Christmas Designer

Mary Mata December 28, 2012

By Rebekah Sager, Fox News Latino Click on picture to read story. [Photo courtesy Fox News Latino]

Latin Americans Are Most Positive People in the World

Mary Mata December 27, 2012

By Hispanically Speaking News Latin Americans are the most positive people in the world, with their region being home to eight of the top 10 countries for positive emotions worldwide. […]

“Tales of Masked Men” Shines a Light On Mexico’s Lucha Libre

Mary Mata

By Hispanically Speaking News This graphics segment is featured in “Tales of Masked Men,” a new PBS documentary about Lucha Libre. The film was directed and produced by Carlos Avila. This […]

A Latino Christmas

Mary Mata December 24, 2012

By Miguel Perez, Hidden Hispanic Heritage We call it “Navidad,” the Spanish word for Christmas. But literally, it means “Nativity” — and we have no qualms about the birth we […]

The End of the World, For Sure

Mary Mata December 21, 2012

By Tony Castro, Voxxi How do we know that the end of the world will come December 21, as foretold in the Mayan calendar? My question is how could it […]

Pioneering Chicano Group Los Lobos Celebrates 40 years

Mary Mata December 19, 2012

By Associated Press/Fox News Latino Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Jester Jay Music]

How to Talk to Your Kids About the Connecticut Tragedy

Mary Mata

By Luz Chavez, Gozamos The tragic school shooting in Connecticut is difficult enough for adults to understand. How does one even begin talking to children about this? We did some research and collected […]

Giving Back – Part of the Latino Immigrant Experience

Mary Mata

By Alexandra Aquino-Fike, Being Latino We often hear that the holiday season is also the “Season of Giving.”  These days, when I think about the spirit of “giving back,” I think […]