Remembering the Late Jenni Rivera: ‘La Diva de la Banda’

Remembering the Late Jenni Rivera: ‘La Diva de la Banda’

Mary Mata December 10, 2012

By Veronique de Miguel, Voxxi The tragedy that struck the Mexican music community early Sunday morning when 43-year-old Mexican singer Jenni Rivera’s plane crashed in Mexico, shortly after takeoff. There seems to […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco December 7, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco ¡Feliz viernes NewsTaqueros! Strike another week off the calendar, it’s the weekend! ‘Tis also the season for holiday food…and here’s a mix you may want to […]

Ben Affleck’s Argo and Whitewashing Mexican-Americans

Mary Mata

By Moctezuma Esparza, Al Dia Argo is a 2012 feature film Hollywood thriller loosely based on a memoir written by Antonio “Tony” Mendez, a CIA operative, who led the rescue […]

Latino Stories Missing for Young Latino Readers

Mary Mata December 6, 2012

By Motoko Rich, New York Times Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Franklin Park Library]

Baseball or Béisbol? (Part 2)

Mary Mata

By Cheech Marin, Huffington Post Latino Voices PART TWO Whatever was happening in America was happening on the baseball field. Whether it was more and more Negroes or long hair […]

Not All Things That Can Be Counted Count

Mary Mata

By Victor Escalante, NewsTaco   Years ago Steve attended one of my Emotional Intelligence classes at UTEP. His company had sent him with the warning that if he did not […]

Penn State Sorority Investigated for Racist Costume Photos

NewsTaco December 5, 2012

By Latino Rebels Looks like Halloween 2012 was the year of sorority sisters dressing up in racist Mexican costumes with sombreros, sarapes, mustaches, black shoe polish, and signs that say […]

Sones de México: Celebrating the Beginning of a New Cycle

Mary Mata

By Catalina Maria Johnson, Gozamos “We will begin the next cycle, but it really doesn’t mean the world will end,” explains Juan Dies, one of the founding members of Chicago’s acclaimed […]

Bien Hecho: Latina Overachiever Becomes a College President

Mary Mata December 4, 2012

By Ricardo Chavira, LIN@R FULLERTON, CA–Scholarly diligence and excellence, a willingness to move every few years and plain hard work are just some of what’s required to become a university president. […]

The Price of Immigrant Burials

Mary Mata December 3, 2012

By Lauren Silverman, Latino USA Many families of immigrants who die in the US shoulder the burden and cost of shipping the remains of their loved ones back to the […]