This Month in Film: October New Releases

This Month in Film: October New Releases

Mary Mata October 3, 2012

By Gabrielle Bondi, The Young Folks October brings a nice mix of movies.  It also brings a TON of them. You can’t say that you don’t have options every weekend […]

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NewsTaco October 2, 2012

Tuesday October 2, 2012 Hispanic Chamber: Where’s the spending on Spanish TV? (Tampa Bay Times):  This article goes to the heart of a Latino political quandary. Should politicians spend money on […]

What To Do About The Mexican-Themed Parties At UT

Mary Mata October 1, 2012

By Cindy Casares, Texas Observer This week two Greek-sponsored parties at the University of Texas at Austin landed in the news for containing offensive Mexican themes. On September 20, UT’s […]

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Monday October 1, 2012 From Cesar Chavez to the Denver Debate: Mexican-American Voters Finally Have Their Say (Time): Fifty years to the week after Chicano activist Cesar Chavez put Mexican Americans […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco September 28, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco What. A. Week. …in a good way. All the same, I’m glad it’s winding down, I think we all need a respite from the churn. And, […]

Las Azaleas: Mexican Rodeo Women’s Journey Told in Film ‘Escaramuza’

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By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Las Azaleas, a team of horsewomen in California, tell the story of Mexican rodeo women in the documentary “Escaramuza: Riding from the Heart.” In rodeo arenas […]

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Friday September 28, 2012 Are Latinos adequately represented in our political system? (Columbia Spectator): Latinos contribute much to American society. Our culture, economy, and public service wouldn’t be as rich without […]

No way, José. I will not change my last name

Mary Mata September 27, 2012

By Taina Haiman, Being Latino Although my husband and I met and got married in the United States, I was raised in Puerto Rico and he grew up in the neighboring […]

Viva Kennedy? The Latino Lockout at the Kennedy Center

NewsTaco September 26, 2012

By Lalo Alcaraz, Pocho Ñews Service “Latinos can go “blank” themselves!”  This is what Kennedy Center director Michael Kaiser must have been thinking when he screamed, “Go F___ yourself!” into the […]

Movie Review: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

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By Tyler Stevens, The Young Folks Going into the screening of The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, I wasn’t expecting to get as much out of the film as I did. Upon […]