Latino Men Are Always The Most Critical Of Me

Latino Men Are Always The Most Critical Of Me

Mary Mata November 18, 2011

The people that get most upset about what I write are almost always Latino men. I’m not stereotyping or exaggerating — this is simply a fact. Nearly all of the […]

Latinas Lag In College Graduation Rates Compared To Peers

Mary Mata November 17, 2011

A new study shows that while second-generation Latinas are enrolling in college at the same rates as their third-generation non-Hispanic white counterparts, they are 18% less likely to finish school […]

More Latino Students Means A Need For Latino Teachers

Mary Mata

A recent article in the Washington Post talks about how the growing Latino population in places that traditionally weren’t known for being ethnically diverse, in this case Maryland, are now experiencing […]

Who Answers Burning Questions For The Children Of Immigrants?

Mary Mata November 16, 2011

By Elaine Dove I wonder about the girls and boys I see during the day at my once-a-week volunteer gig at a local school. Most of “my kids” at the […]

White House Came To Listen At New Mexico Summit

Mary Mata November 14, 2011

By Maria Elena Alvarez Albuquerque, New Mexico — The White House has put a bead on the Hispanic community, and if Albuquerque were a microcosm of what is happening across […]

I Talk About The Hard Stuff Because I Think It’s Important

Mary Mata November 9, 2011

I literally and figuratively have a big mouth. Sometimes I know I should shut the hell up, but — boy howdy — it’s so hard for me to repress my […]

Bien Hecho: Remembering Educator Harry P. Pachón

Mary Mata November 8, 2011

Educator Harry P. Pachón, Ph.D. died this week after battling complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 66. Pachón received his education in Southern California, his bachelor’s and Master’s at California State University of Los […]

600 Latino Youth Take Time To Think About Leadership

Mary Mata

By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez, President of NHI Collegiate Leadership Network San Antonio, Texas — Each year the National Hispanic Institute invites the top Latino high school and undergraduates to San Antonio […]

A Word On “Illegal” Students: Infants Don’t Commit Crimes

Mary Mata November 7, 2011

By Cindy Casares I can’t believe I’m about to defend Rick Perry, but here goes. This month the Texas governor has taken heat during his Presidential race for his policy […]

Ñ: Put A Mustache On Your N

Mary Mata November 4, 2011

This video just plain made my day. You have to watch it all the way through. While we’ve written before about reasons people prefer not to pronounce things in Spanish, […]