Town Discriminates Against Latinos and their BBQs
Town Discriminates Against Latinos and their BBQs
Can you imagine a world in which not even carne asadas are sacred? Â Well, welcome to South Padre Island! A lawsuit was filed in federal court this week alleging that […]
LULAC Responds to ‘Don’t Vote’ Campaign
I wrote previously about how hard it is to vote anyway. Then, when people like Robert De Esposada — a highly paid Republican operative and a former highly placed party […]
Latino Voters More Enthused Than Last Month
The Politico wrote an interesting piece this week about the enthusiasm level of Latino voters this month. Â To quote: “Latino voters are showing far more enthusiasm about the midterm elections […]
Latino Fatalism May Cause Cancer Deaths
The International Journal of Behavioral Medicine is set to release a study showing that the Catholic-ish belief that things are in God’s hands may lead Latinas to believe that cancer […]
Voter Guide to Candidates on Immigration Reform
This is an interesting guide to where candidates stand on immigration reform put together by America’s Voice, check it out here. VoterGuide2010 – [Guide via America’s Voice]
Tantos Tacos: Hate, Escándalo, Food, Tech, Mexico and Hate
This week on NewsTaco we talked about food, hate, politics, voting, tech and a little more hate. It was a long week! We started off the week talking about hate, […]
New Book: Latino Migration in North Carolina
Interesting new book coming out of the University of North Carolina Press titled The Latino Migration Experience in North Carolina. Â Written by Hanna Gill, the book explores Latino migration to […]
Hablando Bien: The Dynamics of Spanglish
Recently I was having a conversation with a gentleman from the Deep South in San Antonio, Texas and he informed me that he’s been told, “Hispanics are too lazy to […]
Keep ‘Em Dumb So ‘Illegals’ Don’t Get Our Jobs
In an obvious attempt to keep unauthorized immigrant children from getting post-high-school education, The Nation reports that Georgia has joined a growing number of states are making it increasingly difficult […]
50% Latin American Businesses Go Social (Networks)
Just about half of businesses in Latin America use social media networks as part of their marketing strategies, according to the “2010 Latin America Social Media Study” by Burson-Marsteller. This […]