Undocumented Latinas More Vulnerable To Domestic Violence
Undocumented Latinas More Vulnerable To Domestic Violence
By Silvia Casabianca, Voxxi The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) waits in limbo for reauthorization in Congress. While legislators discuss content, thousands of women are suffering the physical and mental consequences of […]
Has The Quinceañera Lost Its Meaning?
By Maria Chaidez, Our Tiempo I have only the fondest memories of my own Quinceanera, which took place a decade and some ago. I remember every detail from my dress […]
Marriage Of Cultures Is Creating A New Standard in the U.S.
PRESS RELEASE MIAMI, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Everyone knows that yellow and blue make green … but what do Latino and non-Latino make? For starters, it’s causing a new dynamic calledinterculturization—the […]
Learning To Save Our Frijoles For A Rainy Day
By Maitri Pammo, Being Latino I do not enjoy speculating on stereotypes. I am particularly peeved when the stereotype involves gender. Yet, what factors may account for the recent data that signals […]
Despite Violence, Low-Income Students Can Succeed in School
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco As summer vacation reaches its end for most students, we are unfortunately forced to face the consequences of violence many elementary and high-school students experienced. Some […]
Mama’s Blogs And Resources For Teaching Spanish
By Melaine Mendez-Gonzales, NewsTaco I’m a mom with a desire to teach my own children a language that I am still learning myself. With my boys being young, the most […]
A Latino And A Latina Walk Into A University…
By Maitri Pamo, Being Latino The news broke her heart. Even though my cousin was well on her way to becoming the first person in our family to go to […]
Morning NewsTaco
Thursday August 2, 2012 Latinos on the Rise (The New York Times): Cruz’s victory came on the very same day that Democrats announced that the keynote speaker at their upcoming […]
Morning NewsTaco
Wednesday August 1, 2012 GOP holds advantage over Democrats in electing Latino politicians (Los Angeles Times): Democrats might have selected the keynote speaker at their convention to rally Latino voters, but […]
TELL YOUR TRUE TALE: Being Saved
By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog This week on my storytelling website, Tell Your True Tale, a new story by Angelino writer Julian SeguraCamacho. Check out Being Saved – the story of how […]