Autism Cases On The Rise Among Latino Children

Autism Cases On The Rise Among Latino Children

NewsTaco April 9, 2012

Here’s an alarming statistic that’s been churning beneath the surface: according to a Latino Ed Beat report, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) says “autism prevalence among Latino children (the […]

Carne Asada, A Weekend Tradition

Mary Mata April 7, 2012

Growing up in Los Angeles and spending the past decade in Texas, I had no escape from the tradition of the weekend carne asada. Although seemingly these weekly gatherings look […]

Cascarones Just In Time For Easter Celebrations

Mary Mata April 6, 2012

Always colorful, sometimes sparkly or glitter-coated, nothing screams “Happy Easter” louder than getting a confetti-filled eggshell, or cascarón, cracked on top of your head. One of my earliest, and possibly […]

Where Pew and Trayvon Meet A Question Arises

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I had dinner last night at a sea food place that, being Holy Thursday, was less crowded than I expected. Still, there was a low-level din – we were sitting outside, near […]

The Rise Of Evangelicalism In Mexico

Mary Mata

by Paul Adams For the first time as his tenure as a pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI passed through Mexico last weekend during his Latin American trip. Though many of its […]

Nebraska Grapples With Unborn Undocumented Immigrants

NewsTaco April 5, 2012

Let’s see if we can help the lawmakers in the state of Nebraska figure this one out. A person is undocumented if they came to this country with no legal […]

Walmart Model: Latinos Are Great Hope For U.S. Economy

NewsTaco April 4, 2012

I read this sentence this morning: Hispanics are achieving a status as super-consumers that is making other minority groups and even the mainstream consumer look anemic. After I was done […]

Sesame Street Hires Latino Expert

NewsTaco

I’m curious to see exactly how Sesame Street is going to portray Latinos. The iconic children’s television show recently hired an expert to guide them in their effort to accurately include the […]

Finding the worst reputation to make my father look good

Mary Mata

I think one of my father’s biggest disappointments was the fact that he wanted me to get into Quebradita culture. He wanted me to get into the fashion – he […]

Latinos And Their Views Of Identity

NewsTaco

(Editor’s note: This is a verbatim, just released, press release by the Pew Hispanic Center. I thought it was pertinent to make it available to the NewsTaco community. I’ll be ruminating on […]