Latinos Hit Hard by High Gas Prices

Latinos Hit Hard by High Gas Prices

Mary Mata April 3, 2012

By Jorge Madrid Gas prices are reaching record highs for this month, increasing 67 cents since January – a 20 percent bump.  American families spent $5  million more on gasoline the week […]

Monument Unveils Tejano Legacy

Mary Mata

By Cindy Casares I attended the unveiling of the Tejano Monument at the Texas State Capitol on Thursday. Seated in front of a crowd of hundreds on the South Lawn […]

How Can I Get My Ex Girlfriend To Love Me Again?

Mary Mata March 29, 2012

Dear Martha, I want to get back with my ex-girlfriend, but the day I went to tell her, she told me she was seeing someone else. I had a fit […]

Translating Health Problems For My Dad Brought Us Closer

Mary Mata March 28, 2012

My parents spent more than 40 years in this country; they never felt compelled to learn English. Sometimes I feel that my parents had children in order to have translation […]

A Latino Nerd’s Burden: How To Deal With Professional Stress?

Mary Mata

By Eres Nerd I work using my mind, instead of my hands. I am paid to think about problems and find solutions. The ability to think and use my intelligence classified […]

Life Insurance Helps Family Members Survive The Unexpected

Mary Mata March 23, 2012

By Roger Martinez Luis Rojas was a motorcycle police officer who wrote short stories before he joined the force. He continued to do so as a way of distancing his […]

“Wolf” Examines The Totality Of Sexual Abuse

Mary Mata March 19, 2012

Austin, Texas — “Wolf” is the latest film and the first feature length film by Ya’Ke Smith, which premiered at South by Southwest. The film deals with the particularly deep subject […]

I Love My Alcoholic Husband, Should I Take Him Back?

Mary Mata March 8, 2012

Dear Martha, I’m very sad, my husband — who I love very much — is an alcoholic. We have a two year-old daughter and this last holiday season, he became very intoxicated. I […]

Counting The Signs That I Am Turning Into My Father

Mary Mata March 7, 2012

My friend Richard and I have known each other since middle school, and we have been friends since he was MEChA royalty and I was part of the Ecology Club. […]

Teenage Mothers And Unwanted Pregnancies

Mary Mata March 1, 2012

Life with kids, even with a partner that helps in their upbringing, can be difficult. But facing the same reality as a single, teenage mother who never thought that it […]