Abuelos: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Recently, I found myself wading through sick memories of my Guelito Chente, missing him (since he died in 2006), but also feeling so grateful for having spent a few precious […]

When I was a kid, I would get all teary-eyed during Christmas as I watched those Save the Children commercials in which African children with distended bellies shared a couple […]

By Eres Nerd Like many Latino Nerds, I don’t have children. Going to college and several years of graduate school delayed the biological process. Dressing like a nerd for many years […]

How do you plan a modern tamalada? We are all busy, and have also said things to do, but this time of year is still a great time to get […]

We’re in the midst of the Posada season, and if you know what I’m talking about there’s little else for me to say —there’s no need for an explanation or to paint […]

Sometimes, in between doing so much, we forget why we’re doing it, or what we’re doing it for. Sometimes, this happens with Christmas. With so much anticipation and media stimulation […]

Turns out that the best thing to prevent frailty among elderly Latinos is more Latinos. Access to health care, transportation and sidewalks also help, but by and large the best […]

Dear Martha: These days there’s a lot of tension in my family — my parents constantly argue about where we’ll spend the holidays. They live together, but my mom always […]

By Anthony Gutierrez and Rebecca Acuña, the Texas Democratic Party Our community is under attack by right-wing extremists. We’re willing to bet, albeit not $10,000, that you’ve had enough of […]

I hope nothing severe enough ever happens to me to the point where I end up in the 11 o’clock news – simply because I am not a very photogenic […]