Celebrating American Holidays With My Mexican Father

Celebrating American Holidays With My Mexican Father

Mary Mata June 8, 2011

As a child, my father would always take my sister and I to the front door and repeat his favorite saying, “No me importa lo que diga Tom Bradley ni […]

Georgia’s Latino Population Set To Double In 8 Years

Mary Mata

Members of a Georgia Kiwanis Club were shocked to hear recently that Georgia is now California. Or, as The Albany Herald reported, the Latino population in that state is set […]

Latino Kids More Likely To Die In Car Crashes

Mary Mata

A new campaign aims to help save Latino children, who tend to die more often during car crashes. The Buckle Up For Life, or Abróchate a la Vida campaign is funded […]

Latinos Live in The Moment, We Travel That Way Too

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I took one of the best trips of my life when I was 9 years old. It started as a day trip from Laredo, Texas, and took me, a week […]

Being A Bridesmaid For The First Time

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

So, now that I’m sneaking up on 30, it’s finally my turn to be a bridesmaid. The lucky girl in question is someone I’ve known more than half my life […]

Hometown Exile: Saying Goodbye To Visiting Mexico

Mary Mata

By Beatriz Terrazas IN 2008, WHEN I VISITED MY MOTHER IN EL PASO, she pouted like a toddler who has been told a lie and said: “Usted me dijo que íbamos […]

Volunteerism Essential To The Success Of Latino Youth

Mary Mata June 2, 2011

If you’re reading this, it’s likely you form part of  the massive cluster of former beneficiaries of student initiatives and scholarships that were developed by community-based Latino organizations such as […]

If You Want To Be Happy, Learn To Forgive

Mary Mata

Question: Hi Martha, I haven’t felt good since Mother’s Day. On Facebook I read everyone’s beautiful words and poems to their mothers, but my mother has caused me a lot […]

Latinos: More Than Half U.S. Population Growth

Mary Mata

The Hispanic population in the U.S. accounted for more than half of the total population growth in the country outpacing other demographic groups, according to a U.S. Census Bureau brief […]

To Be Latino Is To Have Options

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Here’s a rough sketch of me: I was born in San Antonio, Texas, reared on the border – Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. I studied in both US and Mexican schools. My father is […]