My Family Said I’m Not Latino
My Family Said I’m Not Latino
By Melanie Mendez-Gonzales, NewsTaco My blog, ¿Qué Means What?, began because I found it liberating to share with others (whoever could find me online) about my ‘identity crisis’. You know the not […]
Why September Matters To Me…
By Oscar Barajas, NewsTaco I remember September 10th, 2007, like it was yesterday. My father was lying in a hospital bed recovering from surgery. They had just amputated part of […]
OMG! Latino Teens Text The Most while Driving
By Tania Haiman, Being Latino A recent study by AT&T revealed that 54 percent of Latino teens “admit to texting while driving compared to 41% of Caucasians and 42% of African-American teenagers.” […]
Tackling Latino Child Hunger Will Bring Prosperity to All
By Melissa Boteach, Latinovations San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro made an impassioned argument at the Democratic National Convantion that investing in opportunity today leads to prosperity for all tomorrow. Telling the […]
The Day Tragedy Wore The Other Shoe
By Oscar Barajas, NewsTaco Death was never a stranger in our household. He hung a hat and placed his keys just far away to make an entrance and leave a […]
Mayor Julián Castro Delivers More Than A Keynote For My Family
By Melanie Mendez-Gonzales, NewsTaco The Alamo City’s mayor’s keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention is all the buzz today. As a resident of San Antonio, TX, I am very […]
Ancestry Places Mexican Americans At Greater Risk For Metabolic Disease
By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Higher levels of insulin resistance were found among Mexican-Americans with an ancestral link to Amerindian tribes, states a study from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston […]
Senior Hispanics Concerned Mostly About Social Security, Medicare
By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Hispanics over the age of 50 are not just worried about jobs when it comes to the upcoming presidential election. According to surveys conducted by AARP, Hispanics […]
Why Are Latino Millennials Choosing To Live With Their Parents?
By Maria Chavez, Our Tiempo The 2010 Census data estimates that within a few more years, U.S. born Latinos will dominate the 18 to 29 year old age segment within […]
Balancing Work And Families Hardest for Latino Workers
By Sarah Jane Glynn, Latinovations Brand new data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrates just how often workers struggle to cope with conflicts between their job and […]
