Workers Fired Over Legal Status While Trying To Unionize

Workers Fired Over Legal Status While Trying To Unionize

Mary Mata February 9, 2012

On December 2, 2011, Pomona College in Claremont, California fired 17 workers for failing to produce sufficient proof of their ability to work legally in the United States. Before the […]

Latinos More Likely To Be Wrong About Perceived Infertility

Mary Mata

Depending on one’s life plans, this may come as a pleasant or unpleasant surprise to all the young couples having unprotected sex out there: They’re not as infertile as they […]

Latinos Are The First To Reach Pre-Recession Employment

Mary Mata February 8, 2012

Despite making up only a seventh of the entire U.S. population, Latinos took 60% of the 2.3 million jobs added in 2011. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics household survey, the […]

Through Film Ralph Lopez Tells Real Stories We Can Learn From

Mary Mata

“Lilia” is a short film that was released last year directed and written by Sam Lerma and produced by Ralph Lopez. It’s a story that many of us can relate to, […]

Why Latinas Aren’t Allowed To Be Angry, And Other Stereotypes

Mary Mata

In a few very tangible ways, Latinas have it rougher than other folks. Not only do we often find ourselves in an ethnic/cultural/linguistic/racial minority, practically cueing others to pile on […]

Invest In Education And Broadband Access To Help Latinos

Mary Mata

By Kristian Ramos As Americans continue to struggle with high unemployment and underemployment at record levels, President Barack Obama has made building a stronger economy, a central theme in his re-election […]

Spicy Rice Noodles

Mary Mata

By Aurora Ibarra My go-to meal during the week tends to be some kind of stir fry. They are super easy, fast, and the perfect way to clean out your […]

English Language Latino Media Heats Up

Mary Mata

By Tomás Custer, HispanicTips.com With the recent announcement that another Spanish-language TV network is launching (MundoFox). I thought it pertinent to take a look at the other side of the coin, […]

The Case For Arizona’s White Appreciation Day

Mary Mata February 7, 2012

Arizona State Representative Cecil Ash proposed that Arizona create a White Appreciation Day when whites are no longer the majority in the state. Many are in awe that Ash only […]

US Rep Silvestre Reyes On Ed, Immigration, Rhetoric And More

Mary Mata

Economic development, border security, education, healthcare, and protecting America’s history as a diverse and immigrant friendly nation are all part of U.S. Congressmen Silvestre Reyes’ re-election platform this year. We […]