Latin Americans Are Most Positive People in the World

Latin Americans Are Most Positive People in the World

Mary Mata December 27, 2012

By Hispanically Speaking News Latin Americans are the most positive people in the world, with their region being home to eight of the top 10 countries for positive emotions worldwide. […]

“Tales of Masked Men” Shines a Light On Mexico’s Lucha Libre

Mary Mata

By Hispanically Speaking News This graphics segment is featured in “Tales of Masked Men,” a new PBS documentary about Lucha Libre. The film was directed and produced by Carlos Avila. This […]

¡Bien Hecho!: Rafael Fajardo; Socially Conscious Video Games

Mary Mata

By NBCLatino Staff Click on picture to read story. [Photo courtesy Design Envy]

Our Holiday Tradiciones

Mary Mata December 26, 2012

By Joe Ray, Latinovations Growing up near the Mexican border and having spent a few of my first few Holiday seasons in Sonora as well as Arizona, provided me the […]

Despite Poverty Today, Latinos May Define Rules in Aging America

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By Yolanda Gonzalez Gomez, HuffPost Voces/New America Media DALLAS, Texas–For Paula and Manuel Cisneros, every day is a challenge of survival. At 73, he cuts and bag cactus to sell on […]

List of celebrity deaths in 2012: Saying goodbye

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By Katarina Diquez, Voxxi Notable Latino celebrity deaths in 2012 Jenni Rivera Jenni Rivera made headway in her music career through her music and her candidness with her fans about her […]

A Latin Alternative Holiday Party

Mary Mata December 24, 2012

By Jasmine Garsd, NPR Click on the picture to read and hear the story. [Photo by c_chan808]

A Latino Christmas

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By Miguel Perez, Hidden Hispanic Heritage We call it “Navidad,” the Spanish word for Christmas. But literally, it means “Nativity” — and we have no qualms about the birth we […]

Latino Voices Supported California Coastal Conservation

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By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco Good news for California’s coast: California has now completed its Marine Protected Areas (MPA) network. This is in addition to President Obama’s recent announcement for a […]

Feds Won’t Investigate Latino Housing Discrimination

NewsTaco December 21, 2012

By Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica The four-bedroom house advertised on Craigslist sounded like just what Claire Rembis and her husband had been looking for. It sat on two verdant acres with plenty […]