My Daughter Likes Women: How Can I Cure Her?

My Daughter Likes Women: How Can I Cure Her?

Mary Mata January 5, 2012

Dear Martha: I’m a mother who suspects that her daughter likes women. What type of specialist can you recommend that I can send her to in order to be cured? […]

I Love To Eat, But This Year I’m Cutting Down For My Health

Mary Mata

I am the kind of girl who can proudly out-eat anyone. “Hey, look at me eat this burrito the size of a toddler!” “Fried pig skins? Bring it!” “Chicago style […]

Latinos Are Homogenous Thanks To The Monthly Conference Call

Mary Mata

Recently, El Guapo decided enough was enough and began a crusade that rivals any other in the course of human history. Unfortunately, the American Latino (Guatsupinus Cabronicus) is a species […]

ABC Works The Stereotypes In “Work It”

Mary Mata

Recently, I came across a clip of the new ABC sitcom called “Work It” that disparages Latinos, Puerto Ricans in particular by associating them with drug dealing. That’s not even […]

Latinos Spent $5 Billion On Mobile Devices During The Holidays

NewsTaco

If you’re Latino and you’re reading this on your fancy-shmancy new iPad, you’re not alone. A survey of Latino holiday spending estimates that Latinos may have spent up to $5 […]

Texas Redistricting: The Telenovela

Mary Mata

A lot of people have commented lately that all of this redistricting business, especially in Texas, is terribly confusing and consequently, no one cares. For political nerds like me, that’s […]

How “Yo’ Momma’s So Fat” Jokes Made Me A Better Person

Mary Mata January 4, 2012

I think I grew up within the generation that had it socially tougher than my parents, but not as easy as our children. Sure, my parents had to cross a […]

“The Other Side of Immigration” Aims To Engage Everyone

Mary Mata

NewsTaco recently interviewed Roy Germano, director of the documentary  “The Other Side of Immigration.” The film was released in 2009 and is based on Germano’s Ph.D. research. NewsTaco: What brought you to […]

The Pocho Ocho Secrets Of Your Average Latino Family

Mary Mata

8. Uncle Wilfredo from South America is a Nazi 7. The real reason your brother looks like Vicente Fernandez 6. La Otra Familia 5. Tia Choncha’s moustache 4. Coca Cola boycott exemption for Cuba Libres […]

Rosca De Reyes

Mary Mata

By Melissa Pitts and Abigail Garcia It’s that time again- Dia de los Reyes (King’s Day)! On January 6, people from all over Latin America celebrate this day with a […]