NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Dec. 3-10, 2011
NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Dec. 3-10, 2011
There’s one piece of news not in this roundup — that the Supreme Court has blocked Texas’ redistricting maps, read that here. Otherwise, my top pick was the announcement of […]
Happy Friday From Monica Gastelumendi!
When most people think of jazz music, the Andean South American nation of Peru isn’t normally what comes to mind. But Peruana Monica Gastelumendi, who currently resides in the U.S. […]
Despite High Unemployment, Hiring Discrimination Remains
By David Elliot, otherwords.org Many people know that some 14 million Americans, officially about 9 percent of the nation’s work force, are unemployed. Another 12 million are under-employed. That means […]
Presidential Pardons Heavily Favor Whites Over Latinos
By Dafna Linzer and Jennifer LaFleur, Courtesy ProPublica First of two parts. Part two here. This story was co-published with The Washington Post. White criminals seeking presidential pardons over the past decade have […]
Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta
By Aurora Ibarra Not your traditional pesto- this uses one of my favorite ingredients- avocado! This pesto goes great with pasta or use it to top of grilled fish. The […]
How “A Better Life” Director Became An Immigration Activist
By José Cruz, OurTiempo.com If there is any hope for the future of immigration reform in this country, it will probably come from unlikely places. It has not been that the strategies […]
Most Undocumented Immigrants Have Lived In U.S. Over 10 Years
A new study found that nearly two-thirds of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. have lived here for at least 10 years. The study by the Pew Hispanic Center, based on the […]
Hablo Y Hablas: Sana, Sana Colita De Rana
Hablo Y Hablas is our new language segment, in which we share words and phrases from our lives. This week I shared a saying from my childhood, “Sana, sana colita […]
More Latinos Than Whites Applied To CA State Universities
California State Universities saw record numbers of applications this year, but more interestingly, Latino applicants outnumbered white applicants for the first time ever (based on self-reported data). Here’s the CSU […]
Milwaukee Latinos 5 Times More Likely To Be Crime Suspects
There are roughly half a million people in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Of those, 17% are Latino. But if you were to ask Milwaukee’s Police Chief Edward Flynn, most of those Latinos are criminals. […]
