What People Of Color Have At Stake In Wisconsin
What People Of Color Have At Stake In Wisconsin
Images of Latino, Native American, Black, and Asian Wisconsinites are proving elusive in the media coverage of the fight for workers’ rights beyond a recent appearance by the Rev. Jesse Jackson. […]
Se Me Pasó El Tren: Confessions Of An Unmarried Latino
I’m a reasonably attractive, smart and ambitious 31 year-old Latino currently pursuing a master’s degree. Oh, and I’m single. For my Mexican family, this is a concern, and as time […]
Latino Children are Now the Majority in California
The Census numbers are out for California and there’re two big stories to talk about; first, that Latino children are now the majority in California, and second, that as Latinos […]
Can You Imagine a Latino President of the US?
[Editor’s note: This was written by Dr. Henry Flores, professor of Political Science and Dean of the Graduate School at St. Mary’s University, in San Antonio, Texas. I recently mentioned […]
News Taco To Go: Dead Kids, NPR, Libya, Ché And Juárez Violence
Seven children aged 7 months to 11 were killed in a barn fire in a Mennonite community in Pennsylvania. A former NPR executive was taped by the same guy who […]
Obama’s Choice: Appoint a Latino Secretary of Commerce
Here’s a choice to ponder. We can either complain about how we’re not taken seriously, or we can take ourselves seriously. We’ve been talking a pretty big game about the […]
Puerto Rico Suffering Heavy Brain Drain
A new report from the Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics) has found that the island nation is suffering some pretty heavy brain drain and […]
The Daily Beast: No U.S. Latinas Are Awesome
Well, maybe except for one, Dara Torres, which The Daily Beast included on its list of “150 Women Who Shake The World.” The list includes actresses like Mia Farrow, Angelina […]
Despite Growing Employment Latinos Lack Job Security
The recent news that the unemployment rate had dipped below nine percent has been both a sigh of relief and a reason to cheer, especially among those who found work. […]
Latinos Changing Small Town America
The weekly unfolding of Census numbers has been fun to watch. Every day there’s more concrete evidence of the wide-spread Latino growth and presence across the US. Places that we generally regard […]