The Price of Immigrant Burials

The Price of Immigrant Burials

Mary Mata December 3, 2012

By Lauren Silverman, Latino USA Many families of immigrants who die in the US shoulder the burden and cost of shipping the remains of their loved ones back to the […]

Bien Hecho: Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

Mary Mata November 30, 2012

By Kayla Gonzalez, LIN@R He is the immigrant farm-worker who turned neurosurgeon, runs marathons, does research, mentoring, fundraising and keeps his Blog “Q’s Quest” up to date.  But Dr. Alfredo […]

Xavier Becerra Elected as Chairman to House Democratic Caucus

Mary Mata

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi A step up from vice chairman, Rep. Xavier Becerra was tapped in unanimous consent and elected as chairman to the House Democratic Caucus for the 113th Congress. […]

What kind of Latino am I?

Mary Mata November 29, 2012

By Daniel Alarcón Last April I was invited to a literary fundraiser of sorts. It was a fancy affair, full of very wealthy people and well-dressed waiters carrying trays of […]

Latinos Use Mobile Devices for Homework More than Others

Mary Mata

By Latinovations A new national survey conducted by TRU is reporting that Latino students are the biggest users of mobile devices for homework compared to other racial and ethnic groups. The survey polled 1,000 […]

DREAMers Being Considered for Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

Mary Mata

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi The Dreamers’ movement is more powerful and stronger than ever before–and Time magazine thinks so too. This year, the magazine lists Dreamers as one of the 40 candidates […]

Charlie Gonzalez Leaving Congress Marks the End of an Era

Mary Mata

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi One of the most well-known and respected members of Congress, Rep. Charlie Gonzalez of San Antonio, is weeks away from stepping down and ending half a century […]

Jimmy Smits Interview: Life as a Pimp

Mary Mata November 28, 2012

By Jerry Nunn, Gozamos Actor Jimmy Smits has been a staple on television shows from L.A. Law to NYPD Blue and even played a president on The West Wing. He had a memorable role on Dexter and […]

Help Make The Undocumented Time’s Person of the Year

Mary Mata

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo Time magazine may have launched the first national referendum on the debate over what to do with the undocumented population in the united states. As […]

Immigrant Lives Devastated in Wake of Superstorm Sandy

NewsTaco November 27, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco As usually happens, news stories about natural disasters and their aftermath in the U.S. miss the devastating effect that storms and earthquakes and such have on the communities of undocumented […]