Sara’s Lazy Fish And Tomato Soup

Sara’s Lazy Fish And Tomato Soup

Mary Mata February 11, 2011

Okay, so yesterday it’s cold, right? And I want something warm to eat, so I think “Soup!” Only problem is I neither have soup at my house, nor do I […]

Where’s All The Color In Silicon Valley, Tech?

Mary Mata

In an absolutely brilliant post titled “Startup America Should Look Like America” by Kalimah Priforce the brazen lack of anyone of color in Silicon Valley and tech startups is throughly […]

Cases of Strokes Expected to Increase Among Mexican Americans

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That’s the trouble with increasing populations, you can’t pick and choose the traits you want to bring along. The American Stroke Association held their International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles […]

Juarez Police Officer Denied U.S. Asylum

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by Melissa del Bosque from The Texas Observer, where this article was first published. Jose Alarcon, 27, was a cop in one of the world’s most lawless cities. Wounded in […]

Checalamovie – Historias Latinas con Sabor a Hollywood: Carlos Zaragoza

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Me encanta esta foto. Capta el momento preciso en que el artista le da vida al mundo que vive en su mente, y no creo que sea fácil expresarlo a […]

Relatively Few Latinos Eligible to Vote

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It’s something to look out for in the coming redistricting tug-of-war. It’s also a partial answer to the question of why Latinos don’t vote. Only 41 percent of Latinos in […]

NewsTaco To Go: Mortgages, Airplanes, Egypt, GOP And Budget Cuts

Mary Mata

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak spoke yesterday but didn’t step down, even bigger protests have resulted. Bigger and deeper budget cuts are coming, courtesy of the Tea Party-fueled GOP. The Obama […]

Latinos Are Georgia Politico’s “Favorite” Aliens

Mary Mata February 10, 2011

Sigh. Big sigh. Georgia Congressman Phil Gingrey, a Republican, recently visited the border on a fact-finding mission (to make sure it’s there, or what?) with other politicos to check out […]

Border Artist Inspired By Life, Death And Ganas

Mary Mata

Gabriel Treviño was born in Brownsville, Texas and raised there and across the river, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. He’s a painter in his free time, an engineer during the day. I […]

Similarities: Egyptian Protests And Puerto Rican Protests

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: This is a repost from Pa’lante Latino and was written by Christina T. Saenz] The world is watching as the Egyptian people reclaim their government. They are demanding […]