As Technology Advances, Latinos Lag Behind in Use

As Technology Advances, Latinos Lag Behind in Use

Mary Mata November 27, 2012

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Advances in technology have had a profound effect on everyday life for Americans as the use of cell phones, computers and other technologies have exploded in […]

PBS Continues Series on Alleged Abuses by US Border Patrol

Mary Mata

By Latino Rebels The latest from the PBS Need to Know series about alleged abuses by the United States Border Patrol continues this Friday, November 30. For local listings, click here. To […]

Cartels, Drugs and Money

NewsTaco November 26, 2012

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer Mexico’s drug war is enriching Texas border communities in more ways than one. Not only have wealthy Mexican business owners invested in the region, […]

As Presidents Meet, Mexico Ready to Shed Negative Image

Mary Mata

By Tony Castro, Voxxi President Barack Obama welcomes Mexico’s president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto this week amid Mexican belief that it is their moment even as their country struggles with drug cartel violence […]

Help bring back Chicano Studies in Tucson!

Mary Mata

By Three Sonorans One of the most important parts of the federal desegregation court order on Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) is the new Unitary Status Plan (USP) which is being […]

Latinos Will Be Vastly Under Represented in the New Congress

Mary Mata

By Jesse Treviño, HispanicLatino As the composition of the new Congress that convenes in January becomes clear as the last of the contested races for seats in the House of […]

MSNBC’s “The Cycle” Takes Mexican Twinkie Story Too Far

Mary Mata November 23, 2012

By Latino Rebels Earlier this week on MSNBC, S.E. Cupp—one of the co-hosts of MSNBC’s The Cycle—introduced a discussion about how the beloved American iconic food might be bought out […]

We Expect Holiday Food to be Cheap, But It Has a Price

Mary Mata

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco As we all recover from our turkey related indulgences and move on to leftover turkey tortas and other such delights, further holiday feasts await—along with continuing the […]

What Happens When the Big Geek in your Family Chronicles the Holidays?

Mary Mata November 22, 2012

By Jesse Luna, NewsTaco The holidays are here and this is a great opportunity to chronicle family festivities- everything from tamaladas, to holiday dinners, to post-election family squabbles, to impromptu football scrimmages. This […]

Do American Indians Celebrate Thanksgiving?

Mary Mata

By Dennis W. Zotigh, New America Media/Indian Country Today In thinking about my earliest memories of elementary school, I remember being asked to bring a brown paper sack to class […]