Latina Cervical Cancer Rate Twice National Average

Latina Cervical Cancer Rate Twice National Average

Mary Mata January 12, 2011

Cervical cancer rates in Los Angeles County show that Latinas and Asian women suffer from higher rates of cancer than other groups, according to this report. Women in LA proper […]

Border Patrol Agent Arrested For Harboring His Undocumented Father

Mary Mata

¡Hijole! This is the stuff telenovelas are made of! San Diego-area Border Patrol agent Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr., 26, allowed his father — Marcos Gerardo Manzano Sr., 46, who had […]

Was First Latina Governor Ignored?

NewsTaco

The folks over at Fox News, not Fox News Latino-which is the same thing only different, like another hat or the servants’ entrance-have come to the defense of a Latina. […]

14th Amendment Fight Could Get Ugly

NewsTaco

So what would King Solomon, the wise, do with an anchor baby? Order it to be hacked in half to see if the birthers flinch? It may just come to […]

Latinos Twice As Affected By Nursing Home Closures

Mary Mata January 11, 2011

A recent report examined the rate at which nursing homes closed during the past decade and found that Latino and African-American neighborhoods were about twice as likely to see such […]

Digital Divide, Mobile Use Negatively Impact Latinos

Mary Mata

An interesting analysis from the Associated Press hints that, although Latinos and African-Americans have managed to overcome big parts of the digital divide through cell phones, there are bigger underlying […]

Rep. Gutiérrez, Latinos Line Up In Chicago Mayoral Race

Mary Mata

There are currently two Latino candidates for mayor in Chicago, both are running against former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and other candidates, but a divide has fallen […]

King Snubbed for Immigration Chair: Pouts

NewsTaco

Pobrecito King. It’s not so much the story in the Hufington Post that caught my attention as much as it was the picture of a pouting Steven King. King, R-Iowa, […]

Latinos in Congress: Diverse, Yet Bundled Together

NewsTaco

Interesting piece in the Houston Chronicle about the balance of Latino numbers and power in the US congress. It’s thorough enough: there are more Latinos in congress today than there […]

50,000 Dead Since 2006 In Mexico’s Drug War?

Mary Mata January 10, 2011

According to some Mexican reports, the death tally in Mexico that has followed President Felipe Calderón’s “drug war” begun in 2006 may surpass 50,000. This article says the total from 2008 […]