I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid (Video)

I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid (Video)

Mary Mata July 6, 2012

By Reyna Jacqueline Peña, Gozamos On Thursday, June 28th, Gozamos joined The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum for “I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid.”  The Museum collaborated with the national Coming Out of the Shadows campaign […]

Morning NewsTaco

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Friday July 6, 2012 27 – Median Age for Hispanics is Lower Than Median Age for Total U.S. Population (Pew Research Center):  Hispanics in the United States on the whole […]

DREAMers Are Targets Of Immigration Scams

NewsTaco July 5, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor It hasn’t yet been a month and already the scammers have come out. There are reports that DREAMers have been targeted by immigration scams; unscrupulous […]

LOS ANGELES: Tuba Thefts, Again

Mary Mata

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog Once again, tuba thieves have struck. This time: Whittier High School. Four sousaphones. Last time, Saturday Night Live did a Weekend Update bit on the phenomenon. Lightheartedness […]

Virgin Of East LA (Video)

Mary Mata

By Carlos Aguilar, Current TV The Virgin of Guadalupe is a 16th century Mexican icon of the Virgin Mary which appears on wall murals and tattoos around the streets of […]

Morning NewsTaco

NewsTaco

Thursday July 5, 2012 U.S. immigration agent injured in Mexico border shooting (Reuters):  A U.S. immigration agent was shot and wounded during a surveillance operation on a desolate stretch of […]

The Declaration Of Independence: Full Text In English And Spanish

Mary Mata July 4, 2012

By Rebeldes, Latino  Rebels It is still one of the greatest documents ever written. Take a moment to just read it, and separate it from the historical context and how […]

Family Of Slain ICE Agent Files Claim Against U.S. Government

Mary Mata

By Cindy Casares, The Texas Observer On June 20th, the same day a House panel voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over failure to […]

7 Activities For July 4th, With A Latino Twist

Mary Mata

By Laura Carbonell, Voxxi July 4th, Independence Day, is one of the most celebrated holidays in the U.S., along with Thanksgiving. The American people and those who are proud to […]

Pena Nieto Background Not Encouraging for Mexico Democracy

Mary Mata July 3, 2012

By Sam Quinones, A Reporter’s Blog Twelve years after peacefully voting out in a clean election the party that had ruled it as a political monopoly for seven decades, Mexicans […]