News Taco To Go: Latinos United, Wildfires, Border Culture

News Taco To Go: Latinos United, Wildfires, Border Culture

Mary Mata June 21, 2011

Hispanic? Latino? Mexicano? Chicano? Does It Matter? John McCain: Arizona Wildfires Caused By Immigrants Floating On The Border

Why Choose Latino Over Hispanic?

NewsTaco May 6, 2011

I’m as Hispanic as the Latino next door – so whether I’m one or the other is a matter of definition. That said, it’s hard to  pinpoint one meaning that […]

Latina Says She Invented The Word “Hispanic” And Is Proud

Mary Mata March 29, 2011

Grace Flores-Hughes is a federal employee who says she created the word “Hispanic” for official government use. She’s from South Texas and seems to be  Republican. There’s a long interview […]

The Importance Of Latino Group Cohesion

Mary Mata January 4, 2011

As we start off 2011, I find it an important opportunity to make a comment about something we all tend to take for granted:  Why do we lump together ethnicities […]

Hispanic Caucus Gains Power in House

Mary Mata November 24, 2010

The Wall Street Journal reports that both the Black and Hispanic Caucuses are set to gain power in the U.S. House of Representatives after the most recent midterm election. President […]