Mexican Candy Made by White People Only

Mexican Candy Made by White People Only

NewsTaco September 27, 2016

*I love leche quemada con nuez. This history is fascinating. VL By Adán Merdrano, Adán’s Blog WHAT? The Mexican candy advertisement above is from around 1915’s -20’s. The candy shop […]

New PBS series ‘Latino Americans’ shines light on Latino history in U.S.

Mary Mata May 13, 2013

By Federica Longo, Voxxi Latino history in the United States has been obscure until now. A new documentary series narrated by actor Benjamin Bratt will chronicle the history of Latinos […]

Hey, Mr. Anti Immigration Man, Can we see Your Grandpa’s Papers?

NewsTaco April 9, 2013

By Comic Saenz, Pocho Ñews Service Bend the Arc, a Jewish social justice organization, just introduced an online legal widget that applies immigration laws to your family’s history. Answer some questions […]

TX Legislators Would Cut Ethnic Studies in College Requirements

Mary Mata March 15, 2013

By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino Students at public universities in Texas may no longer be able to take courses focusing on racial, ethnic or gender history to fulfill their core requirements for […]

Peru Archaeology Find – 5,000 Years Old Temple

Mary Mata February 15, 2013

By BBC News Archaeologists in Peru say they have discovered a temple at the ancient site of El Paraiso, near the capital, Lima. Entry to the rectangular structure, estimated to […]

How a U.S. Guest Worker Program Worked Before

Mary Mata January 29, 2013

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco With the Obama administration and the bipartisan senate Gang of Eight poised to move on comprehensive immigration reform soon, which may include an agricultural guest worker program, our country has […]

PBS Series “Latino Americans” Features 500 Years of History

NewsTaco January 17, 2013

PRESS RELEASE PBS SERIES “LATINO AMERICANS” TO BE NARRATED BY BENJAMIN BRATT AND INCLUDE INTERVIEWS WITH GLORIA ESTEFAN, RITA MORENO, HERMAN BADILLO, MARIA ELENA SALINAS AND MORE – Landmark Six-Hour […]

Latino Religion v. Latino Education

Mary Mata January 11, 2013

By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Being Latino A bit of nonsense is being stirred up by a Latino family in Texas: “A federal judge has ruled that a Texas school has […]

The Next Greatest Generation

Mary Mata January 3, 2013

By Larry Bystran, Being Latino “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to […]

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 […]