What’s A Credit Union And Why Should I Switch From My Bank?

What’s A Credit Union And Why Should I Switch From My Bank?

Mary Mata October 18, 2011

By Patrick Keefe, Vice President of Communications for the Credit Union National Association  Should I transfer my personal financial business from a bank to a credit union? Many consumers are asking […]

Latinos Are Practically Absent From Corporate Leadership

Mary Mata October 17, 2011

Despite the whole $1 trillion buying power, despite being 1 in 6 Americans, Latinos are largely absent from roles of corporate leadership. Several studies and a report from Poder360 found […]

Obama Enunciates Spanish, Latino Voter Outreach Strategy

Mary Mata September 29, 2011

So my favorite part of President Barack Obama’s Latino roundtable yesterday was how wonderfully he pronounced “Puerto Rico” and “Calderón” when answering questions that came from the readers and viewers […]

More Latino Children In Poverty Than Any Other Group

Mary Mata September 28, 2011

By The Pew Hispanic Center The spread of poverty across the United States that began at the onset of the Great Recession of 2007-2009 and accelerated last year hit one fast-growing […]

5 Tips To Improve Your Job Search

NewsTaco September 27, 2011

If you’re Latino and looking for a job you’re 1 in 10 (actually you’re 1.1 in 10, I rounded). This recession has been harder on Latinos than it has on […]

More Latinos Needed In Highest Levels Of Federal Government

NewsTaco September 23, 2011

All things being equal, with population growth rates remaining the same, by the year 2050 there will be no clear ethnic or racial majority in the United States. That’s according […]

New Mexico’s Model For Fomenting Latino Leadership

Mary Mata September 21, 2011

Last week I found myself eating New Mexican-style pozole with new friends, getting to know artists from the corridor between El Paso and Las Cruces, and reconnecting with colleagues from […]

Disappointed Dreams & Employment During The Recession

Mary Mata

I come from an incredibly hardworking family. My parents immigrated here for a life that was better than their hometown in Mexico could provide, and since their arrival, they have […]

Obama Says His Jobs Plan Will Help Latinos

NewsTaco September 20, 2011

It was bound to happen. Given the political grudge match in Washington; given the lackluster state of the economy; given all the talk of the Latino vote potential; and given […]

How Not To Treat Your Latina Maid

Mary Mata September 15, 2011

By Marlen Castañeda Iʼm looking through Craigslist, as I usually do each day after checking e-mails and such. Iʼm browsing and decide to look at the gigs, under domestic. House cleaning […]