Fewer Immigrants, Newborns Slow U.S. Population Growth

Fewer Immigrants, Newborns Slow U.S. Population Growth

Mary Mata May 21, 2012

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Lower immigration levels, population aging, and declining fertility rates are driving a decline in U.S. population growth, according to a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) analysis of […]

A Bronze Tale. The Reel Truth Behind Latina Icons

Mary Mata May 17, 2012

By Natalia Criollo, Our Tiempo I’ve realized that the 80s were not kind to Latina women. Growing up I did not have many icons to look up to.  However, just […]

Celebration Of The Matriarch Through Gluttony

Mary Mata May 16, 2012

By Oscar Barajas, NewsTaco I am reminded that Mother’s Day (the real one) was celebrated on Thursday the 10th. This holiday was a particularly hard one to celebrate in our […]

Latino Teens Admit to Risky Texting Behavior: Why Parents Must Worry

Mary Mata

By Maria Cardona, Latinovations As spring draws to a close, teens across the country are shopping for prom dresses, planning graduation parties, searching for summer jobs and looking forward to a […]

I’m 16, Ran Off With My Boyfriend, But I Want to Go Home

NewsTaco May 3, 2012

By Martha Saenz Dear Martha, I’m 16 years old and 10 months ago I moved in with my 20 year old boyfriend. My parents are very angry for what I […]

Memories of an unpopular riot

Mary Mata May 2, 2012

By Oscar Barajas It has been two decades since that Wednesday in April when Los Angeles went through either a civil unrest or a riot – it all depends on […]

Truth, Justice And The Latino Way

Mary Mata April 30, 2012

By Natalia Criollo, Our Tiempo Superheroes represent people from all walks of life, whether they are wearing a webbed based or Kryptonite laced spandex costume. They are a vessel, if […]

Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the day they abandoned me

Mary Mata April 25, 2012

By Oscar Barajas When I was about eight years old, my cousin changed my life. He introduced me to a telephone line that would connect me to Santa Claus. Santa […]

Commentary: A Collective Silence Is A License To Hate

Mary Mata April 24, 2012

By Jim Estrada It is becoming clear that too many in our society have reached a level of comfort with overt expressions of bias and racial discrimination towards non-whites, especially […]

Commentary: When A Mother Implodes

Mary Mata April 23, 2012

The terrifying news of mothers who murder their own children is becoming more and more frequent. It used to be a given that a mother was the only person who could protect her children from the adversities of […]