Celebrating American Holidays With My Mexican Father

Celebrating American Holidays With My Mexican Father

Mary Mata June 8, 2011

As a child, my father would always take my sister and I to the front door and repeat his favorite saying, “No me importa lo que diga Tom Bradley ni […]

Georgia’s Latino Population Set To Double In 8 Years

Mary Mata

Members of a Georgia Kiwanis Club were shocked to hear recently that Georgia is now California. Or, as The Albany Herald reported, the Latino population in that state is set […]

Latino Kids More Likely To Die In Car Crashes

Mary Mata

A new campaign aims to help save Latino children, who tend to die more often during car crashes. The Buckle Up For Life, or Abróchate a la Vida campaign is funded […]

Bien Hecho: Latinitas Inspires Girls With Media, Tech

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

Latinitas Magazine started off in 2002 as a way to help empower young Latinas with media and technology. By allowing young women to participate in school programs, teen internships, Saturday and […]

Volunteerism Essential To The Success Of Latino Youth

Mary Mata June 2, 2011

If you’re reading this, it’s likely you form part of  the massive cluster of former beneficiaries of student initiatives and scholarships that were developed by community-based Latino organizations such as […]

If You Want To Be Happy, Learn To Forgive

Mary Mata

Question: Hi Martha, I haven’t felt good since Mother’s Day. On Facebook I read everyone’s beautiful words and poems to their mothers, but my mother has caused me a lot […]

Experiencing Racism As An “Outsider”

Mary Mata June 1, 2011

It’s hard to speak about everyone’s experience, but as a white woman, married to dark-skinned man, I’ve had some experiences that most wouldn’t be comfortable listening to or acknowledging.  I […]

Georgia’s Latino Bashing Misses The Mark

Mary Mata May 26, 2011

By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) & the GALEO Latino Community Development Fund Latinos are a growing portion of Georgia’s school population, in some places, […]

Why Do Mothers Take Frustrations Out On Their Children?

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: To read in English, translate this page with Google Chrome.] Mamás fuera de control con sus hijos. ¿Qué les pasa? ¿Por qué no hablar, intervenir y callar? ¿Saber que, […]

Summer Vacations, Carne Asadas And Los Tigres Del Norte

Mary Mata May 25, 2011

Some things never change — especially in the rewarding field of education. The children I work with now can smell summer right around the corner. They talk about summer blockbusters […]