Morning NewsTaco

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata April 20, 2012

Friday, April 20, 2012 Obama camp launches Latino push, hits Romney: With both sides eying one of the fastest-growing blocs in the American electorate, President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign on Wednesday […]

My mother, The Most Unfortunate Pilgrim

Mary Mata April 18, 2012

Once upon a time, I believed what my first grade teacher told me.  I thought I was the descendant of a pilgrim. I took her word for it. I thought […]

Are Your Tastes Latino Enough?

Mary Mata April 17, 2012

By Ulisses Sanchez, Our Tiempo Recently, I found myself working out of a local coffee shop in Downtown Los Angeles.  That is something that I do quite often, as I […]

U.S. to House Children from Central America at AF Base

Mary Mata

By Melissa Del Bosque, Texas Observer When there is unrest in Latin America, the U.S.-Mexico border is often the first place to feel it as refugees flee violence or economic insecurity. […]

Benedetti: The Well Loved Poet The U.S. Should Come to Know

Mary Mata April 10, 2012

The Uruguayan poet Mario Benedetti is relatively unknown in the United States, but in Latin America the name Benedetti is synonymous with Poetry. Even though the work of Chilean poet […]

Digital Latinos Defined: The Hispanic Persona Project

Mary Mata April 8, 2012

Latinos currently fall into different levels of technology adaption, but increasingly Latinos will be adopting technology and leading the way as consumers in this space, according to a presentation from […]

The Rise Of Evangelicalism In Mexico

Mary Mata April 6, 2012

by Paul Adams For the first time as his tenure as a pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI passed through Mexico last weekend during his Latin American trip. Though many of its […]

Latino Vs Hispanic: The Problem Is The Choice

NewsTaco April 5, 2012

So what is it? Latino, Hispanic, Mexican, Chicano, what? I avoid this topic like I avoid heavy traffic – sometimes it’s impossible. Sometimes, like when the Pew Hispanic Center does a study on it and releases […]

SXSW Music Interview With Astro Singer Andrés Nusser

Mary Mata March 30, 2012

One of the best parts of SXSW Music is getting to see bands that come to Austin from distant parts of the world, some of which are visiting the U.S. […]

4 Awesome Latinas To Know For Women’s History Month

Mary Mata March 28, 2012

Latinas are so often filtered through the media’s racist and narrow lens. According to the TV, we are sexy, spicy, angry, submissive, and/or really skilled at cleaning. Sometimes we wear […]