Red Quinoa Bowls And Veggies

Red Quinoa Bowls And Veggies

Mary Mata February 17, 2012

By Aurora Ibarra Quinoa is a South American grain, with a vast array of nutritional benefits. It has a high protein content (12-18%) and, since it contains a surprisingly balanced […]

Hablo Y Hablas: Arriba De La Pelota

Mary Mata February 10, 2012

It’s Friday! Time to forget about work for 48 hours, hangout with friends, let loose and enjoy the weekend. For some of us, that means partaking in a tasty alcoholic […]

Cuban Oil Drilling Won’t Prop Up Communism

Mary Mata

Cuba has been in a state of nearly perpetual poverty since 1992. It’s greatest ally — the Soviet Union — dissolved over the Christmas season of 1991, leaving the island […]

Spanish Version Of Popular Public Radio Programs Set To Launch

Mary Mata February 9, 2012

Anyone who speaks more than one language is certain to have come across a strange translation that at best is a bit off or at worst, completely butchers the original […]

Hablo Y Hablas: Cachai

Mary Mata February 3, 2012

Chilean Spanish is a Spanish like no other.  Between the staccato speech, the unique grammar, and the distinctive vocabulary and sayings referred to as chilenismos, even a native Spanish speaker can get […]

Pablo Neruda Is The Food Of Nerdy Latino Love

Mary Mata February 1, 2012

By Eres Nerd The approach of St. Valentine’s signifies the annual season where Latino nerds across los Estados Unidos discover Pablo Neruda. Like Christian using Cyrano De Bergerac, Neruda becomes a […]

Latino Voices On The Internet Are Being Noticed

NewsTaco January 30, 2012

How do people on the Internet know I’m Latino, aside from my penchant for picking up on double meanings in posts where they weren’t intended? The truth is that they […]

Poetry May Not Be About Money, But It’s About Much More

Mary Mata January 25, 2012

When I was living or traveling in different countries, I would tell everyone I met that I was a poet. Almost every time, the person inquiring about me seemed genuinely […]

Anti-“Gay Conversion” Activist Now Health Minister In Ecuador

Mary Mata January 24, 2012

Carina Vance Mafla, is set to take the reins as Ecuador’s new health minister this week, this is particularly salient because she is also a lesbian and has advocated for […]

Mexican Immigration Is Slowing While Asian Immigration Grows

Mary Mata January 18, 2012

Data recently released by the Pew Hispanic Center allows us to draw two conclusions about Latinos in the U.S.. First, the myth that Mexicans are “flooding America” is proven to be that […]