When I Go Home To Mexico, I Feel Like A Stranger
When I Go Home To Mexico, I Feel Like A Stranger
By Jacky, MyQulture.com I spent my two-week New Year’s vacation with family in Mexico. When I got back to L.A. I felt like I had crossed a finish line and, thankfully, made […]
What’s It Like To “Choose” Between Being Black Or Latino?
Mun2 TV created a very compelling video filled with interviews from afro-Latinos discussing their trials and tribulations with living in a world that tries to force them to “choose” between […]
6% Of Latinos In The U.S. Don’t Identify As “Latino”
There is a reason that government and marketers in the United States want to dump all persons of Latin American ancestry into one big “Hispanic” pail. It’s the same reason […]
Latino Immigration To U.S. Has Fallen To “Net Zero”
If you grew up in a border town, like I did, the idea of an immigration “net Zero” is not strange. The rhythm of the daily comings and goings across […]
My Memories Of El Día De Los Tres Reyes Magos
When I was a little girl, the arrival of the Tres Reyes Magos meant something very special to me — a second chance at getting more gifts after Christmas. The […]
ABC Works The Stereotypes In “Work It”
Recently, I came across a clip of the new ABC sitcom called “Work It” that disparages Latinos, Puerto Ricans in particular by associating them with drug dealing. That’s not even […]
Deported Quadriplegic Immigrant Dies In Mexico Hospital
Here’s a sad update to a story we brought you in February of 2011. Quelino Ojeda Jimenez, an undocumented worker from Mexico who had suffered a life-altering injury that left […]
“The Other Side of Immigration” Aims To Engage Everyone
NewsTaco recently interviewed Roy Germano, director of the documentary “The Other Side of Immigration.” The film was released in 2009 and is based on Germano’s Ph.D. research. NewsTaco: What brought you to […]
Rosca De Reyes
By Melissa Pitts and Abigail Garcia It’s that time again- Dia de los Reyes (King’s Day)! On January 6, people from all over Latin America celebrate this day with a […]
In Panama, New Year’s Is All About The Fireworks
By Silvio Sirias And on that dark, bitter Christmas night, as yet another round of fireworks shattered the still, tropical sky with bright, thunderous explosions . . . So begins the […]
