Mexico University President’s Next Step: Educate Latinos in US

Mexico University President’s Next Step: Educate Latinos in US

NewsTaco May 10, 2011

The president of one of Mexico’s most prestigious and well known Universities says he wants to help Latinos in the United States attain higher education. Rafael Rangel Sostmann recently retired […]

Happy Friday From Ana Tijoux!

Mary Mata May 6, 2011

I first heard Ana Tijoux when my brother called me over to his computer and said, “Hey, Sari, check this out.” My jaw dropped, but since I was on deadline, […]

Why Choose Latino Over Hispanic?

NewsTaco

I’m as Hispanic as the Latino next door – so whether I’m one or the other is a matter of definition. That said, it’s hard to  pinpoint one meaning that […]

Top 5 Things People Think 5o De Mayo Is About

Mary Mata May 3, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This list was compiled with the help of Victor Landa.] Cinco de mayo is coming up this week, and for those not in the know, the holiday is […]

Latinos In The U.S. Search For Loved Ones In Mexican Mass Grave

Mary Mata April 21, 2011

We wrote previously about the mass grave discovered recently in Northern Mexico, but what one reporter from the Fronteras: Changing America Desk News found was that people in the United States who […]

News Taco To Go: Immigration, Texas Fires, Cuba, Budget And Oil

Mary Mata April 20, 2011

President Barack Obama is beginning his 2012 campaign by talking about comprehensive immigration reform, even as Republicans flatly say anything having to do with CIR will not pass the House. […]

Latinos Who Served In The Civil War

Mary Mata April 19, 2011

By Efrain Nieves In the second, and last, installment of Latinos that served in the U.S. Civil War, we will be featuring some of the most well known Latinos and Latinas that dedicated their lives […]

Addressing Tension Between Between U.S., Island Puerto Ricans

Mary Mata April 14, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is a post from the National Institute for Latino Policy.] By Felipe Luciano Puerto Rico, let’s be perfectly frank with each other: we’re not getting along. Most […]

The Las Comadres 2011 Book List

Mary Mata April 12, 2011

Las Comadres is a nationwide network of Latinas who share information about everything from education to resources to culture and much more. They put together a 2011 book list we […]

The Saga Of Over-The-Top Mexican Boots

Mary Mata April 11, 2011

An interesting and short documentary tries to help us understand the growing fashion of these ridiculously long boots we first told you about in November. The short video takes us […]