Hispanics Face Bigger Hurdles When Dealing With Autism

Hispanics Face Bigger Hurdles When Dealing With Autism

Mary Mata May 23, 2012

By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Autism rates are on the rise for Latinos, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports 7.9 diagnosed cases of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) for every […]

In 1923 “Mexicans” Were Cruel Beasts That Moved U.S. Pulp Fiction

Mary Mata May 22, 2012

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio Breaking News! In 1923 “Mexicans” Were Cruel, Scary, Misogynist Beasts that helped Move Pulp Fiction in the U.S… 1928, Weird Tales source (Weird […]

Female Farm Workers Often Victims Of Sexual Violence

Mary Mata

By Kalyn Belsha, Voxxi Female farm workers in the United States are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence and harassment, a report from Human Rights Watch released May 16 found. The advocacy organization is calling on […]

MALDEF Files Lawsuit On Behalf Of Latino Car Wash Workers

Mary Mata

PRESS RELEASE Los Angeles, CA – Today, on behalf of Latino car wash workers, MALDEF filed suit against the owners of three Santa Monica area car wash facilities—Santa Monica Car Wash […]

Crushing College Dreams

Mary Mata May 21, 2012

By Marc Morial, Other Words As graduation season swings into high gear, a new economic crisis confronts thousands of this year’s high school and college grads — crushing college student […]

Needed: Tour Guides, Not Experts, To Explain Latinos

NewsTaco May 18, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco If I were a visitor from another planet (I ask friends and family to hold their sarcasm) and I were trying to understand U. S. Latinos […]

A Bronze Tale. The Reel Truth Behind Latina Icons

Mary Mata May 17, 2012

By Natalia Criollo, Our Tiempo I’ve realized that the 80s were not kind to Latina women. Growing up I did not have many icons to look up to.  However, just […]

Celebration Of The Matriarch Through Gluttony

Mary Mata May 16, 2012

By Oscar Barajas, NewsTaco I am reminded that Mother’s Day (the real one) was celebrated on Thursday the 10th. This holiday was a particularly hard one to celebrate in our […]

With BODYSHAPERS, You Too Can Resemble Sophia Vergara and JLo!

Mary Mata May 10, 2012

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio With BODYSHAPERS, You Too Can Resemble Sophia Vergara and JLo! Prosthetic Latino/a Curves Department via Sociological Images sociological images Thanks to Textmex Galleryblog […]

Because Today Is Mother’s Day…

Mary Mata

By Martha Sáenz, NewsTaco This week is a double celebration for mothers, on May 10 for Mexican mothers and on the 12th for those who live in the U. S. […]