Film Hopes to Change Latino Stereotypes in Media
Film Hopes to Change Latino Stereotypes in Media
By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Miguel Picker was tired of working in the media and film industry for more than two decades and continually seeing Latinos being depicted negatively, and not enough in […]
A Latin American Pope? Some Say it’s About Time
By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino With Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement that he is abdicating at the end of February, speculation has already begun on who will fill the Vatican’s top job. And […]
What do we mean by Latinos in the Outdoors?
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco I recently had the opportunity to participate in a Google Hangout on Diversity in the Outdoors, hosted by the Sierra Club. A good summary of it […]
Latino Culture Takes Center stage at Rodeo Houston
By Jayme Fraser, Houston Chronicle Anna Licona hadn’t heard the music of Julión Álvarez or Los Invasores de Nuevo León before she bought tickets for the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show, but […]
Immigration Reform? – Should be About Immigrants Too
By Cuéntame Agreed, the window of opportunity is in fact wide open for the passage of substantial immigration reform. Immigration reform is after all the next big ticket item. The coveted […]
Latinos Gain Political Muscle, and Fund-Raisers Show How
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times SAN ANTONIO — On a wall in his sun-drenched, art-filled Tudor home, Henry R. Muñoz III displays a memento of his childhood: a […]
Declining Interest In ‘Chicano Studies’ A Latino Identify Shift
By Adrian Florido, Fronteras Desk SAN DIEGO — On the campus of San Diego State University recently, Sandy Chavez, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, said, without hesitation, that she thinks of herself […]
Immigrants Are Coming!: Is Nativism Driving The Immigration Debate?
By Axel Caballero, Cuéntame Agreed, the window of opportunity is wide open for the passage of substantial immigration reform. Immigration reform is, after all, the next big ticket item. It’s […]
Historic Milestone for Chicano Park
By James Chute, UT San Diego San Diego’s Chicano Park has been entered into the National Register of Historic Places. The designation, which officially occurred on Jan. 23, recognizes the park […]
Dwindling Catholic Schools See Future in Latino Students
By Aaron Schrank, Religion News Service As the country’s fastest-growing population, Latinos now make up nearly 40 percent of all U.S. Catholics, but represent less than 14 percent of students at […]
