¡Bien Hecho! Alberto Gutierrez: Not Just a Professor

¡Bien Hecho! Alberto Gutierrez: Not Just a Professor

NewsTaco December 17, 2012

By Karla Henry New America Media/El Nuevo Sol Alberto Gutierrez has overcome many challenges on his path to becoming a professor, mentor, and most recently, earning his doctorate. Through it all, […]

Analysis: Debunking the Lazy Latino Myth

Mary Mata December 12, 2012

By Cristina Constantini, ABC/Univision Click on the picture to read the story. [Photo by  Gage Skidmore]

Representing When You Are the Only Latino in the Room

Mary Mata December 11, 2012

By Yessenia Gutierrez, Being Latino Do you ever find yourself looking around and saying to yourself, “I’m the only Latino here”? Do you suddenly find yourself feeling anxious, as if […]

Latinas Eye L.A. City Council Seats

Mary Mata December 10, 2012

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Los Angeles hasn’t had a Latina City Councilwoman in a generation, but that may change this coming year. Three Latina politicians are running for two open Los […]

JFK 1st to Acknowledge Latino Vote Hours Before Being Killed

Mary Mata

By Jorge Rivas, Colorlines [Photo screenshot from Colorlines video] Click on photo to read story.

As CO2 Increases, So Too Must Latino Voices

Mary Mata December 7, 2012

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco In talking about dealing with climate change, there are generally two categories:  mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation focuses more on reducing or preventing the effects. These are […]

Latinos Likely Affected by Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

Mary Mata December 6, 2012

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi The pressure is mounting for a solution on the fiscal cliff to be resolved at the end of the year with civic rights supporters asserting Latinos are […]

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Joins Fix the Debt Steering Committee

Mary Mata December 5, 2012

By Latinovations On December 4, 2012 Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa officially joined as a member of the steering committee for The Campaign to Fix the Debt. The Campaign to […]

Latino Dems Divided over House STEM Jobs Act

NewsTaco December 3, 2012

By Latinovations Last Friday, the House of Representatives approved the STEM Jobs Act, an immigration bill that would make 55,000 additional immigration visas available to foreigners. However, in order to expand these […]

Latinos Seek Broader Involvement in Obama Administration

Mary Mata

By Susana G. Baumann, Voxxi More than 11 million Latinos representing 10 percent of the electorate voted on November 6, showing ample consent for the incumbent (71 percent). Despite glooming […]