Children’s Citizenship Ceremony at Los Angeles Central Library

Children’s Citizenship Ceremony at Los Angeles Central Library

Mary Mata September 23, 2012

By Yago Cura, NewsTaco What with all the starched white dress shirts and itchy pants, at first I thought I was at a spelling bee; but, then I realized that […]

What the Taco Bell Chihuahua Taught Me about Election 2012

Mary Mata September 20, 2012

By Viviana Hutrtado, The Wise Latina Club You could say that Hispanic Heritage Month (which is the only “celebration” that actually straddles two months–from mid-September to mid-October) started earlier with theDemocratic and Republican National […]

Michael Moore Fails With Creation of #IfOnlyIWere Mexican Twitter Hashtag

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By Latino Rebels The Twitter account of filmmaker Michael Moore decided to create a new hashtag called#IfOnlyIWereMexican. The tweet was in reference to the secret Mitt Romney video clip (which we published […]

How Media Stereotypes About Latinos Fuel Negative Attitudes Towards Latinos

Mary Mata

By Latino Decisions Latino Decisions was commissioned by the National Hispanic Media Coalition to assess how non-Hispanics across the country view the image of Latinos in the media today, and whether or […]

PRESIDIO: Malcontent and Machinations

Mary Mata September 19, 2012

(Editor’s note: “Presidio” is an exclusive NewsTaco Latino superhero web comic.) By Guy Nuesca, NewsTaco Click on each thumbnail to enlarge. To learn about Presidio’s genesis, the artist and why […]

Immigrants Prepare for Increased Threats Under “Show Me Your Papers” Enforcement

Mary Mata

By Valeria Fernandez, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz. — Ema Cervantes spends most of her time driving all over town to clean houses when she is not ensuring that everything […]

NewsTaco to Launch Exclusive Latino Superhero Comic Strip

NewsTaco September 18, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco This is something we at NewsTaco have been working on for months, and although at first glance it doesn’t fit with the news, information and analysis content that you’ve come […]

Pocho Ocho ‘Hispanic Heritage’ Items We Want in the Smithsonian

Mary Mata September 17, 2012

By Especial Correspondents, Pocho Ñews Service Are you buying a new dress, ladies, perhaps a chingon chapeau? Inviting the family over for a Sonoran hot dog party? After all, National Hispanic Heritage […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata

Monday September 17, 2012 Romney to pledge to fix troubled U.S. immigration system (Reuters): Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will pledge to Hispanics on Monday that if elected he will fix […]

Latino Educators Honored As “Champions of Change” by President at White House

Mary Mata September 14, 2012

By Gil Rodriguez, Texas Insider WASHINGTON, D.C. – “These leaders have shown an absolute dedication to helping their students succeed and are examples of the profound impact  educators can have,” U.S. Education Secretary […]