Olympics Spotlight: Sabrina Vega, Gymnastics

Olympics Spotlight: Sabrina Vega, Gymnastics

Mary Mata July 10, 2012

By NBC Latino Staff At 16 years old, Olympic hopeful, Sabrina Vega, is one of the youngest athletes to compete during the 2012 London games. Vega shared with NBC News how […]

Xicanosmotic Musica: Chicano Batman On Latination…

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From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio This post first appeared in the textmex galleryblog. William Anthony Nericcio, aka “Memo,” is the Director of San Diego State University’s ever-evolving MALAS program (The Master […]

2012 ALMA Awards Nominees Announced

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By Veronica Villafañe, Media Moves The nominees for the 2012 Alma Awards were announced today. Very few Latino newcomers have been added to the nominee list, which seems to have […]

Morning NewsTaco

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Tuesday July 10, 2012 Texas’ new voter ID law on trial in Washington (Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle):  The fate of Texas’ controversial new voter ID law — which requires voters […]

Say Goodbye To Cantinflas Say Hello To El Joven

Mary Mata July 9, 2012

By Victor Escalante The Latino identity has been shaped to a large part by the environment of the past and the flux of the present day. In some respects, it’s […]

I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid (Video)

Mary Mata July 6, 2012

By Reyna Jacqueline Peña, Gozamos On Thursday, June 28th, Gozamos joined The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum for “I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid.”  The Museum collaborated with the national Coming Out of the Shadows campaign […]

U.S. Service Members Become Citizens At White House Naturalization

Mary Mata July 5, 2012

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Carlos Navichoque crossed the Tijuana border into the U.S. 18 years ago as a toddler. A native from Guatemala, Navichoque never thought he would one day […]

How Obamacare Impacts People Of Color

Mary Mata July 3, 2012

PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C.—Ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on the consitutionality of Obamacare, Progress 2050 released the following infographic showing how many people of color, including Latinos, African Americans, […]

Artist Profile: Cayetano Valenzuela

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By Andres Villela, Gozamos Having recently made his Chicago gallery debut at OhNo!Doom, artist Cayetano Valenzuela has been steadily exhibiting his works in Syracuse for the past ten years and […]

Morning NewsTaco

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Tuesday July 3, 2012 Half of U.S. Hispanics Identify as Political Independents (Gallup):  A majority of U.S. Hispanics identify as political independents (51%) rather than as Democrats (32%) or Republicans […]