Happy Friday From DS The Evolution!

Happy Friday From DS The Evolution!

Mary Mata August 26, 2011

DS The Evolution is the young duo of Dominican-New Yorkers Christopher Marrero and Jeffrey Liranzo. The duo recently debuted to adoring crowds in Los Angeles, who enjoyed their version of […]

Exotic Or Toxic? Latinos In America

Mary Mata August 23, 2011

By Justin Garratt Burke Manuel Vasquez, Assoc. Prof. at the University of Florida, recently delivered the keynote address to the “Imagining Latin America in Australia” Workshop at University of Western Sydney. […]

Mexican Americans The Next Wave Of CA Winemakers

Mary Mata

So Mexican-Americans are a rising subset of winemakers in California, according to a new report and the success of a newly formed organization, Napa Valley Mexican-American Vintners Association. Interesante, ¿no? The […]

America Has A New Hero, And He’s Undocumented

NewsTaco

This is a major disruption. Just when you thought you had the immigration issue sorted, boxed, wrapped and tidy, an undocumented worker does something heroic. Now we have to re-sort everything. It happened […]

Nuns Run Safe Haven For Immigrants Near Border

Mary Mata August 22, 2011

By Melissa Del Bosque For migrants who have been tortured, kidnapped or shot on the journey to asylum in the United States, Catholic nuns Zita Telkamp and Therese Cunningham are […]

Rep. Luis Gutierrez Says Deport Criminals, Not DREAMers

Mary Mata August 19, 2011

By U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) I have been vocal in my criticism of the President and his Administration over the dramatic increase in deportations on his watch and have […]

Latinos Favor Raising Taxes On The Wealthy

Mary Mata

Hispanics are largely in favor of the government raising taxes on the rich in order to reduce the budget deficit, according to the latest poll by Impremedia and Latino Decisions. […]

News Taco To Go: Teachers, Jokes, Colombia, Salsa Y Politics

Mary Mata August 17, 2011

Wanted: More Good Latino Teachers Racist Jokes At Work: ‘Oh, But I Didn’t Mean You’ Controversy Surrounds Colombiana Film For Stereotyping Refreshing Watermelon Salsa Bien Hecho: Latina Journalist Runs In […]

Fighting for the DREAM At The State Level

Mary Mata August 16, 2011

By Matias Ramos, otherwords.org When a group of undocumented young people took the stage at an immigration reform rally outside the White House in late July, they had a catchy chant: “Hey, […]

Wanted: More Latino Teachers

NewsTaco

Six percent of the nation’s K-12 teachers are Latino, compared to 20% of the Latino student population in public schools – that’s according to reports by the National Center for […]