Jot@, The Latino Version Of “Queer” To Promote Tolerance

Jot@, The Latino Version Of “Queer” To Promote Tolerance

Mary Mata April 27, 2011

An interesting movement in Los Angeles is trying to neutralize the derogatory word for homosexuals in Spanish by promoting the idea of jot@, or as writer Adolfo Guzman-Lopez puts it: […]

Mischief And Melancholy At The Happiest Place On Earth

Mary Mata

I was turning seven and my mother packed up my sister and some sandwiches so we could join her comadres and their respective clans at the supposed most magical place […]

Cholos, Gangs Are Serious Business

Mary Mata April 26, 2011

So, gang members are really concerned about their economic prosperity, more so than beating up rivals — at least that’s what this Funny Or Die video shows us. And, in […]

Dodgers Fans Rejoyce At MLB Takeover

Mary Mata April 22, 2011

With one swoop a man’s dreams were destroyed. Frank McCourt went to sleep on Monday night as the owner of one of professional sports most storied franchises – the Los […]

Checa LA Movie: Sneak Peak At “The Green Lantern”

Mary Mata

“Green Lantern” es, sin duda, alguna una de las películas más esperadas de la temporada. Pues los invito a que vean el siguiente video, que más que ser un trailer […]

Cinematic Fantasy, Economic Reality Collide On Whitter Blvd.

Mary Mata April 20, 2011

One of the first places I used to go to upon declaring my conditional independence from my parents’ household was Commerce Theater out by Goodrich and Whittier Blvd. I still […]

L.A.’s Border Between Racism And Discrimination

Mary Mata April 13, 2011

Some establishments address me in English and Spanish as well, but there is a third party that speaks to me in a loud monosyllabic Spanish reminiscent of how ignorant people […]

Hollywood’s Bias Against Latino Actors, Films

Mary Mata April 11, 2011

[Editor’s Note: Fanny Veliz is an actor and filmmaker who lives in Los Angeles.] Latinos are the largest minority in this country, yet one of the least represented in the […]

Menudo Is The Only Food Group That Counts

Mary Mata April 6, 2011

There were four basic food groups at my house; beans, lard, tortillas and Tang. I was always able to count on three or all of them to make an appearance […]

Exhibit: Mexican-American Identity In Los Angeles

Mary Mata April 4, 2011

What looks to be an amazing interactive exhibit will begin on April 16 at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Los Angeles, California. The exhibit is called “LA Starts […]