Help A Latina Filmmaker Highlight Love, Family In New Movie

Help A Latina Filmmaker Highlight Love, Family In New Movie

Mary Mata May 2, 2011

Aurora Guerrero is a movie writer and director who has a lot to say — but she needs your help. The Latina filmmaker, daughter of Mexican immigrants and San Francisco […]

No Matter What You Do, Men Are Going To Look

Mary Mata April 29, 2011

Have you ever noticed ladies, that, no matter how you dress or how you act, men are going to check you out? I mean, whether they be bosses, co-workers, friends, […]

How To Survive In An Interracial Relationship

Mary Mata April 28, 2011

Interracial relationships come with their own unique set of challenges.  For starters, more often than not, it is those closest to you who are most critical of your relationship and […]

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: […]

4 Ways To Support Interracial Couples

Mary Mata April 5, 2011

If you’re reading this article, you probably have a family member, friend or co-worker that’s in an interracial relationship. You’ve seen them struggling with negative criticism and you want to […]

Guatemala’s First Couple Divorces, Wife To Run For President

Mary Mata March 24, 2011

Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom and his wife, Sandra Torres filed for divorce recently so that Torres could run for president later this year. According to the Constitution in Guatemala, one […]

News Taco To Go: Unemployment, Airplanes, Divorce, Postal Service and Asian Radiation

Mary Mata

Unemployment claims dropped by 5,000 last week to 382,000. Two planes landed without help from a control tower in Washington, D.C. yesterday at Reagan National Airport; it’s reported there was […]

Se Me Pasó El Tren: Confessions Of An Unmarried Latino

Mary Mata March 9, 2011

I’m a reasonably attractive, smart and ambitious 31 year-old Latino currently pursuing a master’s degree. Oh, and I’m single. For my Mexican family, this is a concern, and as time […]

Stepfamilies Make Up 25% Of U.S. Families

Mary Mata February 15, 2011

Latinos are less likely than African-Americans and more likely than whites to be a part of a stepfamily, according to recent research from the Pew Center. On most measures Latinos […]

Love: Good, Or Bad, For Your Health

Mary Mata February 14, 2011

Love can help you deal with stress, or cause you stress, according to two new studies. The Washington Post reports that: Most studies on the health benefits of love have […]