Republicans Take Republicans to Task for use of Anchor baby

Republicans Take Republicans to Task for use of Anchor baby

NewsTaco January 5, 2011

You can’t expect people to stop a behavior if you don’t take them to task for doing it. I’ve been writing in general terms about the use of the words […]

Three Latinas in Colorado Senate, a First

NewsTaco January 4, 2011

It’s a first, for Colorado at least. Three Latinas will be sworn-in as Colorado state senators on January 12th, and that, for many, is reason to celebrate. All three-Angela Giron, […]

Telling the Digital Latino Story

NewsTaco January 3, 2011

I LOVE THIS STORY! OK, I’m biased. I love storytelling and I love taking down the walls of stereotypes. This story does both.  An organization called Mobile Voices is putting […]

Top 5 Immigration Stories of 2010…really?

NewsTaco December 30, 2010

It’s inevitable. At this time of year the media and their minions like to do top ten lists because: They have nothing better to do. Their editors/producers told them to. […]

Latina Author Fights Back With Hollywood

Mary Mata December 29, 2010

A hard core telenovela story comes to us from Hollywood. We wrote previously about Latina author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, who is currently embroiled in a battle with NBC and George Lopez’s […]

Latinos Lead Technology Purchases In U.S.

Mary Mata December 27, 2010

A super duper interesting article from Advertising Age this week showed that Latinos (Hispanics) own or plan to own new technology at a higher rate than other groups. Basically, the […]

Latinos, ‘Yo Soy Tu Dueña’ Rule TV

Mary Mata

The sexy telenovela “Yo Soy Tu Dueña,” starring the ever-tanned Fernando Colunga and the lovely Lucero was the top-rated show on TV Tuesday and Wednesday. Did I mention Fernando Colunga? […]

Soap Operas Are Only Trashy When Latinos Do Them

Mary Mata December 23, 2010

Running up to the DREAM Act debate in the U.S. Senate everyone knew a lot of Latinos would be watching. The Daily Kos’ version of this was tinged with a […]

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Latino Style!

NewsTaco December 22, 2010

Just to get you in a good-er mood. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Latino style! It’s a trio called Camelia Latin Jazz, performing live at a club somewhere in Massachusetts. […]

“Illegal” or “Undocumented”? A Media Dilema

NewsTaco December 20, 2010

Journalists love to navel-gaze. We love to hold forums about our coverage and then have discussions about the forums about our coverage. “Did we do it right?” And, when we […]