Border Residents Delivered By Midwives Barred Entry To U.S.
Border Residents Delivered By Midwives Barred Entry To U.S.
By Jazmine Ulloa Published: May 13, 2010 IT WAS JUST ANOTHER SWELTERING MONDAY MORNING in August. Yuliana Trinidad Castro sat in her truck with her mother, sister, and newborn daughter, windows […]
White Babies In Minority, Latinos Growing On Both Coasts
The big news this morning is that white babies are now in the minority, while non-white babies make up the majority currently being born in the United States. We’ve written […]
Adding Folic Acid To Corn Masa Could Prevent Birth Defects
[Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the March of Dimes.] Fortifying corn masa flour with the B vitamin folic acid could prevent more serious birth defects of […]
Confessions Of A “Mister Mom”
Los Angles, California — I get up at 7 a.m. and make coffee. By 7:30 a.m., my wife is looking for her keys to jet. By 8 a.m., my 10 […]
Hometown Exile: Saying Goodbye To Visiting Mexico
By Beatriz Terrazas IN 2008, WHEN I VISITED MY MOTHER IN EL PASO, she pouted like a toddler who has been told a lie and said: “Usted me dijo que íbamos […]
“Anchor Baby” Is Always A Racist Term
I know that this latest round of immigration grandstanding isn’t the first time the term “anchor baby” has come into vogue. But as a woman, it’s the first time I’ve […]
Hilarious Comedian On Mexican Moms
I had the occasion to see perform and meet comedian Darren Carter, who grew up in Modesto, California (if I remember correctly) and so is really familiar with what you could call […]
