What Would Jesus Do About My Gay Son?

What Would Jesus Do About My Gay Son?

Mary Mata April 9, 2012

By David Saavedra When my son came out to me, I immediately knew what I needed to do. I told my son then and many times since that I love […]

Voter Suppression In the U.S. – An Infographic

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The way things now stand, 10% of Latino voters have had their right to vote suppressed in the states that have approved voter ID laws. The prospect for the future is that […]

Policy Summits Or Campaign Strategy? The Obama Road Show

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By Tony Castro No one is calling it the Obama Administration’s Latino Strategy — not yet — but it is coming off just the same. The White House says the Hispanic Community […]

Where Pew and Trayvon Meet A Question Arises

NewsTaco April 6, 2012

I had dinner last night at a sea food place that, being Holy Thursday, was less crowded than I expected. Still, there was a low-level din – we were sitting outside, near […]

Latino Vs Hispanic: The Problem Is The Choice

NewsTaco April 5, 2012

So what is it? Latino, Hispanic, Mexican, Chicano, what? I avoid this topic like I avoid heavy traffic – sometimes it’s impossible. Sometimes, like when the Pew Hispanic Center does a study on it and releases […]

Nebraska Grapples With Unborn Undocumented Immigrants

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Let’s see if we can help the lawmakers in the state of Nebraska figure this one out. A person is undocumented if they came to this country with no legal […]

Why You Need To Vote, Now

Mary Mata April 4, 2012

By Phillippe Diederich If you’re one of the undecided, I will give you a few reasons why you need to vote, now! Riots! When I read the headline about riots in […]

Walmart Model: Latinos Are Great Hope For U.S. Economy

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I read this sentence this morning: Hispanics are achieving a status as super-consumers that is making other minority groups and even the mainstream consumer look anemic. After I was done […]

Finding the worst reputation to make my father look good

Mary Mata

I think one of my father’s biggest disappointments was the fact that he wanted me to get into Quebradita culture. He wanted me to get into the fashion – he […]

Latinos And Their Views Of Identity

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(Editor’s note: This is a verbatim, just released, press release by the Pew Hispanic Center. I thought it was pertinent to make it available to the NewsTaco community. I’ll be ruminating on […]