News Taco To Go: Emmys, Rail, La Migra, And Beauty

News Taco To Go: Emmys, Rail, La Migra, And Beauty

Mary Mata August 11, 2011

Latino Documentary Filmmaker Nominated For An Emmy High Speed Rail Can Help Push Economic Development In Texas La Migra Cracks Down On Immigrants Leaving U.S. Searching For Real Beauty Between […]

High Speed Rail Can Help Push Economic Development In Texas

Mary Mata August 10, 2011

High speed rail can change how we experience our local communities, state and the rest of our nation. I grew up in El Paso, a city that relies on cars […]

Latino Documentary, Filmmaker Nominated For An Emmy

Mary Mata

There are many reasons producer John J. Valadez is overwhelmed that his documentary, “The Longoria Affair,” was one of five films nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding […]

Mextasy: Seductive Hallucinations of Latina/o Mannequins

Mary Mata August 8, 2011

By William “Memo” Nericcio Mextasy: Seductive Hallucinations of Latina/o Mannequins Prowling the American Unconscious is a traveling stereotype (freak show/art exhibit) based on the work of William “Memo” Nericcio and […]

San Anto Mayor’s Vision Is Green, Techy And Prosperous

Mary Mata July 27, 2011

It doesn’t take a lot of prodding to get San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro going on his vision for the future of his city. Education, jobs, green jobs, economic development […]

Do Spanish Language Ads Work On Latino Voters?

Mary Mata July 25, 2011

By Beatriz Terrazas In both of his presidential runs, George W. Bush used more Spanish-language TV ads than any Republican presidential candidate before him. But it wasn’t just the language […]

Spanish TV Ads Are Not Latino Politics

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In 2008 the political pundits said the presidential election was the most Latinized, ever. It was also the first time, that I know, that the term was used in the […]

Can Racist Laws Spur Latino Political Participation?

Mary Mata July 21, 2011

It’s an interesting question being posed in a story by Julián Aguilar in a story about Texas’ own version of Arizona’s SB 1070, which was SB 9 and ultimately died […]

How To Ensure Prosperity For 1.5 Million Latinos

Mary Mata July 20, 2011

Texas congressional candidate Joaquín Castro says he has a winning formula for economic prosperity for the nearly 1.5 million Latinos that reside in a cluster of six central Texas counties […]

News Taco To Go: Racism, Tacos, Burritos & Aloe Vera

Mary Mata July 19, 2011

Looking To Buy Land, Two Unarmed Latinos Shot Near Border Taco Vs. Burrito Guapura 101: Aloe Vera, Sávila, For Sunburns Latino Rep. Lambasts Alabama Rep.’s “Hateful” Remarks