Pulp Fiction and the Latina Bombshell

Pulp Fiction and the Latina Bombshell

Mary Mata June 5, 2012

From the textmex obsessed imagination of William A. Nericcio Another Chapter in the History of Pulp Fiction and the Latina Bombshell Huge thanks to Oliver Mayer, the amazing LA-based playwright and USC […]

America Ferrera Heads Campaign To Mobilize Latino Voters

Mary Mata June 1, 2012

By Griselda Nevárez, Voxxi In 1994, America Ferrera was 9 years old living in Los Angeles when California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 187. The law, which was later ruled unconstitutional by a […]

Where Do Kids Fit In A Presidential Campaign?

Mary Mata May 31, 2012

By Peter Malof, Texas News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The youngest Americans have been largely overlooked so far in the presidential campaign, according to children’s advocates who are hoping the […]

Classic 1941 Rita Hayworth Photo

Mary Mata

Classic 1941 Rita Hayworth Photo, Shot by Bob Landry (via Heritage Auctions) From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio Rita Hayworth by Bob Landry (Columbia, 1941) source   This post […]

Celia Cruz Wins! But Your Input Still Needed

NewsTaco May 30, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Several weeks ago NewsTaco wrote about a campaign to get a portrait of Celia Cruz hung in The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The call […]

Dolores Huerta Receives Nation’s Highest Civilian Honor

Mary Mata

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Dolores Huerta, the famed civil rights advocate of the farm worker movement, received the nation’s highest civilian honor Tuesday when President Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal […]

Violence Against Women Act: A Human Face

Mary Mata May 28, 2012

By Carlos Sanchez, Voxxi Although she lived with fear, this 42-year old mother took the final step in an abusive relationship by calling police. She had arrived in the U.S. […]

Female Farm Workers Often Victims Of Sexual Violence

Mary Mata May 22, 2012

By Kalyn Belsha, Voxxi Female farm workers in the United States are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence and harassment, a report from Human Rights Watch released May 16 found. The advocacy organization is calling on […]

Morning NewsTaco

NewsTaco May 18, 2012

Friday May 18, 2012 Could Immigration Decide The Election? (The New Yorker): Hispanic voters were key to Barack Obama’s win in 2008. But that was when he was telling them that […]

A Bronze Tale. The Reel Truth Behind Latina Icons

Mary Mata May 17, 2012

By Natalia Criollo, Our Tiempo I’ve realized that the 80s were not kind to Latina women. Growing up I did not have many icons to look up to.  However, just […]