NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: October 23 – 30, 2011

There’s a lot of great stuff on our roundup this week, so I’ll make my intro brief. There was a cool story about Latino hipsters, a roundup of our Halloween coverage, some alarming stories related to immigration and civil rights (for all of us), a Latina feminism treatise,  La Lloronathon launches in Phoenix, East LA’s accent, the Army and Latinos in the sciences and trying to get music greats El Chicano and Linda Ronstadt into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.

Sara’s Top Pick:

• What Separates Latino Hipsters From The Rest?

Halloween:

• NewsTaco’s Halloween Stories

Immigration:

• Latino Kids In Alabama Bullied Since Immigration Law Passed
• Marco Rubio Lied About Parents’ Escape From Cuba
• 4,000 U.S. Citizens Wrongly Detained By ICE
• ICE Agent Uses Genitals For Warrant: Story Must Be Told

Culture:

• Feminism Is For Latinas, Too
• East LA Has Its Own Accent, Literally
• I Do Not Want To Translate All Latinos For You
• El Chicano, Ronstadt Should Be In Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
• First Annual Lloronathon Launches In Phoenix
• Florida Congressman Objects To “Hispanic Speaking” District
• Army Pursues Latinos To Push Them Into Sciences