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Latino Civil Rights Figures: LULAC

Mary Mata September 29, 2011

LULAC stands for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The organization was founded in 1929 as a way to combat discrimination and empower Latinos in the U.S. The […]

A Coconut’s Guide To Getting Or Keeping Street Cred

Mary Mata

Latina Comedian Jesenia Bailey Creates Her Own Showcase

Mary Mata

How Cow Brains, My Love Of Food Helped Me Find “The One”

Mary Mata September 28, 2011

I love food to a ludicrous degree. I think this may because I grew up poor and was raised to truly respect it. Sometimes I eat things so delicious that […]

Bien Hecho: Latina Boxers Eye The 2012 Olympics

Mary Mata September 27, 2011

As a Latina who enjoys boxing and martial arts in general myself, I have to give mad props to two Latina boxers recently featured on CNN. Cristina Cruz of New […]

The Heavenly Innocence Of My Son’s Guesses At My Age

Mary Mata

I love the age of innocence and candor of a child. Throughout his short life, my son has only guessed at my age using the limited information he has acquired about […]

Reimagining The West In The Novel “Ocotillo Dreams”

Mary Mata

On Saturday the September 17, the Autry Museum in Los Angeles hosted a book talk for Melinda Palacio’s new novel, Ocotillo Dreams (Bilingual Review Press, 2011). If you are not […]