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Racist Jokes At Work, “Oh, But I Didn’t Mean You”

Mary Mata August 16, 2011

We’ve all been there. You’re with your non-Latino co-workers, you’re joking around, and then all of a sudden, someone decides to tell the funniest joke ever — based on racist […]

News Taco To Go: Spanish, Census, Sex Ed And Tolerance

Mary Mata

Moving From Racial Hate Crimes To Forgiveness, Tolerance

Mary Mata August 15, 2011

How To Stop Worrying And Learn To Love Spanish

Mary Mata

By Cindy Casares STATE SEN. CHRIS HARRIS OF ARLINGTON recently made national headlines when he lambasted a witness during the legislative special session for testifying in Spanish (with an English-language interpreter) […]

Culturally Relevant Sex Ed – It’s Not What We Get At Home

NewsTaco

By a show of hands, how many of you have had “the talk” with your children or remember “the talk” with your parents? I thought so; it’s not something we Latinos do […]

Happy Friday From La Vida Boheme!

Mary Mata August 12, 2011

Indie rock band La Vida Boheme from Caracas, Venezuela takes cues from a variety of musical influences – from salsa to ’80s punk rock – to create a unique sound. […]

Anti-Latino Hate Crimes Rising In California

Mary Mata

A report from the Attorney General of California shows that anti-Latino hate crimes in that state are on the rise. A snippet from The Press-Enterprise shows that these crimes are […]