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Effort to Create American Latino Museum on National Mall Gets Push in Bipartisan Bill

NewsTaco June 16, 2017

*This is yuuge! . . .  and about time. (*note to self, it’s not a museum, it’s an infrastructure project that happens to be a National Latino Museum.) VL By […]

10 Books From Latino & LatAm Authors For Your Summer Reading List

NewsTaco June 15, 2017

Someone Created A Cumbia Ringtone To Help Undocumented Immigrants Learn Their Rights

NewsTaco June 8, 2017

This Man Created the ‘Aztec of the City’ Comic to Give Mexican Americans the Superhero They Deserve

NewsTaco June 1, 2017

*This comic book artist is trying to raise money to take the characters he created in 1993 to the next level and a larger audience. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By […]

Let White People Appropriate Mexican Food—Mexicans Do It to Ourselves All the Time

NewsTaco May 25, 2017

*A couple of White women traveled to Mexico and brought back tortilla recipes that they got from Mexican women in markets and restaurants. They started selling the tortillas from their […]

¡Feliz Aniversario! The Smithsonian Latino Center Enters its Third Decade

NewsTaco May 18, 2017

*Twenty years ago the Smithsonian Latino Center was an act of courage. Today it’s a necessity. It’s a pillar of national Latino storytelling. There are plans for a permanent home […]

Don’t culturally appropriate Cinco de Mayo or anything else

NewsTaco May 5, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because Ray Salazar has a bone to pick about silly Cinco de Mayo celebrations – “if wearing a cultural object requires you to explain why […]