‘Latino Museum’ Proposed for National Mall

‘Latino Museum’ Proposed for National Mall

Mary Mata March 15, 2013

By Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday proposed adding an American Latino Museum to the National Mall, saying it’s time to recognize the growing public […]

Mexican opera tackles the myth of ‘Camelia la Tejana’

Mary Mata March 13, 2013

By Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times In the world of narcocorridos — Mexican folk songs that recount the exploits of drug traffickers and criminals — few are better known that “Contrabando y traicion,“ one of […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco March 8, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco ¡Y saz! Just like that it’s Friday. Congrats, high-fives, abrazos all around. We made it! And you know what that means…at NewsTaco. It’s Jazz de México […]

Latinas Build Confidence Through Photography in LA

Mary Mata

By Nadine Natour, NBCLatino This is the second installment of Latinas empowering other Latinas to succeed in honor of Women’s History Month.  For ten high school girls enrolled in the photography […]

Moving a National Latino Art Agenda Froward

Mary Mata March 6, 2013

By Eduardo Diaz, Dierctor, Smithsonian Latino Center After the presidential election, much has been made of the impact of the Latino vote, shifting some of the national focus to issues […]

Interview: Nortec Collective

Mary Mata March 4, 2013

By Jaime Pitillas, Gozamos Ramón Amezcua and Pepe Mogt are better known for their artistic names Bostich & Fussible. They are an important part of Nortec Collective, a group of artists that pays […]

Hopeful Art Rebrands the Immigration Movement

Mary Mata

By Cristina Costantini, ABC/Univision Every year, during their mating season, millions of monarch butterflies make the journey from Canada and the U.S. to a small town in Mexico called Angangueo […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco March 1, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Another week scratched off the list, and a brand new month to play in! Happy viernes Newstaqueros, and happy March! What better way to get the […]

Latino Inauguration Poet Discusses Impact of Inaugural Reading

Mary Mata February 27, 2013

By Dorie Baker, Yale News Is the inaugural poem a new sub-genre of poetry? According to two practitioners of the form, the answer might be “yes.” Poet Richard Blanco and […]

‘Bless Me, Ultima’ Shows the Darkness and Wonder of Life

Mary Mata February 22, 2013

By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic A deeply satisfying feat of storytelling, “Bless Me, Ultima” makes a difficult task look easy. It combines innocence and experience, the darkness […]