Latino folk illnesses: Exploring ‘Caida de la Mollera’

Latino folk illnesses: Exploring ‘Caida de la Mollera’

Mary Mata August 21, 2013

By Hope Gillette, Saludify Caida de la mollera is the most challenging and potentially fatal of probably all Latino folk illnesses, according to Rice University. Children with this condition have what Western […]

Teenage Mothers And Unwanted Pregnancies

Mary Mata March 1, 2012

Life with kids, even with a partner that helps in their upbringing, can be difficult. But facing the same reality as a single, teenage mother who never thought that it […]

I’ve Learned To Love Babies, Now I’m Waiting Until I’m Ready

Mary Mata February 22, 2012

Sometimes it amazes me how much we’re ruled by biology. When I was younger, I would blatantly ignore any babies that I saw. It wasn’t that I was trying to […]

Birth Tourism Is An Affront To Americanism

Mary Mata December 15, 2011

By Javier Ortiz In our nation, we have a basic understanding that anyone born within our borders is afforded all rights and protections as Americans consistent with the Constitution of […]

Latino Birth Rate Drops During Recession

Mary Mata November 29, 2011

Since 2007, the number of Latino babies born in the U.S. has dropped by 11% — or below 1 million in 2010. This is particularly of interest because it has […]

Stop Whining, Baby: The Golden Age of The Child Is Over

Mary Mata November 3, 2011

That’s right, it’s over.  Those chubby-fingered, sticky-faced little charlatans have reigned for far too long, and, like Gaddafi, their golden age is behind them. Need Proof? Read on. There was […]

Georgia’s Anti-Immigration Law Is Anti-Women

Mary Mata October 4, 2011

By Maria Elena Perez, interim Executive Director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health “It’s like my mom… doesn’t exist. My mom doesn’t ask too much of her place […]

La Gran Mentira: Babies, Not Immigrants Grow U.S. Latinos

Mary Mata July 14, 2011

So here it is: the biggest lie we’ve been sold in this country is that Latino growth in this country is the result of throngs of “illegals” swarming over here […]

News Taco To Go: Castro, Race, Elote & Babies

Mary Mata

Castro’s Campaign Will Inspire A New Generation Of Latino Leaders I’m Tired Of Talking About Race — Aren’t You? Elote Loco Immigrant, Minority Babies, Boosted Number Of U.S. Kids

White Babies In Minority, Latinos Growing On Both Coasts

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

The big news this morning is that white babies are now in the minority, while non-white babies make up the majority currently being born in the United States. We’ve written […]