Friday, February 10th, 2012
Cuba has been in a state of nearly perpetual poverty since 1992. It’s greatest ally — the Soviet Union — dissolved over the Christmas season of 1991, leaving the island state without it’s largest trading partner. Twenty years on, the red island might have found a natural blessing in the form of oil deposits off
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
San Antonio, Texas — Congressional Candidate Joaquín Castro has had a busy week. Just a few days ago he was campaigning in the newly created 35th congressional district, hoping a federal court map would settle any potential...
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Yoani Sánchez, the writer behind the acclaimed blog Generation Y, which details daily life inside Cuba, went head-to-head on Twitter this with Mariela Castro, daughter of current leader Raul Castro. As reported by Univision, once Sánchez discovered Castro had started...
Monday, October 24th, 2011
The story used to go that Senator Marco Rubios’ parents were forced to flee Cuba, that they were exiles, because of Fidel Castro. The truth, however, which is now reflected in his updated biography on his website, is that...
Saturday, September 24th, 2011
By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Austin, Texas — San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and his brother State Rep. Joaquín Castro spoke today at the Texas Tribune Festival about San Antonio and its role as an energy...
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Which Democratic leader does the 35th congressional district “belong” to? The longtime congressman Lloyd Doggett or the state representative-turned-congressional-candidate Joaquín Castro? Considering that both are essentially new residents to this emergent district, I do not think they innately...
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Salvador B. Castro was born in Los Angeles and played an important part in helping students organize during the civil rights era, particularly around the LA Walkouts. He grew up partially in Mexico after his father was...
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
By Sharon Hostetler, otherwords.org For most Americans, visiting Cuba is inconceivable. Not so for travelers from the rest of the world. The Caribbean country’s stunning beaches, colonial architecture, vintage cars, and vibrant musical culture attract more than 2...
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
It doesn’t take a lot of prodding to get San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro going on his vision for the future of his city. Education, jobs, green jobs, economic development and the promise of being able to...
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Will Latinos Boycott Baseball’s All-Star Game? My Craigslist Experiment: Race Matters In Online Dating Is The Castro-Doggett Fight About More Than Race? Making Poetry Out Of Futbol
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
A Latino politician in Texas is taking the lead on green energy policy. Julián Castro, currently in his second term as mayor of San Antonio, a city that’s more than 63% Latino, he sealed some interesting green...
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
The Top 10 States With The Largest Latino Populations One Glass Of OJ A Day Could Lead To Diabetes 67 Sueños: Help Undocumented Students Share Their Story How To Get 2 Latinos Into The White House ...
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