Faustino Diaz: Trombone master from Oaxaca in L.A.

Faustino Diaz: Trombone master from Oaxaca in L.A.

NewsTaco July 14, 2014

*What a wonderful interview! What a wonderful opportunity to listen and learn from a Latino master – from Oaxaca to the Rotterdam conservatory. The podcast is in Spanish,well worth the […]

Don’t Call Me ‘Mamacita.’ I Am Not Your Mommy.

NewsTaco June 19, 2014

By Laura Martinez, NPR Code Switch One of the very few things I don’t miss about my native Mexico City is fending off sleazy guys calling you sabrosa (tasty) or rica (delicious) or some […]

A Recipe for Dia de la Candelaria: Tamales de Mango

Mary Mata January 29, 2014

By Brenda Storch, La Vitamina T *translated by NewsTaco Dia de la Candelaria, or  Candlemas Day, is approaching, and to give the tamal tradition an original touch  we bring you […]

Latino Or Hispanic? How The Federal Government Decided

Mary Mata September 19, 2013

By Grace Flores-Hughes, Voxxi It’s that time of the year when celebrations are held throughout the country to herald the accomplishments of Hispanic Americans. But, it’s also the time of the […]

Junot Diaz Still Feels Like an Immigrant

Mary Mata

By Sigal Ratner-Arias, Associated Press/ABC News “He has won a Pulitzer, teaches Americans how to write at MIT and his Spanish-sprinkled stories have been acclaimed in the United States. But […]

Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute To Victor Jara, Chilean Folksinger Killed After Coup

Mary Mata September 18, 2013

By Huffington Post Latino Voices The Boss has just boosted his Latino cred. Bruce Springsteen gave a tribute in Spanish to Chilean folksinger Víctor Jara at a concert in Santiago the […]

White House postpones Latino music event

Mary Mata September 17, 2013

By David Jackson, USA Today The White House announced it will postpone the Musica Latina event scheduled for Monday, in light of the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard. A […]

The Hidden History of a Substantial Minority

Mary Mata

By Anita Gates, The New York Times ‘Latino Americans,’ a Six-Hour PBS Documentary Have you ever heard about the American pilot who took off from an aircraft carrier on Dec. […]

First-time Latino author reveals the rough side of growing up Latino on the Texas border

Mary Mata September 13, 2013

By Latina Lista LatinaLista — Domingo Martinez is Brownsville-born and bred but it’s not a place that he calls home anymore. For the last 20 years, he’s called the Pacific Northwest home, […]

Cal Worthington, a legend passes. Se habla Español

Mary Mata September 10, 2013

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog I grew up listening to, and memorizing the commercials of, “Cal Worthington and his dog Spot.” Cal is now dead. At 92. Worthington, of course, […]