Bien Hecho: Latina Miss Deaf America Also Earning A PhD

Bien Hecho: Latina Miss Deaf America Also Earning A PhD

Mary Mata January 3, 2012

Rachel Mazique is Miss Deaf America and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. Originally from Illinois, she entered the pageant world at the behest of the Illinois Deaf Latino Association, who […]

New Mexico’s Model For Fomenting Latino Leadership

Mary Mata September 21, 2011

Last week I found myself eating New Mexican-style pozole with new friends, getting to know artists from the corridor between El Paso and Las Cruces, and reconnecting with colleagues from […]

Disappointed Dreams & Employment During The Recession

Mary Mata

I come from an incredibly hardworking family. My parents immigrated here for a life that was better than their hometown in Mexico could provide, and since their arrival, they have […]