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NewsTaco July 17, 2012

Tuesday July 17, 2012 Group creates Web site spur Hispanics to vote (Fox News Latino): A group of professionals has launched a bilingual Web site that is aimed at spurring Hispanics […]

Our Unchallenged Students

NewsTaco July 16, 2012

By Esther J. Cepeda, Voxxi If you live in an affluent community with a high performing school district and are familiar with the pressure-cooker environment of endless test-prepping, extracurricular overload […]

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Mary Mata July 12, 2012

Thursday July 12, 2012 Mitt Romney NAACP Speech Shows He Failed To Learn Father’s Civil Rights Lessons, Black Caucus Says (Huffington Post):  Prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus gave […]

The Life Span Of My Coolness And Where It Got Me

Mary Mata July 11, 2012

By Oscar Brajas Believe it or not, there was one point where I was the most popular kid in school. Both adults and children hung on my every word. The […]

Olympics Spotlight: Sabrina Vega, Gymnastics

Mary Mata July 10, 2012

By NBC Latino Staff At 16 years old, Olympic hopeful, Sabrina Vega, is one of the youngest athletes to compete during the 2012 London games. Vega shared with NBC News how […]

Say Goodbye To Cantinflas Say Hello To El Joven

Mary Mata July 9, 2012

By Victor Escalante The Latino identity has been shaped to a large part by the environment of the past and the flux of the present day. In some respects, it’s […]

DREAMers Are Targets Of Immigration Scams

NewsTaco July 5, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor It hasn’t yet been a month and already the scammers have come out. There are reports that DREAMers have been targeted by immigration scams; unscrupulous […]

What’s In A (Nick)name?

Mary Mata June 29, 2012

By Maitri Pamo, Being Latino “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name/Would smell just as sweet.” I would like to think that I […]

Latino Children At Higher Risk For Flame Retardant Chemicals

Mary Mata June 19, 2012

By Voxxi Hispanic children tested for residue of flame retardant chemicals had higher levels in their blood stream than non-Hispanic white children, revealed a study published in the Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). The […]

Why Latino education is more important than ever

Mary Mata June 15, 2012

By Ces’Ari, Being Latino Educated Latinos are essential to U.S. economic strength. Census data continues to show that black and Latino children make up the majority of babies born in the United […]