One Recession, “Two Societies”

One Recession, “Two Societies”

Mary Mata August 5, 2011

By Ralph De La Cruz, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting Everybody’s hurting. But, as usual, the level of hurt isn’t quite equal. Last week, the Pew Research Center released a study that looked at […]

Bien Hecho: Latina Conductor Makes Classical Music Accessible

Mary Mata August 2, 2011

Sonia Marie De León de Vega is a Latina conductor in California whose mission it is to bring classical music to the Latino community. She was recently honored by Latina […]

5 Reasons We Need Migrants

Mary Mata July 19, 2011

The Wall Street Journal reported an interesting list recently, “Five Reasons to Embrace Migrants” and we wanted to re-share that list here, in a nutshell the gentleman who wrote the […]

The Border As An Economic Engine For The U.S.

Mary Mata July 7, 2011

There’s more to the border than drugs and violence, says Noel Poyo, executive director of the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders. On the contrary, Poyo told News Taco, […]

Bien Hecho: Latinitas Inspires Girls With Media, Tech

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

Latinitas Magazine started off in 2002 as a way to help empower young Latinas with media and technology. By allowing young women to participate in school programs, teen internships, Saturday and […]

Latina Students Fight Pesticides In California

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

And now for a great story out of California, where a group of young Latinas and other high school students organized to protect their families from a harmful pesticide, convincing […]

Mexican Immigrants Make Dreams Come Through With Ice Cream

Mary Mata June 3, 2011

Carlos Flores went from being a doctoral student in Mexico to pushing an ice cream cart to selling shaved ice out of a truck to being the successful owner of […]

News Taco To Go: Hilda Solis, English Only & Memorial Day

Mary Mata May 31, 2011

Remembering Latinos On Memorial Day Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Talks Benefits Of Immigration North Carolina Diner: “No Speak English. No Service.”

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Talks Benefits Of Immigration

Mary Mata May 30, 2011

U.S. Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis is accustomed to highlighting issues that, for others, are easily forgotten. At a town hall at East Los Angeles College Friday, Solis participated […]

Puerto Rico’s Economic Recovery Outlook Not Great

Mary Mata April 7, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following post is excerpted from remarks made by William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on April 1, 2011.] […]