4th Annual Feria De Los Moles Food Slideshow

4th Annual Feria De Los Moles Food Slideshow

Mary Mata October 10, 2011

If you’re anything like me, you love food. As a matter of fact, food pervades your life, and it reminds you of who you are. Because you love food, we […]

Moles, Comida Oaxaqueña At The 4th Annual Feria De Los Moles

Mary Mata

Los Angeles, California — The delightfully overpowering smell of mole filled the air along Olvera Street in downtown here on Sunday as what would appear to be a day-long crowd […]

NewsTaco Visits Occupy LA

Mary Mata

Los Angles, California — On a recent Sunday NewsTaco editors Sara Inés Calderón and Renée Saldaña visited the Occupy LA protestors in downtown. Tents, children, dogs, signs, fliers and a […]

I Can’t Help But Take Immigration Personally

Mary Mata October 5, 2011

I can’t discuss immigration without getting upset. There are times that the topic makes me want to cry and/or flip a table over. When people refer to “illegal immigrants,” they […]

Our Tiempo Creates Arts, Community Space For Latinos Online

Mary Mata October 4, 2011

What, exactly, do Latinos online want? While that’s a question with many answers, José Cruz and his new arts and entertainment community, Our Tiempo, aims to provide at least one […]

Race At Center Of Creating Latino Majority LA County Seat

Mary Mata September 29, 2011

You can slice it pretty much any way you want, but it appears as though race was very squarely front and center in the recent fight to create another Latino-majority […]

Reimagining The West In The Novel “Ocotillo Dreams”

Mary Mata September 27, 2011

On Saturday the September 17, the Autry Museum in Los Angeles hosted a book talk for Melinda Palacio’s new novel, Ocotillo Dreams (Bilingual Review Press, 2011). If you are not […]

LA School Named After Carlos Santana

Mary Mata September 23, 2011

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board voted this week to rename a school that will focus on the arts Carlos Santana Arts Academy; it was previously called Valley Region Elementary School […]

Of Carne Asada, Crime And Family In East LA

Mary Mata September 21, 2011

The summer of 1988 was a memorable one in my neighborhood. We still lived in that yellow house on Bodie Street in East LA. The sun still managed to leave evidence […]

LA Poetry Night Includes Students, Drugs, Grit And Love

Mary Mata September 20, 2011

On Friday, September 16 Homeboy Industries played host to “Poesía Para La Gente,” presented by Avenue 50 Studio’s monthly La Palabra Poetry reading series. The event, sponsored by The James […]