A Note About Some Exciting Updates At News Taco
A Note About Some Exciting Updates At News Taco
Hey everybody, this is a quick editor’s note just to let you know about some exciting new updates we’re making at News Taco. First, you may have noticed that we’re […]
Exotic Or Toxic? Latinos In America
By Justin Garratt Burke Manuel Vasquez, Assoc. Prof. at the University of Florida, recently delivered the keynote address to the “Imagining Latin America in Australia” Workshop at University of Western Sydney. […]
¡Ask a Mexican! The Play To Hit New York
The infamous column by Gustavo Arellano of the OC Weeekly, ¡Ask a Mexican!, will be a play in New York, according to a post by Arellano himself this week. The play’s […]
Where Are All The Latinos In The Media?
I remember when I was a young girl dreaming about being a reporter, I used to pretend to be Rachel from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” because she was the only […]
Searching For Real Beauty Between Stereotypes And Insecurity
Each day, I try to avoid things that offend me, yet this is becoming increasingly difficult as our visual media becomes more pernicious and pervasive. I am constantly feeling visually […]
At The End Of The Day, No One Cares About Racism In Baseball
Tony Bruno is a syndicated radio sports talk host who relies on his spitfire vocal prowess and razor wit to keep his phone lines buzzing nationwide. However, last Friday night […]
Mexicans Turn to Social Media to Document Narco Violence
[Editor’s note: This post was originally published on March 9, 2010.] By Melissa del Bosque An explosion of violence has occurred in the state of Tamaulipas in the last few […]
How To Take Your Network And Make It Useful Part 2
Online connectivity has magnified our ability to accumulate social capital and convert it into other forms of power. If you cannot find a way to use this social capital, then […]
Watch TV? You’re At Increased Risk For Diabetes
Adults who watch more than two hours of TV a day tend to weigh more than people who watch less. What’s more, research has shown that the more TV you watch, […]
Latino Film Fest Mocks Stereotypes With Ads
The New York International Latino Film Festival has been running ads using Latino stereotypes in order to highlight them as the festival ramps up for its event this year. The festival, […]