Book Review: “Latino Professionals And Racism”

Book Review: “Latino Professionals And Racism”

Mary Mata August 25, 2011

Many Americans feel the playing field in the U.S. was leveled after the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 officially desegregated the country. These people are usually in cahoots with the […]

Latino Academics Can Be Enterprising Independent Consultants

Mary Mata August 24, 2011

Latino academics can apply their expertise directly in the community as highly paid independent research consultants while local businesses, non-profit organizations and initiatives for traditionally underserved populations benefit from their […]

I Believe In Love, Just Not Weddings

Mary Mata

I’ve always wondered if little girls really fantasize about their wedding day. I’ve never known a woman who actually did this. When I was a little girl, I mostly fantasized […]

Latino Biz Owners Motivated By Family & Lack Financial Savvy

Mary Mata August 12, 2011

The findings from a new study released on Tuesday revealed that Hispanic business owners site family as a driving force behind their businesses, but only 1 in 4 have a […]

News Taco To Go: Gas, Burkas, Earthquakes, Budgets And Libya

Mary Mata April 11, 2011

Gas prices keep inching toward $4 nationwide, albeit in some places it already costs more than that for a gallon of gas. Unrest in the Middle East is being blamed […]

Combating Abuse In Predatory Lending To Latinos

Mary Mata March 11, 2011

Photo by Jen ReelProgreso Financiero kiosk in a Houston Fiesta grocery store. [Editor’s Note: The following story was written by Melissa Del Bosque originally appeared in the Texas Observer.] GROWING […]

High Unemployment, But, Lots Of Job Openings

Mary Mata February 3, 2011

A curious paradox has emerged in the U.S. as the recession trudges on: Although there are lots of unemployed, they cannot fill the jobs that are opening up in different […]

Match Made In Heaven: Social Buying And Latinos

Mary Mata January 20, 2011

Groupon is a social buying company that has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past year and an interesting report this week makes the case that social buying […]

Latino Marketing Is Social Media Marketing

Mary Mata January 7, 2011

The key to a Latino consumer’s heart is through social media marketing, according to a new book, in part because this type of marketing allows for a more collectivistic approach that […]

AZ Loses $605M, Has A $31B Latino Market

Mary Mata November 29, 2010

Okay, these are the facts. Arizona passed SB 1070. About 100,000 Latinos left the state. Lots of people, like celebrities and professional organizations, called for a boycott of the state. The result […]