News Taco To Go: Pawlenty, Georgia, Census And Diabetes

News Taco To Go: Pawlenty, Georgia, Census And Diabetes

Mary Mata May 24, 2011

Pawlenty Set To Take Anti-Latino Policies Nationwide All Georgia Latinos Suffer From Anti-Immigrant Efforts More Latinos Than Amish In Amish Country Which Comes First, Diabetes Or Depression?

All Georgia Latinos Suffer From Anti-Immigrant Efforts

Mary Mata May 23, 2011

It doesn’t matter what your legal status is in Georgia, if you are Latino the anti-immigrant frenzy there will affect you, or so said Jerry Gonzalez, the Executive Director of […]

Ships, Streets And Honoring César Chávez

Mary Mata

By Henry Flores, Ph.D. As long as one lives one would expect “things” to change or progress, but sometimes it seems that I am terribly mistaken.  For one thing, there is […]

Pawlenty Set To Take Anti-Latino Policies Nationwide

Mary Mata

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced he would be seeking the Republican nomination for president today, but what he has neglected to say now that he — like any other presidential […]

Florida Cop Targeted Latinos, Robbed Them

Mary Mata May 19, 2011

Lantana, Florida police officer Mark Ott has spent much of this year targeting Latinos in his community, pulling them over as they left check cashing stores for no reason, then […]

“Loud” Latino Church In Iowa Sparks Culture Clash

Mary Mata

In Mason City, Iowa neighbors of a Latino pentecostal church have launched what appears to be a campaign of complaints against the congregants there. Police are called to Sunday services […]

“Anchor Baby” Is Always A Racist Term

Mary Mata

I know that this latest round of immigration grandstanding isn’t the first time the term “anchor baby” has come into vogue. But as a woman, it’s the first time I’ve […]

Indigenous Brazilians Celebrate 50 Years Of Xingu Park

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: The following is a press release written by Fernanda Bellei, who is working with the festival from Brazil] From June 10 through 12, in the Kamaiurá village of […]

News Taco To Go: Arnold, Comedy, Chávez, Español, Redistrict

Mary Mata

Arnold Fathered Child With Latina Comedy Central Taps Latino As Contributor For The Daily Show California Politico: Don’t Name Ship For César Chávez Texas Redistricting “Horrible” For Latino Voters NY […]

Arnold’s Telenovela Plot Line Less Fun In Real Life

Mary Mata May 18, 2011

I remember back when I first started joining my tías in watching telenovelas, the main character was one of those ever-pure types who somehow manages not to consummate her marriage […]