These Are A Few Of Michele Bachmann’s Least Favorite Things

These Are A Few Of Michele Bachmann’s Least Favorite Things

Mary Mata August 9, 2011

Michele Bachmann’s head literally explodes when asked about undocumented gay fetuses’ right to carry concealed weapons. She hates: Gays. (She hates them so much that she married one just to keep […]

Mitt Romney’s Mexican Family: Caution On Immigration

Mary Mata July 25, 2011

Lots of folks have been mentioning this Washington Post story about Mitt Romney’s Mexican relatives. In case you don’t remember, and as we previously reported, Romney’s ancestors fled to Mexico […]

Young Love, Catholic Confirmation, And God In México

Mary Mata July 6, 2011

During the sweaty summer of 1990, my parents decided that I would be doing my confirmation in Mexico – which made economic sense at the time.  In the United States, […]

Guadalupe Mural In San Diego Was Torn Down

Mary Mata June 24, 2011

The Guadalupe, or “Surfing Madonna,” mural outside of San Diego, California has been removed, The Los Angeles Times reported. If you recall, she kind of magically appeared when men in […]

El Cucuy Scores Big For Immigrants

NewsTaco June 21, 2011

It looks like El Diablo scared some sense into the conservative Southern Baptist congregation. Some background: The Southern Baptists had a two-day convention in Phoenix where they talked about their […]

In Mexico, Ghost Stories Are Always Real

Mary Mata June 15, 2011

I cannot sleep when I am in Mexico – especially my father’s hometown of La Rivera, Jalisco. This is because I feel powerful force that I don’t understand, and I […]

Volunteerism Essential To The Success Of Latino Youth

Mary Mata June 2, 2011

If you’re reading this, it’s likely you form part of  the massive cluster of former beneficiaries of student initiatives and scholarships that were developed by community-based Latino organizations such as […]

News Taco To Go: DREAM Act, Guadalupe And Gays

Mary Mata May 26, 2011

San Diego’s Sufring Guadalupe To Be Torn Down Will Democrats Pass The DREAM Act This Time? Prolly Not Why Is It Ok To Be Gay As Long As We Don’t Talk About […]

Why Is It Ok To Be Gay As Long As We Don’t Talk About It?

Mary Mata May 25, 2011

There are lots of reasons why I simply don’t “get” homophobia. I’m not going to go into all of them, but as a Latina, one aspect of homophobia I’ve never […]

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?