Latin@ high school students are rising to protest hateful SB 4 law in Texas.

Texas High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law

Victor Landa July 15, 2017

By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones  (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]

Barefoot Triqui Indian Basketball Players Tour Los Angeles

Mary Mata December 19, 2013

By Sam Quiñones, A reporter’s Blog The barefoot Triqui Indian basketball team, from the mountains of Oaxaca, is in Los Angeles for a couple weeks. The team of 10 and […]

Want to know what the U.S. of tomorrow will look like? Check out the schools

Mary Mata September 4, 2013

By Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post Thousands of children across the country returned to school on Tuesday morning and, at least in some states, odds are that an increasing proportion of […]

Kaleb Canales’ NBA Rise Paves The Way For Latinos In Sports

Mary Mata March 20, 2012

By Paul Adams Last Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers were playing against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Well — theoretically — the whole team appeared to be […]

The Libro-Traficante Caravan Hits The Road

Mary Mata March 19, 2012

By Belinda Acosta Librotraficante Caravan: Day 3—El Paso to Mesilla and Albuquerque, New Mexico It’s really quite amazing what a couple of laptops, three cell phones, an operational hotspot and […]

Stop SB 458, Georgia’s Anti-DREAM Act

Mary Mata March 5, 2012

By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO Matters concerning the prosperity and future of our state and those concerning children should be absolutely void of political theatrics. Unfortunately, some Georgia […]

Fight For Mexican American Studies About The Future, Our Children

Mary Mata February 28, 2012

By Matt Mendez, Librotraficante.com I am waiting for Marjorie Ann — my wife, Marlo, is seven months pregnant with her. Our soon-to-arrive daughter is named after her grandmother, my wife’s […]

A School Sex Scandal Affects Both Children And Parents

Mary Mata February 17, 2012

To the mothers of children in elementary school: At the moment, mothers with school-aged children are alarmed by the painful events in the school Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles. The first thing you need to do is think coolly about what your involvement will be […]

One Latina Twentysomething’s 12 Tips For Teens

Mary Mata February 15, 2012

I am not a wise old crone. I am only 27 and though I have been successful in many realms, I am disgruntled about plenty of things. I am a […]

The Origins Of One Latina Nerd

Mary Mata February 2, 2012

All this recent Latino nerd talk — shout out to all of my brothers and sisters — got me thinking about the origins of my nerdom. How exactly did this happen? […]