Mexican Born Pastor Forms “Hispanic Tea Party”

Mexican Born Pastor Forms “Hispanic Tea Party”

Mary Mata July 14, 2011

Mexican-born Texas pastor Armando Vera formed what he calls the Hispanic Tea Party back in June because he says the conservative movement focuses too much on politics and not enough […]

News Taco To Go: Castro, Race, Elote & Babies

Mary Mata

Castro’s Campaign Will Inspire A New Generation Of Latino Leaders I’m Tired Of Talking About Race — Aren’t You? Elote Loco Immigrant, Minority Babies, Boosted Number Of U.S. Kids

Castro’s Campaign Will Inspire A New Generation Of Latino Leaders

Mary Mata July 13, 2011

Austin, Texas — Last week I helped organize a meet-and-greet for Joaquín Castro in East Austin that brought a full spectrum of over 200 reporters, politicos, activists, academics, entrepreneurs, community […]

Latino Artists Re-Do Opera “Carmen” In 1989 San Antonio

Mary Mata

[Editor’s note: The following is a press release from ColectivaSA.] ColectivaSA is proud to present this new Latino Musical written by nationally recognized and award winning poet and performer Amalia […]

Joaquín Castro Talks About His Run For Congress

Mary Mata July 11, 2011

Austin, Texas — We recently caught up with Joaquín Castro, who lately announced he would be running for Congress in the 35th congressional district of Texas. The district runs from […]

Papi Tino’s: An Authentic New Austin Cantina

Mary Mata July 8, 2011

By Zachary González East Austin, Texas — This part of town has historically been known for holding the largest Latino influence in the capitol city itself. However, apart from the changing […]

52% Of The Latino Population Lives In 4 Border States

Mary Mata July 6, 2011

For the first time since the 1850s, the borderlands have again become a predominantly Latino region of the United States. Over half of border county residents are of Latino ancestry. […]

Bien Hecho: Remembering Dr. Ramiro Casso

Mary Mata July 5, 2011

Last month Dr. Ramiro Casso died at the age of 88. Among the many accomplishments of Casso’s life, one of the most significant was helping to ban the use of […]

Is the Castro-Doggett Fight About More Than Race?

Mary Mata

If the Joaquín Castro and Lloyd Doggett competition for the 35th Congressional District of Texas were a boxing match, Castro would inevitably be the young, up-and-coming fighter, all heart, hungry […]

Race And Online Dating: My Craigslist Experiment

Mary Mata

By Elaine Dove I’m a tall, half Asian woman. I’m a performing artist and a healer. I dance in nightclubs, as well as talk to people about their problems. I […]