News Taco
A 2011 Reading of “The Revolt of the Cockroach People.”
Obama’s Choice: Appoint a Latino Secretary of Commerce
From NewsTaco, where this blog was first published. Here’s a choice to ponder. We can either complain about how we’re not taken seriously, or we can take ou...Read More
Latinos as Political Game Changers
From NewsTaco, where this blog was first published. My friend Henry Flores, who teaches political science at St. Mary’s University in San ...Read More
Texas: No Hiring Of Immigrants – Except For Maids
From NewsTaco, where this blog was first published. Ah, Texas, my adopted homeland. There’s so much to love about you, but then you do silly things like this,...Read More
David and Goliath on the Border: Small Town vs. Big Coal
From NewsTaco, where this story was first published. For the people of Eagle Pass, Texas, a small border town of about 27,000, trying to preserve their he...Read More
Texas, U.S. Must Adjust to New Latino Majority
From NewsTaco, where this article was first published. [Editor’s Note: The following is a commentary from Professor Roberto R. Calderón, Ph.D. from theÂ...Read More
Budget Cuts May Mean Less Latino College Grads
From NewsTaco, where this article was first published. States across the country are slashing budgets left and right in an effort to deal with the recession, on...Read More
How Latinos Are Redefining America
From NewsTaco, where this story was first published. A correction I find myself making often, especially to those who don’t agree with my particular point of ...Read More
Do You Have To Speak Spanish To Be a “Real” Latino?
From NewsTaco, where this story was first published. You know it, and I know it, even though you may never have heard anyone say it out loud. You’re only a â€...Read More
Latinos: From Field Hands to Farm Owners
From Newstaco, where this article was first published. It only makes sense, if you give a traditionally agricultural community in its origins an opportunity to ...Read More