Author Archives: sara ines
I’ve Been Nominated For The New Americano Award
I was nominated for The New Americano Award in the second annual Social Revolución at South by Southwest Interactive. The award is meant to honor: These individuals and/or organizations are trendsetters impacting the Hispanic market online. You can vote here. … Continue reading
In Mexico, Tech Is Used To Help Combat Narco Violence, Insecurity
From TechCrunch on December 25, 2012: Google has been used for many ends, but in the hands ofresearcher Viridiana Rios, the search engine has become a tool to fight Mexican drug cartels and help the government organize to prevent violence. Rios … Continue reading
Ret.io, A Crowdsourced Answer To Corruption In Mexico
From TechCrunch on December 25, 2012: Three years ago Mario Romero Zavala and José Antonio Bolio decided to create a Twitter account in Mexico City to alert people to cumbersome police checkpoints that too often resulted in various forms of … Continue reading
Will Gun Control Legislation Edge Out Immigration Reform?
From Latinopia December 17, 2012: The Newtown gun massacre is, without a doubt a tremendous tragedy, and consequently politicians are already calling for tighter gun control laws. This, of course, was not on the policy agenda coming out of the … Continue reading
I’m Latina and Philanthropy is Important to Me
From Latinopia on December 3, 2012: I don’t have a lot of money. But, with the money that I do have, I try to make a point to give back where I can. After Hurricane Sandy I donated to the … Continue reading
Creating the Future — A To-Do List for Latinos
From Latinopia November 18, 2012: Okay, big deal, Latino voters were super important in this year’s election — now what? The important thing to think about when we talk about “Latino voters” is not what they have done, but what … Continue reading
The Latino Vote: Did the Sleeping Dragon awake?
From Latinopia November 11, 2012: Everywhere you turn these days people are hyperventilating to “the Latino vote” and how pivotal it was during this election. Latino voters accounted for 10% of the electorate during this election, which is no small … Continue reading
Why I Vote
From Latinopia November 4, 2012: As the 2012 election approaches, all this buzz about “the Latino vote” is starting to amp up. I remember a similar buzz about this voting bloc in 2010. In that election the narrative was that … Continue reading
IMMIGRATION IS MY MOST FAVORITE PART OF AMERICANA.
From Latinopia October 8, 2012: I’ve been obsessed with immigration as an issue for a long time. Back when I was in college, I used to bombard the Latino email list with stories about immigration, so much so that others … Continue reading