[A News Taco Post] As a Latina who not only was raised to be aware of these issues, but who’s studied in them in school and written about them professionally for several years, I am occasionally accused of “making everything about race.” Even on News Taco. The funny thing is, I think this accusation is supposed [...]
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I’m A Guadalupe Memorabilia Addict
[A News Taco post] I love La Virgen de Guadalupe. Now, don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t call myself an exceptional Catholic by any means, but the image of that lovely lady has been around me my entire life, and I can’t help but feel comforted by her presence. So comforted, in fact, that I can’t [...]
sara ines, April 12th 2011
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Call Me Anything But Mexican
[A News Taco Post] “You don’t look Mexican” is something I hear a lot. I hear it from whites, African-Americans, Asians, Mexican nationals, Latinos from Latin America, just about everyone. Of course, in polite company, what I usually respond is, “Oh, yeah, I get that a lot.” In my head, however, I usually think, “What, exactly [...]
sara ines, March 5th 2011
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Budget Cuts May Mean Less Latino College Grads
[A News Taco Post] States across the country are slashing budgets left and right in an effort to deal with the recession, one unfortunate outcome may be less Latinos able to attend college. The logic goes: If we cut the budget for higher education, cuts to financial aid will be made, and Latino (and African-American) students who [...]
sara ines, March 5th 2011
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Quelino Ojeda Jimenez And The Cost Of No Immigration Reform
[A News Taco Post] Okay, this is a really, really sad story that takes us to the extremes of why we all need immigration reform in this country from The Chicago Tribune. Thanks to Graeme for the tip. Quelino Ojeda Jimenez, 20, an undocumented immigrant from México who fell off a roof four months ago in Illinois, and since [...]
sara ines, March 5th 2011
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Do You Have To Speak Spanish To Be A “Real” Latino?
[A News Taco Post] You know it, and I know it, even though you may never have heard anyone say it out loud. You’re only a “real” Latino (substitute Chicano, Mexican, Salvadoran, Boricua, etc.) if you speak Spanish. If you don’t, well then, you’re just not down. Before I launch into my little ditty about my [...]
sara ines, March 5th 2011
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Rahm Emanuel And The Blunder Of Ignoring Latino Voters
[A News Taco Post] Rahm Emanuel was outyesterday, now he’s in, but the truth is he’s only half got it. Although yesterday a Chicago appellate court ruled that Emanuel did not meet Chicago’s residency requirement to run for mayor, now the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that his name appear on the ballot pending their decision of his [...]
sara ines, March 5th 2011
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Playing Dumb For Men — A Latina Thing?
[A News Taco Post] I know I’m not the only one who does it. Recently a male friend of mine remarked upon an interaction I had with another, somewhat arrogant Latino male in a professional situation. He wanted me to do something that was dumb, and I quickly realized he wasn’t interested in my explaining this [...]
sara ines, March 5th 2011
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As Latinos Become White, The U.S. Becomes Latino
[A News Taco Post] Recently, the idea that Latinos shouldn’t receive focused political attention because eventually, like Italian and Irish immigrants before them, they will eventually assimilate and become “white” has been tossed around. Particularly, this idea has been tossed around by Jeb Bush. In an editorial in HispanicallySpeakingNews, Nicolas Mendoza notes: It’s instructive that the Irish and [...]
sara ines, March 5th 2011
