Category Archives: Latinos
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
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
“Illegal” Is Not Racist — Yeah, Right
From Latinopia October 1, 2012: How can I convince my editor that “illegal” is a racist term? A young woman frantically asked me for advice to answer this question this week. She was trying to figure out how to convince … Continue reading
What Does Junot Díaz Mean to Mexicans?
From Latinopia September 24, 2012: The Dominican Pulitzer Prize winner writer Junot Díaz recently published a new collection of short stories, “This Is How You Lose Her,”and as I’ve consumed the interviews with him ravenously, I forget sometimes that I’m … Continue reading