Category Archives: Latinos
Rahm Emanuel And The Blunder Of Ignoring Latino Voters
[A News Taco Post] Rahm Emanuel was out yesterday, 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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Enough With The War On Drugs Already!
[A News Taco Post] Twenty year-old Marisol Marisol Valles García took over as police chief in a small town of Praxedis G. Guerrero on the outskirts of Ciudad Juárez after no one else would last October. She was a mother and a student … Continue reading
Wanted: A Latino In New Mexico’s U.S. Senate Seat
[A NewsTaco Post] Representative democracy sometimes isn’t, well, all that representative. The U.S. is set to become Latino-ized, in the sense that nearly 1 in 6 people here will be counted as Latinos in the 2010 Census. Yet, there are just 2 Latinos … Continue reading
Dating Latinos Doesn’t Make Me Racist
[A NewsTaco Post; Also Appeared in Jezebel; Bitch Magazine] January 17, 2011 On more than one occasion, during my seemingly eternal quest for love, I’ve been accused by friends and acquaintances of being “racist” for trying to date Latinos. In all fairness, … Continue reading
What’s a Pocho?
[A NewsTaco Post] January 21, 2011 What’s a pocho, or a pocha for that matter? It’s a question that’s not confusing to me, butmy piece last week about how dating Latinos doesn’t make me racist generated some commenters who didn’t … Continue reading
Macs Better Than PCs For Accents, Spanish
[A NewsTaco Post] December 30, 2010 I took the plunge into Macs earlier this year and have to say I’m not disappointed. Although purchasing a MacBook Pro this year was a huge adjustment from the Dell laptop I’d been using for … Continue reading
Rahm Emanuel’s Latino Strategy Better Shape Up To Win Chicago
[A NewsTaco Post] December 28, 2010 Rahm Emanuel has left the White House and begun to work his way towards the mayor’s office in Chicago. His website is making a very obviously play on his recent experience as President Barack Obama’s Chief … Continue reading
The Varied Latino-Ness Of Texas and California
[A NewsTaco Post] December 28, 2010 Currently, I am sojourning in my native land, Los Angeles. I can tell you it’s great to be back! But since I’ve moved ever closer to become a Tejana it’s always interesting to try and explain to Californianos what the … Continue reading