By Danielle Urbina, Photography by Ivan Pierre Aguirre Borderzine EL PASO – Her art name means magician and just like a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat, muralist Margarita “Mago” Gandara pulls creativity and rebellion from deep within her soul to produce intricate murals, sculptures and bronze pieces that mirror the Mexican-American culture [...]
Good-bye Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic Affairs, Hello Hispanic Commission
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — The Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic Affairs (GACHA) of Delaware has ceased to exist as such, and by means of Governor Jack Markell’s executive order, the new institution representing Hispanics in Delaware will be the Delaware Hispanic Commission. Since the creation of the Hispanic Consortium in 2006 [...]
Salsa Dance Club Brings “Pure Flavor” to Campus
By Rachel Giles, Courtesy of The Voyager, University of West Florida La Costa Latina PENSACOLA, FL — “One taste is all it takes” is the spicy slogan for Pura Sabrosura, the University of West Florida salsa club. Pura Sabrosura meets Thursday nights at 7 p.m. in the [UWF] Green Room Studio in the Health, Sports, [...]
The Plight of the Miseducated: In Search of the Texan Latino Identity
By Richard G. Santos La Voz de Austin I used to tell my students and now tell audiences when the occasion arises, that U. S. history is written and taught in black and white images from the East Coast and east of the Mississippi. This automatically means that the anti-Spanish, anti-Mediterranean Black Legend is subtlety [...]
New study reaffirms Mexican-American immigrant students do better when Spanish and culture are appreciated at school
LatinaLista — The debate over whether or not a child is better off learning in a bilingual environment has raged before the time when American educators forced thousands of Native American school children into English-speaking boarding schools or punished Mexican-American children for speaking Spanish in school. However, the general consensus these days is that it’s [...]
Lebanese Latina jazz singer combines passion, sultriness and sabor
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – Saying that Sacha Boutros is a “jazz singer” is like saying a Porsche Turbo Carrera is a “car.” The maternal grandparents of this multilingual singer/ composer/producer – a frequent visitor to Hawaii – were born in Mazatlán and Guadalajara, Mexico. Her mother was born [...]
