My love of Mexican chips y guacamole recently led me to a local restaurant called Abby’s Kitchen. The owners, Abby & Mario (from Mexico City, Mexico), came to the United States six years ago, and opened Abby’s Kitchen at the end of 2009. I have been to the restaurant twice now, met their two daughters, Read More
Got an APPetite?
06/24/2010 By Leave a Comment
Ah, the smartphone. It’s so good for us, isn’t it? Good enough to step up our social networking game, hone our game skills, give us top notch access to the best and latest music, videos, and God forbid you get lost –your guardian angel GPS app. There’s a saving grace to the world of Read More
Race confusion on the 2010 Census
06/24/2010 By 4 Comments
Just like every other person in the U.S. I received a census form. I started to fill it out right away after all they do say its “Ten questions in ten minutes.” But for me it took more than ten minutes just on one question and I’m guessing that I’m not the only Latino that this Read More
El Pueblo Unido: Spotlight on the community
06/24/2010 By Leave a Comment
El Pueblo Unido is a new bi-weekly series on the Being Latino blog dedicated to promoting the efforts of small non-profit organizations that support and empower the Latino community around the nation. Find out what’s being done and how YOU can get involved… El pueblo unido jamás será vencido! CARECEN: Central American Resource Read More
World Cup 2010: Second Week
06/23/2010 By Leave a Comment
For me, what has marked the 2010 World Cup more than previous Cups is the sense that upsets abound, that the “giants” of the beautiful game (Germany, Italy, etc.)can be got at with sophisticated slingshots. That, Goliaths do get felled by Davids, that overconfident teams falls under the pressure of their own hubris, and Read More
Another Latino Perspective – Van der Sloot
06/22/2010 By Leave a Comment
As I look at this would be killer/asesino, and the treatment he’s received at the hands of Peruvian justicia, and the press too, I can’t help but wonder if everything happening is actually happening in his/a su favor. Van der Sloot was convicted from the minuto the story broke in Peru (Gracias Read More
Beautiful, Safe México
06/22/2010 By Leave a Comment
I recently began to tell a story about a trip that I made to Monterrey, México, and before I could begin talking, the person interjected saying, “Wow! That was dangerous!” This was the person’s true impression, and was not shaded by the recent flurry of harsh speech against the people of México; indeed, this man Read More
Gone, not forgotten…
06/22/2010 By Leave a Comment
I was walking towards work the other day and noticed the newly hung flags with pictures of fallen soldiers all over the downtown area. I couldn’t help but feel sad and touched by the move while being propelled to do something myself. Seeing as how Being Latino is such a powerful network and Read More
Are stereotypes our own fault?
06/21/2010 By Leave a Comment
Not too long ago I heard a story from a friend that works at a high school. A teacher commented on a student’s hyperactivity by saying: “Is like you have ants in your pants, please sit down.” The student laughed at the teacher and responded: “What is that?… ants in your pants?… that’s how you Read More
Latinos and the World Cup
06/21/2010 By Leave a Comment
The World Cup is here! To all of us fanáticos de fútbol, worldwide, this is the one month that we look forward to, every four years. This year’s Copa Mundial is taking place in South Africa, the first time that an African nation has hosted it. Fútbol is, by far, the sport of Read More