It is not an uncommon feeling amongst 2nd or 3rd generation Latinos. For those of us whose parents came to this country before World War Two or just after and whose children have grown older in America, defining who we are is all the more difficult. However, while we may not speak Spanish, we are…
“Data from the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics published by the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday confirmed earlier data analyses from Latino USA and the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI) that excess deaths on the island for the last part of 2017 —when two hurricanes struck the island— were greater than the same time period in 2016.” Read the rest of…
Latino USA talks about the song that dominated so much of 2017. “On Sunday night, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee performed the song at the Grammys to celebrate three nominations, including Song of the Year—the first Spanish-language song to be recognized in the category. In this Grammys special podcast, Latino USA is talking all things “Despacito.”” Read and…
“David Romero remembers the bad old days in Cherán, Michoacán. The days before the small mountain town of indigenous Purépecha indians staged an armed revolt against narcos who were terrorizing the town. Then one day in 2011, a group of elderly women from the town organized a spontaneous revolt, halting the narcos’ trucks and refusing…
“When President Trump visited Puerto Rico, about a week-and-a-half after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, he made the implication that the hurricane wasn’t a “real catastrophe” like Hurricane Katrina. As evidence, he pointed to the official death count—at that time only 16 people. Today, the official death count is at 64 people, but given the vast destruction…