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IDENTITY

Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits

A Chicana journalist confronts the Chávez allegations and the movement that shaped her

Mar 19, 2026

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11 min read

Serena Maria Daniels

Colorado’s Tamale Act Could Bring Home-Kitchen Food Businesses Out of Shadows

A proposed expansion would recognize an informal food economy that immigrant communities have sustained for generations

Mar 9, 2026

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11 min read

Serena Maria Daniels

Gustavo Arellano and Early Detection

Season 2, Episode 12 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

The Latino Newsletter

Mar 20, 2026

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5 min read

No More Pedestals

Season 2, Episode 13 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

The Latino Newsletter

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

With his unique drawl, our Boricua Brando cut his own lane in Hollywood. But where are his acolytes?

Mar 5, 2026

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12 min read

Mark Pagán

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

They are not giving up

Feb 19, 2026

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10 min read

Jessica Garcia

Sundance Winner ‘American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez’ Is the Affirming Doc Our Community Needs

“This is a film about belonging,” director David Alvarado tells The Latino Newsletter

Feb 16, 2026

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10 min read

Cristina Escobar

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IDENTITY

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

Feb 9, 2026

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10 min read

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

It was as simple as it was radical

Nuria Net

Wanna Be the Next Bad Bunny? Berklee Launches Its First Spanish-Language Music Course

Feb 5, 2026

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8 min read

Wanna Be the Next Bad Bunny? Berklee Launches Its First Spanish-Language Music Course

The Boston-based school plans to expand access for students worldwide

Rosanna Marinelli

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Jan 29, 2026

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10 min read

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Is Marcello Hernández a one-trick pony, or a powerful Latino voice?

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

Latino Men and the Emotions We’re Taught to Hide

Dec 15, 2025

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9 min read

Latino Men and the Emotions We’re Taught to Hide

A personal essay on masculinity, emotional silence, and the long work of learning how to feel without fear

Chris Bustos

This Is the State of Latinos in Massachusetts

Dec 3, 2025

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9 min read

This Is the State of Latinos in Massachusetts

The Latino Newsletter and El Planeta interview Governor Maura Healey

Rosanna Marinelli

Nov 24, 2025

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9 min read

Selena, Seen Clearly

The new Netflix documentary turns to the archive to reveal the person behind decades of mythmaking

Francisco Avilés Pino

Nov 7, 2025

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5 min read

A Portrait of Lalo Alcaraz

Our latest podcast episode with a Latinolandia OG

Julio Ricardo Varela

Why Latino Men Will Try Everything But Therapy

Oct 13, 2025

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9 min read

Why Latino Men Will Try Everything But Therapy

It's time to break the cycle

Chris Bustos

Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits