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IDENTITY

Nuestro Chicago Archives Uses Family Photos to Tell Untold Latino Stories

Residents bring personal photographs to be digitized, creating a growing collection of community memory and lived experience

Mar 31, 2026

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7 min read

Hector Cervantes

Michelle Zacarias on Surviving Colorectal Cancer at 34

A new “Living Proof” series tells her story

Mar 30, 2026

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6 min read

Julio Ricardo Varela

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

The platform is the problem, not the expertise

Mar 26, 2026

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7 min read

Sindy Marisol Benavides

‘Salvisoul’ Author Launches Workshop for Immigrant Storytelling

Apr 9, 2026

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10 min read

‘Salvisoul’ Author Launches Workshop for Immigrant Storytelling

A new workshop from James Beard-nominated Karla Tatiana Vasquez helps immigrant communities turn their food memories into stories

Serena Maria Daniels

No More Pedestals

Season 2, Episode 13 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

Mar 20, 2026

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5 min read

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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

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Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

Gustavo Arellano and Early Detection

Season 2, Episode 12 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

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How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

Mar 5, 2026

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12 min read

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?

Mark Pagán

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

Feb 19, 2026

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10 min read

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

They are not giving up

Jessica Garcia

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

Feb 16, 2026

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10 min read

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

Cristina Escobar

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

Nuestro Chicago Archives Uses Family Photos to Tell Untold Latino Stories

Michelle Zacarias on Surviving Colorectal Cancer at 34

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

‘Salvisoul’ Author Launches Workshop for Immigrant Storytelling

No More Pedestals

Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits

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

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit journalism outlet
founded by Julio Ricardo Varela. Support our work. Subscribe today.

Gustavo Arellano and Early Detection

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

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

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

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

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Latino Men and the Emotions We’re Taught to Hide

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Nuestro Chicago Archives Uses Family Photos to Tell Untold Latino Stories

Michelle Zacarias on Surviving Colorectal Cancer at 34

Why Latino Expertise Matters, and Why Newsrooms Can’t Wait

‘Salvisoul’ Author Launches Workshop for Immigrant Storytelling

No More Pedestals

Raised by the Chicano Movement, Reckoning With Its Limits

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

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit journalism outletfounded by Julio Ricardo Varela. Support our work. Subscribe today.

Gustavo Arellano and Early Detection

How Benicio del Toro Quietly Disrupted the Latin Lover Trope

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

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

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

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

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Latino Men and the Emotions We’re Taught to Hide

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit newsroom. Please consider donating to support our journalism.

Categories

Who We Are

Who We Are

The Latino Newsletter

The Latino Newsletter is an independent nonprofit journalism outlet
founded by Julio Ricardo Varela. Support our work. Subscribe today.