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IDENTITY

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

Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Gave Me Chills

It was as simple as it was radical

Feb 9, 2026

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10 min read

Nuria Net

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

Feb 5, 2026

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8 min read

Rosanna Marinelli

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

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

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

Jan 29, 2026

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10 min read

Susanne Ramírez de Arellano

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

Dec 15, 2025

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9 min read

Chris Bustos

This Is the State of Latinos in Massachusetts

The Latino Newsletter and El Planeta interview Governor Maura Healey

Dec 3, 2025

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9 min read

Rosanna Marinelli

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IDENTITY

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

U.S. Latinos Reach Record Highs in Population and Labor Force

Oct 7, 2025

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6 min read

U.S. Latinos Reach Record Highs in Population and Labor Force

One in five Americans is Latino, a new UCLA and Cal Lutheran study says

Julio Ricardo Varela

Nearly Half of Latinos Say the American Dream Is Slipping Away

Aug 18, 2025

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5 min read

Nearly Half of Latinos Say the American Dream Is Slipping Away

Hispanic Sentiment Study reveals a decline in optimism, eroding trust, and a widening gap between Latino influence and recognition

Julio Ricardo Varela

Jul 9, 2025

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6 min read

The Hispanic-American Identity Crisis

Growing up Latino in the U.S. and questioning what that means for me

Chris Bustos

Jun 30, 2025

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8 min read

What Defines Who’s the ’Most American’

Studies show many still equate national identity with being white and English-speaking

The Conversation

With Pride and Without Permission, We Are Here to Stay

Jun 24, 2025

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4 min read

With Pride and Without Permission, We Are Here to Stay

In difficult times, I invite our LGBTQ+ community to remember that your presence matters and that you are not alone

Andrea Montañez

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

Young Artists on What Keeps Them Going During These Times

An ‘American Boy’ Calls Out the MAGA Haters

Latino Men and the Emotions We’re Taught to Hide

This Is the State of Latinos in Massachusetts