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IDENTITY

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

And still, in the U.S., we are frequently told we don’t belong

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

Sindy Marisol Benavides

We Are Preciosa With Jay Trevino

Season 2, Episode 19 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

Jun 19, 2026

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1 min read

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My Beloved Yellow Jersey

And why it represents who I am and who I will always be

Jun 17, 2026

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5 min read

Santiago Flórez

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

Anger Is Not a Personality, It’s a Mask

Why Latino men learned to speak in anger and what it’s costing them in their marriages, parenting, and careers

Chris Bustos

The Storytellers America Doesn’t See

Latina communicators are shaping the national narrative, and it's time the industry acknowledged them

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

Brenda Duran

Dressed in Culture at the Sueños Music Festival

Now in its fifth year, the Chicago event uplifts Latinos through community

May 26, 2026

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3 min read

Hector Cervantes

We Were Raised to Survive, Not to Process

The psychology that built our families may be quietly dismantling our relationships

May 21, 2026

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4 min read

Chris Bustos

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At Brown, a National Conference for Undocumented Students Built From Scratch

May 20, 2026

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5 min read

At Brown, a National Conference for Undocumented Students Built From Scratch

The story behind the first Yearning to Breathe Free conference

Henders Aponte

May 15, 2026

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1 min read

Learn Your History With Anthony Milian

Season 2, Episode 17 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

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May 6, 2026

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3 min read

A Campaign to Buy Latino

Sindy Benavides on why Latino-owned businesses need consumer support right now

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Apr 17, 2026

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2 min read

Brenda Gonzalez Builds Her Own Table

Season 2, Episode 15 of The Latino Newsletter podcast

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New Study Traces Latino Wealth Gap to Decades of Policy Decisions

Apr 14, 2026

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7 min read

New Study Traces Latino Wealth Gap to Decades of Policy Decisions

Co-published by UCLA LPPI and UnidosUS, the report finds Latino median household wealth at $62,000, compared to $284,000 for white households

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Counties With Large Presence of Latinos Face Greater Population Growth Slowdown

Apr 13, 2026

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10 min read

Counties With Large Presence of Latinos Face Greater Population Growth Slowdown

The analysis is based on the 3,132 counties with Latino residents, out of the country’s 3,144 counties

Rogelio Sáenz

‘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

Nuestro Chicago Archives Uses Family Photos to Tell Untold Latino Stories

Mar 31, 2026

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7 min read

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

Hector Cervantes

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

We Are Preciosa With Jay Trevino

My Beloved Yellow Jersey

Anger Is Not a Personality, It’s a Mask

The Storytellers America Doesn’t See

Dressed in Culture at the Sueños Music Festival

We Were Raised to Survive, Not to Process

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

At Brown, a National Conference for Undocumented Students Built From Scratch

Learn Your History With Anthony Milian

A Campaign to Buy Latino

Brenda Gonzalez Builds Her Own Table

New Study Traces Latino Wealth Gap to Decades of Policy Decisions

Counties With Large Presence of Latinos Face Greater Population Growth Slowdown

‘Salvisoul’ Author Launches Workshop for Immigrant Storytelling

Nuestro Chicago Archives Uses Family Photos to Tell Untold Latino Stories

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

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Who We Are

Who We Are

Latinos Are the Backbone of the World Cup in North America

We Are Preciosa With Jay Trevino

My Beloved Yellow Jersey

Anger Is Not a Personality, It’s a Mask

The Storytellers America Doesn’t See

Dressed in Culture at the Sueños Music Festival

We Were Raised to Survive, Not to Process

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

At Brown, a National Conference for Undocumented Students Built From Scratch

Learn Your History With Anthony Milian

A Campaign to Buy Latino

Brenda Gonzalez Builds Her Own Table

New Study Traces Latino Wealth Gap to Decades of Policy Decisions

Counties With Large Presence of Latinos Face Greater Population Growth Slowdown

‘Salvisoul’ Author Launches Workshop for Immigrant Storytelling

Nuestro Chicago Archives Uses Family Photos to Tell Untold Latino Stories

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.