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¡Haz de la Pascua y la primavera una dulce fiesta!

April 6, 2012

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Disfruta el sabor dulce de la primavera con estas recetas de postres fáciles y deliciosos. Son ideales para festejar el Domingo de Pascua o como una delicia de primavera. Lleva alegría familiar a la mesa con estas deliciosas Capotas (Sombreros) Primaverales de galleta; a los adultos y a los niños les encantará decorarlos y comerlos. [...]

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Llega Gran Final del Certamen Belleza México Internacional 2012

March 30, 2012

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Por: Paco Zavala El próximo sábado 31 de marzo, a las 8:00 pm., en el Grand Hotel Tijuana se llevará a cabo la ceremonia de coronación de las ganadoras del Certamen Belleza México Internacional Edición 2012, en sus diferentes categorías como son: Señorita 18-24 años, Señora 25-38 y Señora Clásica 39-50, que anualmente se realiza [...]

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¡ASK A MEXICAN!

March 30, 2012

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By Gustavo Arellano SPECIAL SPANISH SLANG EDITION Dear Mexican: Stop using Spanish in your column. I like reading your column, but when every other word is in Spanish, I don’t know what the hell is going on. It makes you sound like that nerdy kid who uses big words to try and sound impressive. Don’t [...]

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Easter Made Easy

March 30, 2012

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Strawberry Spring Salad Slow Cooker Marmalade Pork Tenderloin Grandma Lori’s Marmalade Glazed Ham Strawberry Tres Leches Cake   (Family Features) Easter is a time to be with your loved ones: To gather with your family, share meals, and enjoy traditions that have passed from one generation to the next. Recreate those memories and make new [...]

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Once Ubiquitous, Tejano Music Fighting for Airtime in Texas

March 23, 2012

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By Carson Lane New America Media In a back room of the Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center, nestled in an East Austin neighborhood, eight Mexican-American adults seat themselves around a table for their bi-monthly meeting. The walls around them are adorned with murals illustrating a mariachi band, Mexican soldiers and two women holding hands—one is wearing [...]

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Regresa Triunfante Vanessa Zamora Joven Valor de la canción

March 23, 2012

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Por Paco Zavala Vanessa Zamora joven valor tijuanense, quien se ha venido consolidando como una de las más prometedoras figuras actuales de la cancion, estará de visita por Tijuana su ciudad natal, para presentar ante su público su sencillo que contiene el tema “Otra Vez”, mismo que le ha valido el agrado de miles de [...]

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Former Fresno State prof Herrera named California poet laureate

March 23, 2012

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Former Fresno State professor Juan Felipe Herrera was appointed California poet laureate by Gov. Brown. The state Senate must confirm the gover-nor’s appointment before Her-rera can begin a two-year term. He is the second former Fresno State professor to earn a high literary honor in the past year. Phillip Levine, professor emeritus of English, is [...]

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¡ASK A MEXICAN!

March 23, 2012

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By Gustavo Arellano Dear Mexican: I was born in los estados unidos, my father Tamaulipas, and my mother is a third-generation Chicana. Being married to a mexicano, we recently vacationed in his hometown of Apatzingan, Michoacán. It was my first time meeting my in-laws and everyone from his colonia. It seems I got the evil [...]

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Choosing the Correct Disney World Vacation Package for your Family

March 21, 2012

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 Disney World in Orlando is the top resort destination spot in the world. Millions of people from all over the world converge here with their families to experience the magic of Disney. However, the magic of Disney comes with a price, hence families are looking for discount Disney World vacation packages. Best Orlando Vacation Packages [...]

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¡ASK A MEXICAN!

March 16, 2012

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By Gustavo Arellano Dear Mexican: I work for a major news organization and often have heard the figure of 10 million illegal Mexicans. Unofficially, I have been quoted the number 20 to 25 million illegals, most of them not Mexican. From experience with the government, I would say these numbers are low. Why the focus [...]

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The San Diego Latino Film Festival Returns with Mucho Flavor

March 9, 2012

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By Geneva Gámez-Vallejo So Demián Bichir didn’t take the Oscar for Best Actor, but being nominated is just enough a reason to celebrate Latino films and Latinos in film –and for those of you whose hearts became restless with Bichir, guess what? His talent doesn’t come solo. It’s three-fold. Why? His two brothers, Bruno and [...]

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¡ASK A MEXICAN!

March 9, 2012

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By Gustavo Arellano Dear Mexican: I’m so perplexed by my Mexican neighbor. For one, he already has four girls, and I just saw his wife—and looks like she’s pregnant AGAIN! What really bothers me is that I live in an affordable housing unit. The rent is cheap and based on our income. He has a [...]

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Exhibe Pinturas en Tijuana Carlos W. Irigoyen Pintor Mexico-Americano

March 2, 2012

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Entrevista/Interview Por: Paco Zavala Arnold Schwarzenegger exgobernador de California y el Native American Heritage Comision en 2010, reconocieron al pintor Carlos W. Irigoyen, como uno de los mejores artistas del estado, por ser él mismo, ciudadano de nacionalidad México/americana/nativo americano (rosebud sioux tribe). Carlos W. Irigoyen, es pintor por herencia; él es bisnieto del famoso [...]

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The Story of a War Hero

March 2, 2012

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By John W. Flores In February 1995, I began working on stories about the building of a billion-dollar U.S. Navy warship at Bath Iron Works, in Maine, named for a 21-year-old Marine Corps platoon sergeant killed saving his men on the morning of February 4, 1968, during the Tet Offensive in Hue City, Vietnam. He [...]

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¡ASK A MEXICAN!

March 2, 2012

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By Gustavo Arellano     Dear Mexican: Aunqué soy Boricua, mi corazón está al lado del pueblo mejicano, aquí en Arizona. ¿Porqué no hablas contra “La Bruja Mala del Oeste” Gobernadora Jan Brewer, “El Leon Cobarde” Ex-Senador Russell Pearce, “El Hombre Hecho de Lata” Alguacil del Condado Maricopa Joe Arpairo, “El Hombre Hecho de Paja” Abogado [...]

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¡ASK A MEXICAN!

February 24, 2012

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 By Gustavo Arellano Dear Mexican: I’ve tried and failed to learn the Spanish language for the last two years. During high school and college, I took both Spanish I and Spanish II, but nothing really stuck with me. Last year, I visited a Spanish-speaking church to help immerse myself in the language, but only understood [...]

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US Pro Sports Compared

February 23, 2012

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We thought it would be cool to give our customers, bloggers, affiliates, and new visitors to our site insight into sports ticket pricing using data gathered by various sources online. The infographic below uses this data to compare the top 5 league’s top ticket prices, total amount of games played, total number of tickets sold, [...]

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