Pepe Aguilar brings his ‘Mexican circus’ to Edinburg

Pepe Aguilar brings his ‘Mexican circus’ to Edinburg

By Daniel A. Flores – TheMonitor.com – Photo Not Credited. Multi Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winner Pepe Aguilar brought his Jaripeo sin Fronteras to Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas. He described the event as a “Mexican circus” and an ode his...
On The Border With Maybelle Carter And Lydia Mendoza

On The Border With Maybelle Carter And Lydia Mendoza

By Deborah Vargas – NPR.org – Video Capture: YouTube. Imagine, if you will, being a listener to a radio station on the U.S.-Mexico border in 1939. You would likely be listening to XERA, a radio station broadcast from Cuidad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, across...
Urban Institute: Gap slowly closing for Hispanic homeownership

Urban Institute: Gap slowly closing for Hispanic homeownership

By Maleesa Smith – HousingWire.com – Photo Not Credited. While the rate of homeownership for Hispanics has increased in the past few years, a recent study by Urban Institute shows that only two U.S. cities have successfully closed the gap between Hispanic...