Monica Morales-Garcia

Nov 3, 2024 | latinousa.org | Monica Morales-Garcia |Luis Eduardo Luna

Once Election Day arrives, Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns will get a closer glimpse at which strategies worked– and which flopped. During this cycle, voters under 35 made up roughly 29% of the national electorate, and with razor thin margins across the country, campaigns were obliged to pay better attention to young voters. As a result, we’ve seen candidates show up in ways you might not expect.

Sep 22, 2024 | latinousa.org | Monica Morales-Garcia |Maria Hinojosa |Luis Luna

On an early morning in Aspen, Colorado, Maria Hinojosa met up with three super-star Latino journalists at Aspen Public Radio; John Quiñones, Maria Elena Salinas, and Paola Ramos. They all gathered in Aspen for the 4th Annual, Raizado Festival—celebrating Latine excellence and representation. And we at Latino USA, thought there was no better time than right then and there, to talk to three of the most influential journalists who have covered the Latine community for decades.

Mar 29, 2024 | latinousa.org | Monica Morales-Garcia |Luis Luna

Two years ago, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, facilitating a cascade of harmful abortion bans and restrictions and impacting 6.7 million Latinas across the county. Today, Latinas make up the largest group of women of color impacted by state abortion bans.

Dec 8, 2023 | latinousa.org | Victoria Estrada |Monica Morales-Garcia |Luis Luna

Editor’s Note: Today on Latino USA, we want to pay tribute to María Emilia Martin, public radio pioneer, and our founder, by replaying the first special episode marking our show’s 30 years on the air. The episode, first aired in May 2023, is an oral history of Latino USA and features a conversation between Martin and our current co-executive producer Maria Hinojosa, whom Martin chose to be the host of Latino USA back in 1993.