Raul Pacheco

Guitar player and vocalist, Ozomatli

My favorite thing about modern life is the strange mix and match of things. Like hearing a traditional Colombian cumbia rhythm and realizing a Jamaican reggae dub bass line can lock on top, and feel and sound fresh. These are the moments where cultures, time and place collide.

Gustavo Arellano

Staff writer with OC Weekly

Every week, readers submit their questions about Mexicans to Gustavo Arellano-- including their customs, labor issues, and illegal immigration.

Aurelia Fierros

Independent journalist

The LA City Council proclaimed August as Immigrant Pride Month, celebrating with diverse events including a commemoration at Dodger stadium with a Dodgers-Rockies game this Sunday, August 28th.

Jonathan Sumers

Director of Sales, AOL Latino and Huffington Post LatinoVoices

Acculturation is not a one way street. America must stop confusing Hispanics with Spanish, Hispanics are not a language; they are people, our people. You cannot put a wall up between cultures; you can only build a bridge

Jose Tillan

General Manager and Executive Vice President of Tr3s: MTV Musica y Mas

The 'New Generation Latino" of bilingual, bicultural Latinos want something different from their non-Latino counterparts.

Soldanela Rivera

Latina artist, producer, publicist

We remain in a sort of limbo of extremes when we portray ourselves in our own media. We are either super-stars or immigrant criminals - and what's worse, no one seems to mind.

The Daily Meal

TheDailyMeal.com

Chiles are a great addition to any dish because they add spice, depth of flavor, and many health benefits. While jalapeños an...

Adriana Teresa Letorney

Co-founder & Creative Director of FotoVisura, Inc

An interview with Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón.

Eduardo Diaz

Director, Smithsonian Latino Center

Culture and arts are more than wine and cheese. As Ambassador Yzaguirre suggests, they are more like meat and potatoes, or if you're a Dominican, like pollo guisado y mangú.

Eduardo Xol

Designer on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Author, Activist

It seems that the mainstream U.S. population doesn't understand the value of speaking another language.

Monica J. Vila

Co-founder and Chief Technology Mom, The Online Mom

If your children are still young and they are starting to show an increasing interest in the Web, then it's time to put your digital parenting plan into action and connect with la abuela y las tías so everyone gets on the program!

Viviana Hurtado

Host, Hispanic Business Today on NBC; blogger-in-chief, The Wise Latina Club, former ABC News correspondent

Several terms refer to the same ethnic group and have produced what I call "happy talk," which contains economic and demographic truths but not proportional political or social clout.

Miguel Ferrer

Managing Editor, HuffPost Black Voices, Latino Voices & Voces

While Luis Olmo's accomplishments did not change the world in one big bang, they contributed to changing America for the better. And this is what the American Latino experience is all about; what it has always been about.

Daniel Cubias

The Hispanic Fanatic

The current ranks of Latino filmmakers are thin, and that influences what kinds of stories get told in American cinema. More important, it has an impact on how Hispanic culture is portrayed -- if it is portrayed at all.

Bill Santiago

Comedian; TV Commentator; Author

There's no doubt that writing 'ja ja ja' instead of 'ha ha ha' significantly boosts your Latino Index score. It might even make up for the fact you can't play soccer.

Cristina Costantini

Associate editor, HuffPost LatinoVoices

Latinos are funny. Or at least American audiences seem to think so. From the sequences of major motion pictures, to the stand-up routines of alternati...