Jenna Ortega Famous Hispanic American actress Jenna Ortega was born and raised in Coachella Valley, Calif. With Mexican and Puerto Rican roots, she’s become a trailblazer for Latina representation on ...

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This weekend, Mexican American families across the U.S. will gather to honor their ancestors with altars, marigolds and sugar skulls on Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead. In recent years, the ...

To be a Mexican American living in the United States has always meant a deep-rooted fight to be seen. There’s a constant conflict: "We gotta prove to the Mexicans how Mexican we are, and we gotta ...