Noam Hassenfeld, NPR's Latino USA

Noam Hassenfeld

NPR's Latino USA

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Past articles by Noam:

How Anthony Robles Shocked the Wrestling World

Robles sits down with Latino USA‘s Maria Hinojosa to tell his story. → Read More

How Anthony Robles Shocked the Wrestling World

The 2011 college wrestling national champion sits with Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa to tell his story. → Read More

Will More Latinos Eventually Identify as White?

Or is it more complicated? → Read More

Struggling at the End of the Tech Industry Pipeline

Underrepresented groups struggle to get hired and stay hired. Especially women of color. → Read More

How Playing a Veteran on TV Changed Desmin Borges

Actor Desmin Borges says playing an Iraq veteran with PTSD has changed him forever. His role as Edgar Quintero on... → Read More

J.R. Martinez Soldiers On

The name Jose Rene “J.R.” Martinez may sound familiar to you for a variety of reasons. Maybe you were rooting... → Read More

Can People of Color Culturally Appropriate?

We discuss with Brihana Gray, John McWhorter, and Walter Thompson Hernandez. → Read More

The DACA Hero (and Victim) of Hurricane Harvey

During Hurricane Harvey, one DACA recipient and his friend braved rising flood waters to try and rescue survivors. → Read More

What Does It Feel Like to Be Called an 'Animal'? A Former MS-13 Member Speaks Out

Gerardo Lopez discusses what the constant news coverage of MS-13 feels like to someone with deep connections to the gang. → Read More

Breaking Down the Crisis in Venezuela

We break down the crisis in Venezuela and we show that the good guy vs. bad guy narrative isn't as simple as it might seem. → Read More

Segregation in Texas Cemeteries Proves Hard to Undo

"He wasn’t supposed to be buried there because he’s a Mexican." → Read More

Segregated, Six Feet Under

Latino USA tells the story of Dorothy Barrera and explores the larger history of segregated cemeteries. → Read More

Lawyers Under Trump: Front and Center

A lawyer and a legal representative shed light on this new world for lawyers. → Read More

You Have to Be in the Game to Change the Game

Last year, he called Donald Trump a “buffoon” on cable news. Now, he’s working with him. Is Javier Palomarez trying... → Read More

Hollywood's Gentrification of the Drug War

Many movies have been made about the U.S.-Mexico Drug War in recent years, but surprisingly few have been directed by Latino directors. Maria Hinojosa speaks with Mexican-American filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz about why this is a problem and what he believes needs to change. This story was produced in collaboration with Remezcla. Featured image: Bernardo Ruiz, photo by Juan Luis Garcias → Read More

'Mexicans Don't Play Basketball'

In 1939, a Mexican-American high school basketball team shocked the world. More than 25 years before Texas Western made history... → Read More

Sandra Cisneros Doesn't Need Your Approval

Writer Sandra Cisneros was the first Chicana writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship in 1995. She is the author of... → Read More

Carmen Tafolla on Empowering Mexican-American Youth Through Writing

Carmen Tafolla is the Poet Laureate of Texas and the author of numerous works of poetry, short stories, and children’s... → Read More