About the Author

Adrian Carrasquillo

  • Bio:

    A multimedia journalist with a love for (read: obsession with) social media and how it interacts with news. He is of Puerto Rican/Ecuadorian descent and went to Stuyvesant High School before graduating from Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism. He worked at MyFoxNY.com and Fox News Latino before joining NBC Latino. Adrian sought to continue his work in Latino news because he believes there are stories out there asking to be told and a community that deserves a news site that reflects the nuance, richness and depth of the U.S. Latino experience.

  • Twitter: @RealAdrianC
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Latino business leaders met with White House officials to talk about concerns in the Hispanic community.

Latinos care about more than immigration reform, Hispanic leaders say at White House

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A group of Latino business leaders met with White House officials on Wednesday and said Hispanics and Hispanic immigrants care about more than immigration … Read More

Puerto Rican organizations and leaders are angered by the logo used by MillerCoors on its Coors Light cans ahead of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. (Courtesy Boricuas for a Positive Image)

Furor after Coors puts Puerto Rican flag-like image on beer cans ahead of NYC parade

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MillerCoors, which has been criticized for its Puerto Rican Day Parade marketing in years past, is under fire for an image on its Coors Light beer cans that is … Read More

Mexican-American Chino Moreno of the Deftones says he has varied musical influences and would like to collaborate with Calle 13 one day. (Getty Images)

“Latinos are rockers too,” says Deftones lead singer

By Eneida I. DelValle

For the Deftones there was nothing weird about being Latino and making rock music, but others didn't always see it that way. “When Deftones first started a … Read More

Dream Act only way for undocumented teens to serve

Undocumented cadet leader’s dream of attending West Point out of reach, for now

By Miguel Almaguer

Abigail Nava is a standout cadet leader at Chicago’s Phoenix Military Academy, but as she’s an undocumented student, her dream of attending West Point is … Read More

Ariel Castro appears in Cleveland Municipal court Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Experts question death penalty for Ariel Castro in Cleveland case

By Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor faces numerous obstacles as he weighs whether to bring death penalty charges against a man accused of kidnapping three … Read More

Immigration supporters rally. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Opinion: Under the cover of scandals, immigration reform chugs along

By Raul A. Reyes

If Lois Lerner knows something, she isn’t talking.  Last week, the head of the IRS’s tax-exempt division appeared before a House committee to discuss the … Read More

(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Teaching kids the value of curating the web

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

These days, most parents have a basic understanding of the digital world that surrounds their kids. Whether they’re toddlers, second graders or middle … Read More

U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (C), and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) (L) share a moment at a news conference on immigration reform April 18, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Publicly and behind the curtain, the Gang of 8 held the strings on immigration bill

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii never had a chance to … Read More

President Obama delivers remarks during Morehouse College 2013 commencement at Morehouse College. ( Chris McKay/WireImage)

Opinion: Dreading the reaction to a Latino president’s version of Obama’s commencement speech

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- Judging from reactions to remarks by the president and first lady during separate commencement speeches recently, I have to imagine that it'll be a … Read More

(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)

Judge: Joe Arpaio’s office profiled Latinos

By Associated Press

PHOENIX — A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark … Read More