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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Pitbull was a staunch supporter of President Barack Obama. Marco Rubio took to Twitter to clarify remarks he made about the fellow Cuban-American popular figure from Miami. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Marco Rubio defends comments about Pitbull’s music

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Call it the great Rubio/Pitbull debate. Marco Rubio sat down for an interview with GQ, which featured a more off-the-cuff conversation than the usual … Read More

Dreamers still face an uphill battle to be able to pay for college without access to in-state tuition. (Photo Courtesy Michele Rudy)

With Romney gone, more Dreamers apply for deferred action

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When President Obama announced his executive order Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which would give work visas to eligible undocumented youth, or … Read More

CIA Director David Petraeus testifies during the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing on "World Wide Threats" on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Petraeus fallout: So who’s reading your email?

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

Recent headlines involving General Petraeus and others have once again put the spotlight on the vulnerability of e-mail as a secure communications tool. While … Read More

Could Twinkies come back owned by Mexico's Grupo Bimbo? (Getty Images)

Will Twinkies be reborn through new Mexican ownership?

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Black Friday may be this week but sweets lovers across the nation hung their heads in sorrow on a dark Friday last week as Hostess announced they would cease … Read More

Susana Martinez and Marco Rubio will increasingly be looked at to chart a way forward for the GOP with Latinos.

Marco Rubio, Susana Martinez, distance themselves from Romney’s remarks on “gifts” Obama gave

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When Mitt Romney took to a post-election call with donors to explain to them that he had lost because President Obama gave gifts to various groups that make up … Read More

Danny Trejo is set to jump into the mobile gaming world with "Woz with a Coz."

Danny Trejo to star in “Woz with a Coz” iOS game alongside Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak

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Danny Trejo isn't just keeping busy with big upcoming movies -- he's also jumping into the mobile gaming world, as he's set to star in Apple iOS game, "Woz with … Read More

Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, talks about paintings the depict scenes from the rural parts of his congressional district, May 18, 2009. (Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty Images)

Congressional Hispanic Caucus elects Ruben Hinojosa as new chair

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Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, 72, a South Texas Democratic Representative, has been elected to chair the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). Congrats to … Read More

Joe Arpaio, Sean Hannity and John Boehner have made Latino-embracing comments since the election. Is Latinophilia to blame?

Opinion: Latinophilia Zombie Virus Spreading Across GOP

By Lalo Alcaraz and Maria Purisima

Dispatch from satirist and cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz and Maria Purisima, of Pocho.com: Public health officials are concerned about contagious "Latinophilia" … Read More

While the Los Icehogs promotion has added Latino veterans and a popular Latino band, the jerseys for the Friday event were called controversial by some.

Hockey team’s controversial Latino promotion moves forward minus Dora and plus Latino veterans

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When the Rockford Icehogs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, announced their “Los Icehogs” promotion, there were some … Read More

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro gives the keynote address on stage during day one of the Democratic National Convention on September 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Now is he following in Obama's footsteps? (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Julian Castro to write autobiography

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A young Harvard-educated, minority politician rockets into the national consciousness with a well-received keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, … Read More