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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Bill Gates has surpassed Carlos Slim as the richest man in the world due to the strength of Microsoft shares in 2013. (Getty Images)

Bill Gates takes back World’s Richest Man title from Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim

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Move over Carlos Slim, Bill Gates has taken back the title of Richest Man in the World. Gates' fortune stands at a staggering $72.7 billion, according to the … Read More

Senator from Florida Marco Rubio speaks at the BuzzFeed Brews newsmaker event in Washington on February 5, 2013. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Marco Rubio takes the lead on bringing attention to IRS controversy

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As soon as news broke that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) admitted to targeting Tea Party and conservative political groups during the 2012 election cycle, … Read More

Toyota, Honda and Nissan are outpacing their American counterparts when it comes to selling cars to Latino consumers. (Courtesy Toyota)

Japanese auto companies winning the race for Hispanic consumers

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Whether it's political elections or consumer products, everyone wants to speak to U.S. Hispanics. But when it comes to the auto industry, Japanese auto makers … Read More

Jason Richwine, co-author of a Heritage Foundation study which said citizenship for immigrants would cost the U.S. $6.3 trillion, has resigned after comments surfaced of him saying Hispanic immigrants with low-IQ's will have generations of family members with low-IQ's as well.

Jason Richwine on Hispanic IQ comments: “I don’t apologize for any of the things that I said”

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The co-author of the controversial Heritage Foundation immigration study, who resigned after theories published in a 2009 dissertation on low Hispanic IQs … Read More

The "Geography of Hate" map by academics called the Floating Sheep, looked at the use of hateful slurs across Twitter over the last year.

“Geography of hate” looks at use of racist terms against Latinos, blacks on Twitter

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It's no secret that internet users have always been able to get away with saying things online that they probably wouldn't say in person, and a new map … Read More

Iron Man 3 - Special Screening - Inside Arrivals

Iron Man eats his vegetables: No, seriously

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- Is it just me or is Tony Stark on a health kick? In the third "Iron Man" -- a series that spent its first two installments glorifying the reckless … Read More

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

Julian Castro re-elected to 3rd term as San Antonio mayor

By Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro has been re-elected to a third term. The San Antonio Express-News reports that Castro received 66.5 … Read More

Paperless Post is one of the top options if you need to get mom a quick gift or add to her already awesome haul.

Mother’s Day: The last-minute E-cards mom will actually like

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

As I often explain to my English husband, in Mexico we did not grow up with the “send a card” mentality. I am not sure it’s because we make weekends … Read More

Pete Salgado, Rosie Rivera and Juan Rivera attend "Jenni Rivera, La Gran Senora" exhibition. (JC Olivera/Getty Images)

Jenni Rivera honored with Grammy Museum exhibit

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Video by Olivia Santini and edited by Ignacio Torres Jenni Rivera's family wanted to give her a Mother's Day gift -- the first without their matriarch and … Read More

Jason Richwine, co-author of a Heritage Foundation study which said citizenship for immigrants would cost the U.S. $6.3 trillion, has resigned after comments surfaced of him saying Hispanic immigrants with low-IQ's will have generations of family members with low-IQ's as well.

Heritage immigration study co-author resigns after past writings on Hispanics having low IQ surface

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Jason Richwine, who came under fire this week when videos from 2008 and a dissertation from 2009 surfaced, which included controversial comments on Hispanic … Read More