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News Roundup: Latinos drink a lot of coffee, new report says

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Local author Maria Lopez Vigil discussed about her book, “Piezas para un Retrato.” The discussion, attended by CASA of Maryland workers, focused on the martyred Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, according to an article in El Tiempo Latino.

Pulitzer-prize winning writer Junot Diaz spoke on the satirical cable TV show, “The Colbert Report,”  to push for immigration reform, and have a few laughs.

The National Coffee Association found that Latinos are the United States’ top coffee consumers. A story on Fox News Latino describes the association’s research from the National Coffee Drinking Trends 2013 market study. It also analyzes the impact of changing coffee market demographics.

The National Museum of American History blog featured an interview with filmmaker María Agui Carter about her documentary “Rebel.” The film was screened at the museum on Thursday. It is about a Cuban immigrant who disguised herself as a man to fight as a Confederate soldier- and later spied as a double agent for the Union- during the Civil War. A short promotional video can be found on YouTube.