LatinaLista — While there has been a big slow-down in undocumented immigrants trying to cross from Mexico into the United States, the fact is there are still many still willing to risk their lives to enter illegally. Not necessarily to find work as a first priority but to be reunited — with their children! Human…
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Viernes Video: Aspiring Colombian filmmaker mixes zombies and westerns to create an unique horror short
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Crowdfunder: Discovering the human impact on Belize’s bottlenose dolphins
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Native Hawaiian youth speaks out during White House Initiative on American Indians and Alaska Natives in Education
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The Lucrative Business of Chilean Fruit in Delaware
Video Showcase
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VIDEO: With climate change worsening, hope is but a tree away
Video: Central American governments play their own blame game explaining why their children are fleeing to U.S.
Video: Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood learns how to fight back against rising neighborhood violence
Community Stories
The Lucrative Business of Chilean Fruit in Delaware
By Fernando Alcayaga El Tiempo Hispano Let’s do an experiment. Go to your refrigerator and take that apple you just bought at the supermarket. Turn over the fruit until you find the label stuck to it. What did you find? If you found the word Chile … then you’re one of the thousands of consumers…
BlogBeat
Native Hawaiian youth speaks out during White House Initiative on American Indians and Alaska Natives in Education
By Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz Cultural Survival In early November, I was lucky enough to be asked to testify at a White House Initiative on American Indians and Alaska Natives in Education at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York where I attend as a sophomore. The initiative, created by President Obama to offer a platform in…
Life Issues
New report highlights Latinos show ganas to earn degrees but still falling short
LatinaLista — In 2013, 22% of Hispanic adults (25 years and over) had earned an associate degree or higher, compared to Asians (60%), Whites (46%), and African Americans (31%). ~ U.S. Census Bureau 2013 Current Population Survey It’s that single factoid that encapsulates the future of Latinos. Pretty dismal — and ironic since it’s been…
Creators behind Latino children’s summer reading program create special “DIY” reading camp to boost literacy and writing
LatinaLista — Last year, Dr. Viviana Hurtado and Monica “Mommy Maestra” Olivera of Latinas for Latino Lit (L4LL) broke ground by launching the first-ever online Latino children’s summer reading program. Concerned about the poor literacy rates among Latino children and the fact that many Latino parents want their children to connect with their cultural roots,…
Viernes Video: One son’s tribute to his mother’s legacy of taking a stand against a “Stolen Education”
LatinaLista — The old saying — “history is written by the victors” — is never more true than when it comes to Latino U.S. history. Unless an egregious incident involving Latinos reached a U.S. court, chances are no one heard about it. Sometimes not even a victory in court was enough to warrant a historical…
Video: Fifty years after the March on Washington, some question if racism still exists in the U.S.A.
LatinaLista — Every year on March 21, the world celebrates the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Yet, as the anniversary observance of the March on Washington illustrates there is a need to battle racial discrimination more than just one day. But like in the 1960s, challenges persist. The challenge lies in that…
New report highlights Latinos show ganas to earn degrees but still falling short
LatinaLista — In 2013, 22% of Hispanic adults (25 years and over) had earned an associate degree or higher, compared to Asians (60%), Whites (46%), and African Americans (31%). ~ U.S. Census Bureau 2013 Current Population Survey It’s that single factoid that encapsulates the future of Latinos. Pretty dismal — and ironic since it’s been…
Video: Futurist Juan Enriquez asks viewers to consider seeing social media as the new tattoo
LatinaLista — What does big data, tattoos and immortality have in common? They are the elements of an eye-opening TEDx talk delivered by Futurist Juan Enriquez. Enriquez is used to thinking about the broader picture and in this particular talk he challenges listeners to take a fresh look at today’s social media, its capabilities and…
Seizing opportunities leads to national success for Latina entrepreneur Gaby Natale
LatinaLista — Argentine-born entrepreneur Gaby Natale has seen her share of economic crises. In 2001, newly graduated with a Master’s in journalism, Gaby found herself one of the millions in Buenos Aires looking for a job in the midst of one of the worst economic crisis to hit the South American country. Six years later,…
VIDEO: With climate change worsening, hope is but a tree away
LatinaLista — Climate change is getting worse. The stats prove it. A recent report by the American Meteorological Society found that greenhouse gases, sea levels and global temperatures — key indicators of climate change — rose in 2013. It’s a trend that scientists don’t foresee “cooling down.” The rise in these key stats means that…
Before throwing out those leftovers, the EPA wants us to take the Food Recovery Challenge
LatinaLista — A drive through any community in the USA on trash pick-up day reveals an effort to recycle. Yellow lid bins crammed with paper, plastic, boxes, bottles, etc. show that people are getting the message about the environment and are trying to do the right thing. Yet, when it comes to how we, as…
Seven Boyle Heights Latina teens become empowered creating photo exhibit around saintly icon
LatinaLista — Visit any Mexican American community or family home and chances are there is a statue or portrait of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Catholic Mexicans. In fact, Our Lady of Guadalupe has reached such iconic status that her image has gone from church pedestals and home altars to pop art, t-shirts,…
New US Census report shines a light on the reality of today’s multigenerational Latino households
LatinaLista — For the last couple of years, it’s been widely reported how many millennials still live with their parents. Yet, a story that has flown under the radar is how many grandparents are now living with their children and grandchildren. According to the latest US Census report, Coresident Grandparents and Their Grandchildren: 2012, 10…
Hitting the Ground Running: The story of Clemente Rodriguez
By Virginia Brooks LatinaLista It’s before dawn and Clemente Rodriguez hits the ground running. He pulls on his work clothes and heads out to meet his power line crew somewhere in East Texas to start a 10-hour day of demanding and sometimes dangerous work. Clemente is a lineman, and he spends much of his days…
Coalition launches bilingual site to end the silence in Latino community about sex ed, birth control and teen parenting
LatinaLista — Unlike most American demographics, Latino families don’t necessarily see teen pregnancy as a bad thing. The idea of it “takes a village to raise a child” has been a concept in practice for many generations in Latino families, especially so if the parents are teens. This isn’t to say that the teens’ parents…
This year’s Human Rights Day theme strives to remind everyone that human rights should be respected every day
LatinaLista — Syria. Sudan. The Democratic Republic of Congo. Pakistan. New Delhi. These five countries have the dubious global distinction of having the worst records for human rights abuses. But if the protests in Ferguson, Berkeley and the developing outcry over the Senate’s newly released report on CIA torture tactics are any indication, the United…
Equity crowdfunding takes donating to whole new level for Latinos
LatinaLista — When crowdfunding first arrived in cyberspace about eight years ago, most people saw it as another incarnation of the popular “Pay It Forward” movement. Ordinary people pledging their own money to help out an entrepreneur, assist in developing the next smart-tech invention or support a good cause and actually get something in return,…
Latina inventor puts a new ‘edge’ to the traditional favorite empanada
By Juan Miret LatinaLista Who would have thought that the delicious Latin American – okay, and Spanish too! – turnovers, better known as empanadas, filled with meat, seafood, vegetables, cheeses and a never-ending list of ingredientes could be reinvented? And I am not talking about changing the frying or baking of this popular Latino street…
Education expert says Latino parents must create mandate for their children to succeed in school
By Maria de Lourdes Perez Ramírez LatinaLista María and Luis Durán do not speak a word in English nor have a formal education. Yet, the couple who came to the US from El Salvador in 1989 was the critical element in their two children’s educational success. Success that happens because of what Mariela Dabbah, a…
New report finds Latino retirees largest group without savings and facing bleakest future
LatinaLista — Headlines always seem to scream about the dire future of Latino children. Yet, thanks to a new study, we now know that the future of Latino retirees isn’t any better. Race and Retirement Insecurity in the United States paints a chilling picture of what awaits Latino Baby Boomers. According to the study, Latino retirees…
Argentina chasing first Cup title in 28 years
By Eduardo Szklarz Infosurhoy.com BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Germany’s historic rout against Brazil in the first World Cup semifinal match on July 8 leaves Argentina as the only country representing the Americas that still has a shot at winning the title on regional soil. The Argentines, who are thirsting for their first World Cup championship…
New national survey finds nothing “optimistic” for the future of Latinas
LatinaLista — The headline from the latest national poll targeting Latinos summed up the overall results of the survey as, “Poll of Latino families finds optimism despite many obstacles.” Yet, a deeper look into the findings reveals that there’s nothing optimistic for Latinas. The joint survey commissioned by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) in partnership…
Coalition launches bilingual site to end the silence in Latino community about sex ed, birth control and teen parenting
LatinaLista — Unlike most American demographics, Latino families don’t necessarily see teen pregnancy as a bad thing. The idea of it “takes a village to raise a child” has been a concept in practice for many generations in Latino families, especially so if the parents are teens. This isn’t to say that the teens’ parents…
Global Views
Last-minute pardon for Salvadoran woman facing 30-year prison sentence for miscarriage
By Kate Sopcich Council on Hemispheric Affairs Eight years ago, Carmen Guadalupe Vásquez Aldana, an 18-year old mother of one, suffered a miscarriage. Guadalupe, working as a domestic servant in the home of a wealthy Salvadoran family, collapsed and was rushed to a public hospital. As required by law, attending doctors notified the police; Guadalupe…
Causes
Crowdfunder: Discovering the human impact on Belize’s bottlenose dolphins
LatinaLista — Campaign: Human Impacts on Bottlenose Dolphins in Belize Jazmin Garcia is a Master’s student in Marine Biology on the thesis track at Nova Southeastern University, where she is a Title V fellow. Garcia is researching a question that scientists who study Belize’s bottlenose dolphins have been studying for two decades – Has increased…
Culture
Viernes Video: Aspiring Colombian filmmaker mixes zombies and westerns to create an unique horror short
LatinaLista — What does a zombie, whiskey and an outlaw have in common? They are the main characters of a new short film by aspiring, and recent California State University Fullerton graduate, Colombian filmmaker Carlos Cortes. The action-horror short, Rex, is about a zombie named Rex and his vigilante friend The Shadow. Though Rex is…
Guest Voz
Guest Voz: The words of Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez inspires this Latino entrepreneur to “manifest change”
By Erik de la Cruz LatinaLista Surrounded by my entire family as we watched the Golden Globe awards felt like a surreal feeling because of its rarity. With the distraction that is cell phones, I would moderately fade out during the commercials. I decided to embrace the moment that I was in and placed my…