LatinaLista — There are over one million cancer cases a year in the United States. The process of getting well takes its toll not only on the cancer patients but their families too — especially the children. A child with a parent who has cancer finds their lives suddenly turned upside down. There’s suddenly a [...]
Viernes Video: Latina sisters join forces creating dramedy updating Hollywood portrayal of Latinos
LatinaLista — Claudia Cifuentes appreciates good movies. A graduate of New York University’s film program she noticed that there were no modern-day, coming-of-age love stories that portrayed young marriages in an honest but hopeful way. A newlywed herself, Claudia began forming the premise of a film with three inspirations: Miami Beach, marriage, and the film [...]
With another GOP state legislature voting down in-state tuition for undocumented students, it’s time Latino voters come to their senses
LatinaLista — Colorado’s SB 15 would have allowed undocumented students, who had attended at least three years of high school in Colorado and graduated, eligible for a tuition rate higher than the one in-state students have to pay, but lower than the nonresident rate they’re required to pay now. The bill reiterated that these undocumented [...]
One more time: What “white Hispanic” means
By Abraham Morales SE2 The Megaphone George Zimmerman is of mixed ethnic background. His mother is from Peru and his father is white non-Hispanic (a term used by the U.S. Census Department). The younger Zimmerman has been described by some national media as “white Hispanic.” Beyond the controversy and seriousness of this news story, my [...]
Video: Costa Rican artist takes contemporary art to new heights — literally
Tropical colors, geometric shapes and floor-to-ceiling heights are the three main characteristics that distinguishes Federico Herrero’s thought-provoking artwork. The Costa Rican-born artist is globally famous for his artwork but he only held his first U.S. showing recently, in February 2012, at Philadelphia’s Bridgette Mayer Gallery. As an art critic from the Philadelphia Weekly reported, “He [...]
Using Research to Move Policy in Highly Obese South Texas
SaludToday Salud America! pilot researcher Dr. Nelda Mier documented a lack of sidewalks, street lights and parks along the poverty-stricken Texas-Mexico border — an environment that she found contributes to obesity and sedentary behavior among Latino children. But this story doesn’t end with just research results. To change the local environment to make it easier [...]
