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May 20, 2013
Spotlight Nonprofit: Latina teens get a new ‘circle’ of friends who help make their college dreams a reality
Guest Voz: Chicano history reading more like a bad translation
Mexico’s Red Cross creates crowdfunding campaign to build desert cooling stations for U.S.-bound migrants
First-ever ‘Proud to be Indigenous’ campaign launches online as Indigenous Peoples from around the world set to attend UN session
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US Chamber of Commerce pushes for passage of immigration reform with new website
- 67 days ago
Tech industry preparing for virtual immigration march on Washington
- 83 days ago
Blog: Compromise on ‘Pathway to Citizenship’ is Short of True Reform
- 98 days ago
My Story: Undocumented and being deported
- 125 days ago
US-educated deportee doesn’t see herself as undocumented but “Citizen of the World”
- 133 days ago
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Free Bilingual E-Book! Asthma Triggers: A Guide For Parents, Teachers, Doctors And Nurses
- 3 days ago
One-on-one with the nation’s new language czar
- 4 days ago
The Conveniently ‘Forgotten War’ between Mexico and the United States
- 5 days ago
Guaraní People vs. Repsol: The Importance of Indigenous Self-Determination
- 7 days ago
Report Alleges Discrimination Against ELLs in Louisiana
- 14 days ago
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Mexico’s Red Cross creates crowdfunding campaign to build desert cooling stations for U.S.-bound migrants
- 3 days ago
Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
- 4 days ago
Intrn’l Video: A journey through Peru and Bolivia’s most treasured landmarks
- 5 days ago
Spain’s abused children targeted with high-tech ads only they can see
- 6 days ago
Guatemala freezes 2013 in time capsule inspired by ancient Mayans
- 10 days ago
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Guest Voz: Chicano history reading more like a bad translation
- 3 days ago
Guest Voz: Why the Obama Administration Must Do More To Help Working-class Families on Housing
- 7 days ago
Guest Voces: How much safer can the safest city get?
- 10 days ago
Guest Voz: The Case for a Young Adult Criminal Justice System
- 11 days ago
Guest Voz: (Ret.) Ambassador Antonio Garza — Mexico promises high stakes but big opportunities for the U.S.
- 20 days ago
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Forget what’s your sign. What’s your dosha?
- 503 days ago
One Latina defies critics and creates Lazy Girl Tamales
- 508 days ago
USA: “Hermanaly” advice for the first day of college
- 636 days ago
Bolivia: A hidden treasure in the salt flats of Uyuni could liberate Bolivia from poverty
- 667 days ago
Venezuela: Hometown designer makes his mark on international fashion stage
- 668 days ago
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Community Stories
Great Plains
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Immigration Bill: No Federal Health Benefits for Up to a Decade
- 31 days ago
Many Low-Income Oklahoma Students May Fail Because of Reading Law
- 48 days ago
Many Oklahoma parents face Medicaid denial
- 125 days ago
Generación Ñ: A son, a brother and a little bit of a father
- 136 days ago
Accidental Immigrant: A Series of Happy Accidents
- 159 days ago
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Chicago Charter Schools demand equality
- 10 days ago
“Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” – the first ever mariachi opera
- 34 days ago
Youth violence – a public health problem?
- 52 days ago
Is Chicago’s Father Landaverde facing jail time?
- 66 days ago
Chicago’s Latino community gets new million-dollar soccer academy high school
- 95 days ago
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A Move to Mandate Cultural Competency Making Its Way Through Connecticut’s Legislature
- 4 days ago
Head Start Wins Award for STEM Curriculum
- 12 days ago
Latina Taking the Lead on Making Urban Areas Green
- 32 days ago
Historic Swearing In of First Hispanic Justice to Connecticut Supreme Court
- 49 days ago
An Emotional Plea for Latinos to Join the Struggle For Tougher Gun Control
- 56 days ago
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Evangélicos Thriving in Connecticut
- 19 days ago
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Businesswoman opens Latin restaurant in west Honolulu suburb
- 243 days ago
Puerto Rican Latina scientist participates in NASA project in Hawaii
- 258 days ago
Obama Administration names Hawaii schools as first-ever U.S. Green Ribbon Schools
- 276 days ago
Honolulu’s Sabor Tropical Salsa radio show ends after a 22-year run
- 292 days ago
Latina golfer joins the professional ranks
- 311 days ago
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Commentary: Schools aren’t doing enough to prepare our youth to be leaders
- 3 days ago
A student success story in any language
- 6 days ago
First teacher to teach braille piano music in S.A.
- 7 days ago
Marlen Esparza, Houston’s Knockout Covergirl: Boxer Rises To The Top
- 17 days ago
López: Celebrating 200th Anniversary of First Texas Constitution
- 24 days ago
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Border wall issue divides Texas’ Starr County leaders
- 5 days ago
Farmers, farmworkers look to immigration reform to fix ‘flawed’ H-2A visas
- 11 days ago
A tale of unwritten Mexican-American history told on the Mississippi Delta Tamale Trail
- 14 days ago
Cinco de Mayo. Not Cinco de Drinko —Ongoing war between cultural identity vesus American marketing.
- 18 days ago
San Diego, Tijuana Hope For First Binational Olympics
- 20 days ago
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Bert Corona: Chicano Park Mural Recognizes the Father of the Immigration Movement
- 21 days ago
Groundbreaking civil rights conference hosts victims of law enforcement brutality
- 27 days ago
Children Left Behind: Deported Parents, American Kids
- 33 days ago
Undocumented Journalist and Activist, José Antonio Vargas, Addresses CSUN Community
- 38 days ago
San Diego native, Dominican pride
- 41 days ago
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Making Delaware history: Victor Ayala, first Hispanic promoted to police inspector in Wilmington
- 42 days ago
Superior Court of Delaware rules deported workers still have right to compensation
- 68 days ago
New Latino Leader for Gay DC
- 70 days ago
The Delaware Leadership Project: Finding principals to lead high-need urban and rural schools
- 166 days ago
Delaware community introduces Mexican nun to a whole new world
- 361 days ago
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Culture
Art
Books
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Photography
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Artist open to expanding Kickstarter project of popular female cartoon characters beyond US borders
- 70 days ago
Arizona artists ‘bedazzle’ border wall in binational art project
- 145 days ago
Mexican muralists fighting to save decaying town look towards US for Latino artists to help
- 537 days ago
Art Along the Hyphen: The Mexican-American Generation
- 586 days ago
When sicarios threatened to kill her, the muralist brought her art to El Paso
- 593 days ago
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Latina veteran pens first bilingual children’s book showing Latina mamá in uniform
- 24 days ago
Four Latina bloggers band together to promote Latino literary talent to Latino readers and mainstream book publishers
- 41 days ago
First Latino to win prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a homeboy from the U.S.-Mexico border
- 61 days ago
President’s announcement for pre-school for every child is perfect timing for renewed push of national bilingual literacy program
- 96 days ago
2013 Top Ten “New” Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)
- 118 days ago
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Kings of Salsa bring a Cuban fiesta to San Antonio
- 550 days ago
Samadhi Hawaii takes dancing to new heights
- 578 days ago
Salsa Dance Club Brings “Pure Flavor” to Campus
- 598 days ago
Hawaii Salsa instructor leaves his footprint across Europe and Asia
- 675 days ago
Spotlight Non-profit: Sharing love of Mexican history and culture one dance at a time
- 751 days ago
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Documentary ‘Harvest of Empire,’ like its protagonists, travel a winding path to achieve a Hollywood Dream
- 210 days ago
New site makes sure everyone takes notice of Latinos in Hollywood
- 243 days ago
Spreading the word among Latinos to see ‘A Better Life’
- 681 days ago
Latinos: A Better Life Awaits Us
- 702 days ago
New social media campaign covers all the bases in reaching Latino youth
- 738 days ago
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Indigenous descendants of builders of San Antonio’s missions hold forgiveness ceremony to reinter remains of ancestors
- 87 days ago
American Latino Heritage Fund’s new website and Twitter townhalls share Latino history and culture
- 98 days ago
The treaty that spawned the Mexican American citizen
- 108 days ago
National Trust for Historic Preservation Calls for Nominations of Latino Endangered Sites
- 125 days ago
Cuban journalist vows to reconnect Americans with their Hispanic roots by setting straight the historical record
- 138 days ago
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One-on-one with the nation’s new language czar
- 4 days ago
The rise of the Latino child prompts more efforts to preserve Spanish in Hispanic households
- 28 days ago
Distinguished English Linguist: Writing English — And Jumping to Some New Conclusions
- 35 days ago
Distinguished English Linguist: Living in a world where lies are designed to sound truthful degrades language and life
- 49 days ago
New report finds 6 percent of Latinos reject calling themselves Hispanic, Latino or Spanish
- 510 days ago
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New Latino magazine strives to break ethnic, gender and social stereotypes showcasing writers historically ignored in literary field
- 524 days ago
Author Demetria Martínez to receive UCSB’s Luis Leal Literature Award
- 571 days ago
Commentary: Why read multicultural literature?
- 648 days ago
USA: Remembering Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos
- 684 days ago
Bilingual book giveaway to award $500 worth of books to lucky elementary school
- 754 days ago
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Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame close to recognizing inaugural group of talent not recognized by mainstream music industry
- 117 days ago
University of Rochester launches Institute for Popular Music but lacks Latino contributions
- 153 days ago
Latino youth’s special relationship with música
- 278 days ago
Binational project brings the voices of Chicanas and Jarochas together in song
- 327 days ago
La India – Supreme Princess of Salsa
- 347 days ago
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Pilsen photographer Aurelio Barrios and his piece of Chicago history
- 650 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Opening up young Latinas’ eyes to a world of possibilities via photography
- 730 days ago
El Paso photographer creates visual campaign to combat hate
- 1098 days ago
Ten conservation photographers trek through U.S. borderlands on special mission
- 1574 days ago
University project resurrects 1949 images of South Texas’ Mexican Americans online
- 1685 days ago
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Texas theater company feels moral responsibility to tell stories of Central American immigrants
- 48 days ago
Spotlight Non-profit: Giving the gift of culture to kids who need it most
- 765 days ago
Famed filmmaker preserves Latino culture via a “Latinopia” of videos
- 777 days ago
Spotlight Non-profit: Creating a R. Evolution in giving back to the Latino community
- 1025 days ago
Latino comics create tribute to Sonia Sotomayor – kinda
- 1404 days ago
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Life
Children
Faith
Fitness
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Human Rights
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Parenting
Social Justice
Women
Youth
Children’s Book Week celebrates youth literature but needs to do more to highlight authors of color
- 7 days ago
Bilingual book publisher creates challenge to get children to not eat sugar for a day
- 14 days ago
National sun prevention campaign targets Latino schoolchildren with bilingual message on importance of sunscreen usage
- 18 days ago
Children’s book benefitting Honduran school creates early introduction to doing social good
- 80 days ago
New study give high marks to one charter school system instilling in students practices for academic success
- 82 days ago
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Seven Boyle Heights Latina teens become empowered creating photo exhibit around saintly icon
- 150 days ago
As it Turns Out, Happiness Can Buy Health and Longevity
- 157 days ago
New Latino faith survey reveals 97 percent are proud of Hispanic heritage
- 187 days ago
A fall from grace for one priest leads to a life of redemption and reinvention
- 546 days ago
Connecting the Catholic Hispanic Community
- 579 days ago
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Reflections of the first-ever San Antonio to Laredo ultra marathon
- 59 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Making kids “TOPS” of their game on and off the court
- 507 days ago
Brazil: The 2011 Pan Am games show the world Brazil is more than soccer
- 579 days ago
Oklahoma ranks 7th in obesity rate among adults
- 642 days ago
Latino coach says culture holds back US youth from international soccer championships
- 664 days ago
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New apps help women of color close the gap in accessing life-saving cancer information
- 4 days ago
Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
- 4 days ago
Bilingual book publisher creates challenge to get children to not eat sugar for a day
- 14 days ago
New CDC study shows Latina teen moms more likely to have a second birth though they know how to prevent it
- 48 days ago
American Heart Assoc. targets Latinas with one message about heart disease but two distinct sites
- 108 days ago
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Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
- 4 days ago
Violence against women: Progress in some parts of the world, violations continue elsewhere
- 74 days ago
New national Registry of Exonerations forces all to see an uncomfortable truth in the judicial system
- 364 days ago
New website chronicles 1989 wrongful execution of TX Latino because of mistaken identity
- 370 days ago
With racial intolerance rearing its ugly head, website reaches out to “fellow Americans”
- 515 days ago
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Study finds states with largest number of full-time Latina workers suffer from punishing wage gaps
- 130 days ago
Exploring Mutual Funds could be a first step in achieving financial peace
- 167 days ago
Latina Cubicle Confidential™: Latinas in Retail — Is Your Employer Hurting Your Future?
- 174 days ago
Quick tips for getting the most from your income — no matter how much money you make
- 245 days ago
Helping Latinos succeed with money
- 276 days ago
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Education expert says Latino parents must create mandate for their children to succeed in school
- 305 days ago
From immigrant moms to queer mothers, new e-card tool creates Mother’s Day cards for today’s unique families
- 374 days ago
New report shows the U.S. still failing new parents in providing protections for paid leave
- 377 days ago
New survey shows Latina moms online to be tech-savvy and politically aware
- 483 days ago
Over 20,000 Latino children waiting to be adopted as National Adoption Month winds down
- 545 days ago
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First-ever ‘Proud to be Indigenous’ campaign launches online as Indigenous Peoples from around the world set to attend UN session
- 3 days ago
New study puts fears to rest that sponsoring a child in developing countries is anything but a good cause
- 26 days ago
Infographic: Here’s why coffee is a billion-dollar business, but not for the coffee farmers
- 27 days ago
Growing fair trade movement connects US buyers with entrepreneurs from developing countries
- 35 days ago
Victims unite during International Anti-Street Harassment Week
- 42 days ago
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Video: A short introduction to Latin American Women Artists of 1915-1995
- 4 days ago
New apps help women of color close the gap in accessing life-saving cancer information
- 4 days ago
Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
- 4 days ago
Colorado creates Spanish-language site educating Latinas about unintended pregnancies
- 164 days ago
University study reveals nation’s most well-known companies turn a blind eye to gender diversity in the boardroom and management
- 166 days ago
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New study finds girls could pursue STEM careers, but they’re choosing not to
- 35 days ago
Young people challenged to live the next 50 days without violence in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 46 days ago
New report highlights 27 occupations that meet the needs of at-risk youth
- 54 days ago
New report on teen pregnancy reveals encouraging trend
- 84 days ago
Online voter registration a hit with young California voters, as well as, not having party preference
- 130 days ago
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Media
Games
Multimedia
Online
Podcasts
Social Media
Technology
Transcripts
Videos
Latinos Drive Video Game Sales
- 187 days ago
Young Latina gamers strive for different goals when playing video games
- 375 days ago
Yet another game takes illegal immigration to an offensive level
- 832 days ago
New virtual game challenges “citizens” to think for themselves and create the world of their dreams
- 1328 days ago
The video game industry needs to be accountable for perpetuating negative stereotypes
- 1579 days ago
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Is the ‘Modern Neighborhood’ a Root Cause of American Obesity?
- 214 days ago
Dramatic, Poetry-Infused PSAs Target Diabetes Among Young Minorities
- 350 days ago
Son of Mexican immigrants graduates as college Valedictorian on his way to a Harvard PhD
- 353 days ago
TV Novela Series Teaches Importance of Safe Medication Use
- 378 days ago
A few words about Love Thy Neighbor, Mexico: Getting American drug users to connect their usage with violence in Mexico
- 384 days ago
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Laying out the bare facts of how Obama won the election
- 189 days ago
New site makes sure everyone takes notice of Latinos in Hollywood
- 243 days ago
Latino middle-schooler creates website to share passion for space
- 369 days ago
Social media analysis predicts tonight’s Iowa caucus victor via Facebook
- 503 days ago
Premier Latina news site unveils new look as “The Smart News Source”
- 524 days ago
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Laying out the bare facts of how Obama won the election
- 189 days ago
In the history of social media, Latinos play a big part
- 208 days ago
Latina blogger launches bilingual e-book detailing “A Simple Start to Blogging with Social Media”
- 385 days ago
Going Global on a Shoestring and a Smartphone
- 434 days ago
New web site strives to make political influence equitable and accessible to all voters
- 487 days ago
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One Latina’s mission to make science and math careers “cool” to young Latinos
- 650 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Bringing scientists and low-income students together to create a new future
- 696 days ago
Latino teens at higher risk of hearing loss among peers because of one (bad) habit
- 704 days ago
Mexican education campaign reaches out to Mexican-Americans and migrants for help
- 732 days ago
The mobile digital divide shrinks for Latinos
- 732 days ago
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Transcript: State of the Union Address — February 12, 2013
- 96 days ago
Transcript: Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- 112 days ago
Transcript: First Latino Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco, proudly delivers “One Today”
- 119 days ago
Transcript: President Obama’s Inaugural Address
- 119 days ago
Transcript: President Obama’s Election Night Speech
- 194 days ago
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Viernes Video: New Latino web series vows to only post second episode if 1,000 Likes are registered on Facebook
- 3 days ago
Video: A short introduction to Latin American Women Artists of 1915-1995
- 4 days ago
Intrn’l Video: A journey through Peru and Bolivia’s most treasured landmarks
- 5 days ago
Video: Veteran organizer Marshall Ganz shares his memories of working for social change with Cesar Chavez
- 6 days ago
Video: Do the Democrats have a lock on the Hispanic vote?
- 7 days ago
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Spotlight Nonprofit: Latina teens get a new ‘circle’ of friends who help make their college dreams a reality
- 3 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: One Latina’s mission to make victims of domestic violence realize ‘milagros’ do happen in life
- 10 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Allowing budding artists to earn as they learn
- 24 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Giving homeless children more than a place to call home
- 45 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Sack suppers keep low-income children from going hungry
- 52 days ago
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Non-profits take backseat to political donations, but which is the better community investment?
- 364 days ago
Report shows Latinos have their own definition of philanthropy
- 479 days ago
US medical volunteers bring impoverished Guatemalan women the dream of walking without pain
- 601 days ago
Special edition bilingual bracelets benefit Hispanic scholarships
- 613 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Teaching parents how to “book cuddle” with their children
- 723 days ago
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A lesson that turns into a gift for a young daughter from her migrant father
- 724 days ago
Latina adventurer goes from NFL cheerleader to wildlife explorer
- 725 days ago
The story of one small town’s change to embrace its new Latino residents
- 738 days ago
A Memorial Day parade holds a special surprise for one young boy
- 783 days ago
Globalization and the Paso del Norte Region
- 783 days ago
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First-ever ‘Proud to be Indigenous’ campaign launches online as Indigenous Peoples from around the world set to attend UN session
- 3 days ago
New study puts fears to rest that sponsoring a child in developing countries is anything but a good cause
- 26 days ago
Infographic: Here’s why coffee is a billion-dollar business, but not for the coffee farmers
- 27 days ago
Growing fair trade movement connects US buyers with entrepreneurs from developing countries
- 35 days ago
Victims unite during International Anti-Street Harassment Week
- 42 days ago
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Business
Diversity
Economy
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Immigration
Politics
Business leaders create a complicated twist in the debate over immigration reform
- 409 days ago
New cable programming highlights nation’s need to uphold affirmative action
- 454 days ago
New report shows Latinos have unprecedented success in lawncare and landscape industry — but for how long?
- 544 days ago
Alabama Arrest of German Mercedes-Benz executive under immigration law underscores how little history changes
- 546 days ago
New report reveals Latino and black homebuyers with good credit were targets of subprime lenders
- 549 days ago
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UT law prof blames Latino and black students’ poor academics on being raised with poor single mothers
- 159 days ago
Shunning Latino, black and Asian journalist moderators for presidential debates underscores nation’s systemic attitudes towards race
- 275 days ago
New cable programming highlights nation’s need to uphold affirmative action
- 454 days ago
Diversity is more than a concept — it’s what we are as a nation
- 455 days ago
Lack of Latino talent on Sunday morning talk begs the question: Do networks think Latinos are a passing political fad?
- 465 days ago
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Video: Veteran organizer Marshall Ganz shares his memories of working for social change with Cesar Chavez
- 6 days ago
The GOP made it official. War on Latinos, gays, the poor and — working women!
- 349 days ago
The browning of America doesn’t hold up in losing job market
- 353 days ago
Immigration reform proposal brings all immigrant laborers into the conversation
- 370 days ago
FL farmworkers on hunger strike asking why Publix won’t sign on to Fair Food Campaign
- 437 days ago
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The other big issue Latinos are waiting to hear in Obama’s State of the Union
- 97 days ago
Cities in Latin America doing more to prepare for climate change than the United States
- 347 days ago
Guest Voz: Latinos off to a healthy start in 2012 with a gift from the EPA
- 503 days ago
Guest Voz: Why Should Latinos Care about Lead Poisoning?
- 525 days ago
House committee OKs bill to waive environmental rules for Border Patrol
- 591 days ago
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Latino and Black male students at the mercy of a segregated and suspension-focused school system
- 243 days ago
Friday round-up of headlines spotlighting undocumented students and how colleges are coping with the change
- 248 days ago
Two separate reports reveal the odds stacked against Latino students achieving academic success
- 271 days ago
Latino and black youth in juvenile justice system lose out on getting an education — twice
- 285 days ago
Policymakers think low-income Latino families have gone from the digital divide to creating “time-wasting” gap
- 355 days ago
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It’s time to take the sexism out of the debate on immigration reform
- 42 days ago
Sen. John McCain’s Univision interview leaves impression that old grudges die hard
- 98 days ago
New Pew Hispanic study shows ‘good-faith’ immigration reform must meet two basic needs of immigrants
- 105 days ago
White House loud and clear on immigration reform but ignores Latino community’s outcry over abusive actions by ICE and Border Patrol
- 110 days ago
Proposed immigration reform plans don’t deal with the total reality that exists for undocumented immigrants
- 111 days ago
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Video: Do the Democrats have a lock on the Hispanic vote?
- 7 days ago
White House: Joint Statement between the United States and Mexico
- 18 days ago
GOP governors’ denial of Medicaid expansion in their states is one outreach Latinos will take to heart — and to the polls
- 47 days ago
New study shows California’s online voter registration yielded surprising results that could strike fear in the hearts of critics
- 55 days ago
The Voting Rights Act is a long way from being ‘racial entitlement’
- 82 days ago
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