By Raul de la Cruz Rio Grande Guardian SAN JUAN, TX – The chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus says immigration reform must include a pathway to earned citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants that now call the…
LatinaLista — Last week’s 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade brought out the usual competing protesters — those who frame the issue solely as a moral fight and those who frame it as fight for women’s freedom. Yet, the…
By Carlyn Montes De Oca Modern Alchemy “I’ve tried everything and I just can’t seem to lose the #^$@* weight!” – Sound familiar? Well, it’s a common complaint I hear from my patients and usually accompanied…
By Jessica González-Rojas National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Every month, doctors in the United States make another 1000 cervical cancer diagnoses, totaling 12,000 diagnoses every year. This month happens to be Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, presenting us with…
LatinaLista — In August 2010, US Border Patrol discovered a decomposing body under the blazing heat of the Sonoran desert, along the Arizona-Mexican border. The find is not unusual. Many migrants attempting to enter the United States unlawfully unwisely…
La Voz de Austin The mythic image of the Texas frontier is made more complex by the newly released indie film “Atanasia.” Written and directed in South Texas by Austinite Alicia Villarreal, (who also stars as the title character),…
LatinaLista — In 2000, world leaders created the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It was a promise that the developed countries of the world would work together to end extreme poverty by 2015. Two years from that goal date finds…
By Adam Isacson and Maureen Meyer Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) Since 2011, WOLA staff have carried out research in six different zones of the U.S.-Mexican border, meeting with U.S. law enforcement officials, human rights and humanitarian groups,…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat The National Center for Education Statistics has released a new report showing a huge increase in Latino high school graduation rates. The rate increased to 71.4% in 2010, up from 61.4% in…
LatinaLista — On January 21,2013, Cuban American poet Richard Blanco made history. Chosen by President Obama to be the nation’s fifth Inauguration Poet for the President’s second swearing-in ceremony, Blanco became the first Latino, the first openly gay and…
By Yanet Pintor The Venture HOUSTON — It’s a cold December night in the city of Houston and David Rodriguez is sitting on his wheelchair in the patio of a Starbucks waiting to share his story. Eager to help….
LatinaLista — Latinos have been contributing to the world’s musical treasure trove for decades. Unfortunately, in the United States, recognition for Latin songwriters has been minimal, to say the least. The blaring omission of recognizing Latino performance art talent…
LatinaLista — Brazil, like some of its South American neighbors, is considered an emerging market in the global world of trade. One of today’s biggest trade partners is Asia. Brazil, being on the east coast of South America, and…
Álvaro Rocha for Somos Translated and adapted by Nick Rosen Peru This Week When Saul Escobar was punished for daring to speak his mother tongue inside a Ucayali school, it never occurred to him that one day he would…
By Insight Tr3s A Pew nationwide survey finds that Hispanic identity continues to be most rooted in family country of origin while the terms Latino and Hispanic are not as top of mind. The United States government uses the…
By Matthew Longdon Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – After being approved recently for the Obama administration’s deferred action program for young illegal immigrants, Elisa Vega said she tried to get an Arizona driver’s license only to find out she…
LatinaLista — If there was an overriding lesson from last year’s GOP primary campaigns, it was that conservative views on abortion and planned parenthood haven’t changed from the beginning of Christianity. In fact, this issue, more than any other,…
LatinaLista — Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins gained national notoriety after he was first elected in 2006. His rise in national prominence wasn’t because he was Texas’ first African American-elected district attorney but because he and his office…
LatinaLista — With all that was written or spoken about President Obama’s inauguration for his second term, there’s probably no commentary as insightful and interesting as that offered by some of our nation’s historians. Their unique perspective in being…
College@Home “Give it the ol’ college try.” We’ve all heard it. Whether from a coach, a parent or other authority figure, the phrase is often used as encouragement when one is faced with a seemingly insurmountable task. It instructs…
LatinoStories.com Xanath Caraza: LatinoStories had the pleasure of reviewing her first major poetry collection, and it did not disappoint. Caraza’s Mayan, Spanish, and English gem shines as it conjures the magic of words. Expect to hear her name more…
LatinaLista — It wasn’t but days after the presidential showdown between Obama and Romney that everyone — from media political analysts to veteran GOP politicians — admitted, if not somewhat grudgingly or incredulously, that Obama’s win could be credited…
LatinaLista — It may be President Obama’s second inauguration but with the selection of Richard Blanco — the fifth person to create and deliver an inaugural poem — President Obama delivered a lot of “firsts.” Blanco is the first immigrant,…
INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA United States Capitol 11:55 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we…
By Lorraine Pantoja La Prensa San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — This Monday, San Antonio will host what is considered by many to be the biggest Martin Luther King Jr. march in the country. For over 25 years, people from…
