LatinaLista — May 1 is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. It’s a day to celebrate the fact that less girls are having unintended pregnancies but also a day to realize that there is still much work to be done among Latina teens. Whether it’s cultural, economic, psychological or hormonal, 44 percent of Latina [...]
Pew analysis of 34-million strong Mexican-origin Latinos highlights the similarities, disparities and need for immigration reform
LatinaLista — There’s a reason that nonLatinos think every Latino in the United States is from Mexico. It’s because there are 34 million Latinos of Mexican origin living in the United States, and according to the Pew Hispanic Center, that is 64 percent of the overall Latino population. It’s a huge chunk of the Latino [...]
Chilean art collective works to replace scarred memories of war with words of beauty
LatinaLista — Since 2001, six cities around the world have been bombed. Not with explosives or missiles but with poems! The Bombing of Poems is described as a performance piece but it goes beyond just a simple act of theatrics. Starting with Santiago, Chile in 2001, Dubrovnik, Croatia (2002), Guernica, Spain (2004), Warsaw, Poland (2009), [...]
3 Reasons Why Latino Students Should Care About Obama’s Proposal to Change Student Loan Rates
By Rachel Ny NerdScholar Latina women are attending college at new record rates—over 1.4 million students in 2010. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Latina women in college rose from 9.7% to 13.3% amongst all female students. However, this higher education is coming at a high cost. According to the Center for American Progress, [...]
Evangélicos Thriving in Connecticut
By Wayne Jebian CTLatinoNews.com “Vamanos a Dios!” shouted a perspiring woman one Sunday morning at New Britain’s Iglesia Pentecostal Jehova Rafa “Mi Sanador”. Her voice mixed with the soaring prayers of her pastor, Dominga Mendez. “Gloria a Jesus!” shouted another woman in the sparse crowd of about ten, who watched and listened as Mendez brought [...]
Intrn’l Video: Mexico unveils new film reminding the true reason for remembering Cinco de Mayo
LatinaLista — Cinco de Mayo (the Fifth of May) is a day celebrated in two distinct styles — depending on which side of the U.S.-Mexico border is doing the celebrating. For U.S. Latinos, especially Mexican Americans, Cinco de Mayo is another day on the calendar to celebrate Latino achievement in the U.S. and to remember [...]
