LatinaLista — A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll reveals that half of Republican primary voters don’t care about the charges of sexual harassment levied against GOP presidential nominee Herman Cain. It seems these adults are right in line with a new study on middle and high schoolers who don’t think sexual harassment is any [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Matching college students with business professionals to fulfill career dreams
LatinaLista — It’s one thing for a child to dream of what they want to be when they grow up, but for many college students, that childhood dream can turn into a state of confusion when faced with reality in college. While college is supposed to be a time to discover yourself, too many students [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Creating special birthday cakes for kids facing adult challenges
LatinaLista — For a child, there is only one day all year that is special — their birthday. But these are tough times and for too many families birthday parties, complete with pretty cakes are just not in the family budget. That’s where Sweet Blessings comes in. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, volunteer chefs get together [...]
Bilingual Halloween cards remind Congress that cutting early childhood ed programs creates a scary future
LatinaLista — There’s probably no other day in the year that is so totally devoted to children or the “inner child” than Halloween. It’s the one day, that no matter the age, people dress up in costume. For adults, dressing up means letting loose and having fun. For kids, it can be something totally different. [...]
Author Demetria Martínez to receive UCSB’s Luis Leal Literature Award
Amigos805.com SANTA BARBARA — Poet, novelist, and journalist Demetria Martínez is the recipient of UC Santa Barbara’s 2011 Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature, the university reported in a media release. The award will be presented during a ceremony at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, in the campus’s Corwin Pavilion. The event [...]
Food Day can’t be celebrated without honoring migrant farm workers
LatinaLista — With family grocery bills getting higher and higher with every run to the store, it’s hard to be thankful for our food. Yet, that’s exactly what we need to be and why today is being celebrated as Food Day. For the first time in 34 years, the United States is celebrating the day [...]
