Category: Guest Voz
Guest Voz: Latino families need more choices of learning programs to see their children succeed in school
LatinaLista – Latino youth are not living up to their academic potential. It’s an undeniable fact and a bold statement. But it doesn’t just place the blame on Latino families, like a recent speech by the President and CEO of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank; it also acknowledges the two-way street that exists when educating any [...]
Guest Voz: Social media is the next step in the evolution of human communication
LatinaLista — Thursday, June 30, 2011 was the first Social Media Day. Yet, for anyone who uses social media, every day is social media day. For Latinos, that is especially true. While studies show that Latinos lag behind in broadband connections, we more than make up for it with smart phones. And it’s through our [...]
Guest Voz: It’s time for Latinos to rally to the defense of Head Start
LatinaLista — The nation’s budget deficit is serious business. Nobody can argue that. Yet, the fact that some in Congress are arguing that the poor and children of color can most afford cuts or eliminations of programs that don’t just provide a service but directly impact their fragile quality of life versus maintaining tax breaks [...]
Guest Voz: Sad death of 91-year-old Concha Lopez forces the question: Who should care for Latino elders?
LatinaLista — The sad case reported this week of 91-year-old Maria “Concha” Lopez, who died weighing 35 pounds and covered in bed sores while in the care of her 26-year-old great-niece Stephanie Hernandez, highlights a growing problem facing the Latino community — what do we do with our elderly? It used to be unheard of [...]
Guest Voz: A reflection on 15 years of Immigrant Day in California
LatinaLista — Tomorrow, May 24, 2011, California celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of Immigrant Day. A project of the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), the day is set aside to bring a unified voice of immigrants and advocates to California’s State Capitol to show support of policies that advance immigrant integration and prosperity for all Californians. [...]
Guest Voz: Deafening silence from our leaders in Washington over immigration reform is incomprehensible
LatinaLista — Though the Obama administration has resurrected the issue of immigration reform and President Obama has made speeches around the country as a show of good faith that he’s serious about bringing it to the floor of Congress for debate, he is still plagued by one aspect of the larger issue that is increasingly [...]
Guest Voz: In this digital economy, Latinos have the most to lose
By Jason A. Llorenz LatinaLista Today’s economy has become so intertwined with the internet and computers that it stands to reason that anyone who isn’t comfortable navigating cyberspace or has the skills to operate a computer and run various software is at a real disadvantage in this increasingly technical job market. However, as today’s Guest [...]
Guest Voz: ABA President creates commission examining legal issues of interest to Latinos
LatinaLista — The lack of diversity is still an issue when it comes to certain professions. One of those professions is the legal profession. It was a deficiency that didn’t go unnoticed by the American Bar Association’s current president and first Latino to hold that position, Stephen Zack. Mr. Zack noticed how underrepresented Latinos were [...]
Guest Voz: A once-a-decade opportunity awaits Latinas wanting to run for public office
LatinaLista — Not to be sexist but with all the recent gridlock in Congress it’s clear that the only solution to a more bipartisan government is to elect more women to political office. A study published in the American Journal of Political Science earlier this year found that women actually rank as the most effective [...]
Guest Voz: It is time to challenge environmental racism
LatinaLista — Earth Day is one of those global observances meant to unite all of humanity behind a worthy mission. It doesn’t get much worthier than realizing that the only home of us all needs to be cared for — just like the people who inhabit it. Unfortunately, for people of color, Earth Day is [...]
