LatinaLista — When it comes to the immigration debate, each side has their own solution on what to do about it. Yet, an issue that is so intertwined in the fabric of U.S. society isn’t served justice by applying…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista GUATEMALA — The yellow school bus has long been an iconic symbol of North American culture, transporting hundreds of thousands of students to school each day across the length and breadth of the United States….
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino EdBeat Many suburban Chicago school districts are failing to provide bilingual education programs as required by state law, a recent Catalyst Chicago analysis shows. Illinois law requires that schools with 20 or more students…
By Rudy Girón REVUE: Guatemala’s English-language Magazine GUATEMALA — In Poland they were able to get 209 people inside a bus. That was the Guinness World Record until yesterday (February 12) when in Jocotenango they were able to get…
Dr. Dharma Cortes SaludToday In her Salud America! pilot research project, Dr. Dharma Cortes of the University of Massachusetts Boston used an educational intervention (i.e., guidelines geared to ease understanding of nutrition) to try to improve food purchasing behaviors…
By Megan McAdams Council on Hemispheric Affairs Not surprisingly, much has been said about the disturbing violent crime trends in Central America such as murders and massacres by the narcotraficantes continue to evade prosecution by authorities. Those who are…
By Dr. Jacqueline Zaleski Mackenzie LatinaLista GUANAJUATO, MEXICO — Last fall, I was informed there was a wedding coming up on January 14th. The couple was friends of our adopted campo family. There was no written invitation to the…
By Carlo Lorenzo Garcia Living Philanthropic “This Tuesday, Valentine’s Day, is going to be rebooted as Generosity Day: one day of sharing love with everyone, of being generous to everyone, to see how it feels and to practice saying…
LatinaLista — Today, the White House released President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget request. As soon as it was unveiled, critics attacked the election-year budget for being more about “politics than policy.” Critics are especially angered that Obama doesn’t back…
By Slyvia Longmire Mexico’s Drug War Here is an excerpt from Christopher Sherman’s article for the Associated Press: “Max Pons is already anticipating the anxiety he’ll feel when the heavy steel gate shuts behind him, leaving his home isolated…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista Guatemala — This week sees the launch of President Otto Pérez Molina’s Hambre Cero (Zero Hunger) program, which aims to reduce chronic malnutrition throughout Guatemala. The program will be officially inaugurated on Thursday, February 16,…
By Heather Smith Moms Clean Air Force When you lace up your shoes to go for a run outside, you probably think of enjoying the scenery, feeling the sun on your face, and breathing in fresh air. You rarely…
By Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista CARACAS — We are about to experience an emotional day in Venezuela. On February 12, Venezuela will vote in the opposition’s primary elections. It is where the country will choose from among five different candidates,…
LatinaLista — For many high school students, this is the time to start filling out college applications and submitting financial aid forms. For high school students who are undocumented, this is the time of their senior year that most…
Traveling Latina It’s that time again to celebrate love, friendship and all the reasons why you are still with that special person. For all of you love birds, like myself, I have put together a list of some of…
By Mary Liepold, Editor in Chief Peace X Peace According to UNWomen’s first annual report, gender violence is legal in one-third of the world’s nations. Though women routinely suffer abuse in countries that criminalize it, impunity for abusers is…
MIKE RUGGERI’S THE ANCIENT AMERICAS BREAKING NEWS SINALOA, MEXICO — Three 1000 year old urns with offerings placed in them, including canine figures and burnt shells have been found in Sinaloa. This represents the first artifacts of the Aztatlan culture…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat A report evaluating the Houston Independent School District’s bilingual programs found that children are not being taught enough English in elementary grades and that some teachers themselves are not proficient in the…
By Tomás Custer HispanicTips With the recent announcement that another Spanish-language TV network is launching (MundoFox). I thought it pertinent to take a look at the other side of the coin, the seemingly forgotten English-language Latino media. In case…
By Juan Miret A Hispanic Matter The monumental variety of the Hispanic cuisine kitchen would overwhelm even the most indulgent gourmet. For culinary experts such as the renowned Catalan chef Ferrán Adria and his Venezuelan counterpart, Sumito Estévez –…
By Angélica Pérez-Litwin New Latina: Psychology Corner “¿Yo, loca? Of course not…I’m just a little out there…” Mental illness continues to be a taboo subject for many Latinos. The stigma is so strong within our culture, that mental illness…
LatinaLista — Anyone who has had an eye on Mexico’s escalating cartel violence knows about Javier Sicilia. Sicilia is one of Mexico’s leading authors and poets and someone for whom the violence seizing his homeland has became intensely personal….
By Slyvia Longmire Mexico’s Drug War I just finished watching another episode of “Drugs, Inc.” on the National Geographic Channel, a show that explores the illegal drug trade through interviews with manufacturers, dealers, and users. This week’s episode was…
LatinaLista — The sad story of 18-year-old Joaquin Luna who committed suicide in November (2011) grabbed national headlines for a few days for one reason and one reason only — he was undocumented. Before anyone could read the letters…
Most humanitarian groups that have developed a connection to Honduras do not wish to abandon the country and its people, but they are searching for balanced information that is not influenced by the government, the business community, or political…
