By Angela Covo La Prensa de San Antonio U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) started to provide online services this week to help people streamline the application process and check their status. US- CIS launched the first phase of the electronic immigration benefits sys- tem, known as USCIS ELIS earlier this week. They created the [...]
Delaware community introduces Mexican nun to a whole new world
El Tiempo Hispano WILMINGTON, DELAWARE — At the heart of Wilmington, near the financial district, live 7 sisters dedicated to prayer and meditation, following the example of their order’s founder. Sister Carmen, without abandoning her permanent smile, greets us in a cozy room in the house of the Order of Saint Clare of this city. [...]
Partnership to Improve Postpartum and Well Child Visit Rates in Latina Community
Rumbo News LAWRENCE, MA — Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) announced that it is joining forces with the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) to form a community coalition to improve the postpartum and well child visit rates in the Lawrence Latina community. This partnership comes as the result of a training and technical assistance award [...]
Proud to be a First American — and the DNA proves it!
By José Antonio López Rio Grande Guardian SAN ANTONIO — Recently, I discovered that I belong to a segment of the world population known as Haplogroup C. It is a human genetics classification based on mtDNA blood testing found in the earliest people in America. That means that I am a descendant of the First [...]
Contenders for the Mole Crown
by Deysi Cuevas Extra News De Colores restaurant opened in October of 2009 and its owners Sergio and Priscilla Reyes have a recipe book that spans generations. Sergio describes the menu as “different because we have a lot of traditional and a lot of dishes that we kind of invented [that were] inspired by Mexican [...]
The true costs of deportation
By Jeresia L Noris La Voz Latina To truly understand the immigration process you must first understand the detention centers that stand behind it. When a person is suspected of being undocumented they are generally placed into detention. In many cases they are moved to centers that are far from their home – making it [...]
