By Lorraine Pantoja La Prensa San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — This Monday, San Antonio will host what is considered by many to be the biggest Martin Luther King Jr. march in the country. For over 25 years, people from all walks of life have gathered at the MLK Freedom Bridge and walked to Pittman- Sullivan [...]
Columbus’ Ships Pinta and Nina to Land in Gulf Shores, Alabama
La Costa Latina Gulf Shores, Al. — On Tuesday February 5, the “Pinta” and the “Nina,” replicas of Columbus’ Ships, will open in Gulf Shores. The ships will be docked at Lulu’s Homeport Marina, 200 E. 25th Ave., until their departure early Monday morning February 11. The Nina was built completely by hand and without [...]
Appeals court approves Georgia’s “show-me-your-papers” statute
By John Newton La Voz Latina The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta gave state and local police the right to begin enforcing one of the most controversial parts of Georgia’s illegal immigration law (HB:87) last month. This provision — also known as the “show-me-your-papers” law gives police the option to investigate the [...]
Latina social activist honored at Texas State History Museum
By Mary Jo Galindo, Ph.D. La Prensa de San Antonio San Antonio.- San Antonio’s María Látigo de Hernández is featured in the new exhibit at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, “Women Shaping Texas in the 20th Century.” The exhibit opened a few weeks ago and includes a silver Aztec sun calendar that Mexican [...]
Out of the shadows at last
By John Newton La Voz Latina Cinthia Godoy, age 17, was just two-years-old when her family moved from Acapulco, Mexico to the United States. Although Spanish was her first language, she quickly immersed herself in the new culture and now speaks English with the soft drawl typical of most South Carolina teenagers. Her uncle, Chris [...]
Diagnosed diabetes grows at a dramatic rate throughout the United States
La Costa Latina The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes increased in all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico between 1995 and 2010, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During that time, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes increased by 50 percent or more in 42 states, and [...]
