Amigos805 Being overweight can have a devastating impact on a person’s lifestyle. Diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep apnea and a number of other ailments can be traced back to the amount and kind of food we eat. For the Latino community, it can be more challenging. Three in four women of Mexican heritage [...]
New book by California Professor José Marichal explores ‘Facebook Democracy’
Amigos805.com THOUSAND OAKS — A California LutheranUniversity professor is the author of a new book that examines the impact of Facebook on democracy. London-based Ashgate Press is scheduled to release “Facebook Democracy: The Architecture of Disclosure and the Threat to Public Life” by José Marichal, an associate professor of political science, on Aug. 17. Despite [...]
Opinion: Latino Vote National Tour Welcome to Stockton, California
By Fr. Dean McFalls Bilingual Weekly As a Caucasian American born into the middle class and raised in Seattle, I always considered citizenship, voting, and making a political difference as a foregone conclusion. It never dawned on me that huge sectors of American society might feel themselves isolated, counted-out, or systematically unwelcome in the process [...]
California Latina muralists return to scene of their early development as activists/artists
By Gail Pérez La Prensa San Diego (Editors Note: This article is a follow-up to Rita Sanchez’s La Prensa article, “Mujeres Muralistas: Chicano Park Female Artists”(June 29, 2012). It contributes to the on-going, larger story of important female contributions to Chicano Park.) SAN DIEGO — “Being the disobedient woman was the only way to save [...]
English-learners focus of $1.2 million grant to develop health, biology program for preschoolers
Amigos805.com SANTA BARBARA — Studies show that many low-income Latino children begin kindergarten at a significant educational disadvantage as compared to their mainstream American classmates. With a $1.2 million Science Education Partnership Award from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at UC Santa Barbara may help level the playing field, and give those preschoolers important [...]
Mujeres Muralistas: Chicano Park Female artists
By Rita Sanchez La Prensa San Diego Editor’s Note: In this article Rita Sanchez proudly recognizes the women who have contributed to the Parque and its murals. She features women who have designed, supervised and painted murals since 1973, as well as women who participated in the creation of the Parque. With media attention devoted [...]
