LatinaLista — The potential influence and buying power of the Latino consumer is increasingly being appreciated by businesses of all sizes. In fact, it’s already gotten to the point where Latinos should feel pretty special because some are already…
LatinaLista — A 2011 Pew study found that there were more Latinas serving in the military than Latinos. It’s a trend that will only continue since some undocumented Latina teens waiting for immigration reform have declared their intent to…
By Insight Tr3s In our last two posts, we’ve highlighted how Hispanic young adults have been affected by the difficult economy and how they’re behaving differently as a result. Jobs can be tough to come by — and many…
LatinaLista — One national trend that is getting scant attention in the media is the rise in number of Latino children in the U.S. The impact of this rising demographic hasn’t been fully explored as to what it will…
By Insight Tr3s Today, the state of the economy is shaping Hispanic young adults’ lives more than anything else. Just as they were entering or approaching adulthood, the global economy went sour, forcing them to behave differently than people…
LatinaLista — The reality of a National Museum of the American Latino is still only a dream. Though the recent introduction of the bipartisan Smithsonian American Latino Museum Act was a positive sign in getting Congress to establish a…
By Laurel Airica Laurel Airica “Play with words … is one of the most beloved practices of human beings the world over and through0ut recorded time.” Walter Redfern, Puns, Basil Blackwell Press, 1988 Anyone who ventures to…
LatinaLista — Last weekend, I received an email from a longtime reader whom I ‘virtually’ met several years ago when he was working on his book. His book, now published and award-winning, was being offered for free downloads on…
By Alain Castillo LatinaLista Despite equipment challenges and political oppression, Cuban theatre artists are producing great work and showing their solid commitment to the craft by staging productions using the most basic of equipment and shining an even brighter…
LatinaLista — It’s become cliché to say that “American history is Latino history,” but for anyone who really doesn’t know the extent Latinos have played in building the United States then a new study released by the National Parks…
By Alain Castillo LatinaLista This summer, a local Dallas, Texas theatre company will step into the national immigration debate with a hard look at an immigrants’ experience south of the US border. The production, “The Dreamers: Part One” created…
By Laurel Airica Laurel Airica “… Political language – and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance…
By Insight Tr3s LatinaLista Earlier this month, Hispanics celebrated the election of Pope Francis, the first Latino to hold the papacy. People of Latin origin are driving Catholicism’s worldwide growth, so clearly the College of Cardinals knew their target…
LatinaLista — In a prestigious literary competition where more than 350 novels and short-story collections by American authors published in the U.S. in 2012 were evaluated by a three-judge panel, a 58-year-old former priest walked away with the $15,000…
LatinaLista — Latin America has the highest percentage of the world’s Roman Catholics — 39 percent. Overall, Latinos are credited with sustaining a religion that sees its numbers dwindling in some parts of the world. So the election of 76-year-old…
LatinaLista — Who better than to craft a new image for “American Latinos” than a company that specializes in branding? With a tongue-in-cheek name, Greencard Creative, the organization, headed by Chile-born Tatiana Pagés, launched in 2008 the American Latino…
LatinaLista — Cartoon characters. They are more than just animated figures on a screen. For young boys and girls, cartoon characters serve as an introduction to role models. For that reason, it’s not uncommon for many adult women to…
LatinaLista — One of the most frightening messages any woman can receive is being told that she had an abnormal mammogram. Most women immediately follow instructions for follow-up examination and proceed with treatment, if it’s needed. Most women, just…
By Insight Tr3s Young Latinos have always been more likely to live with their families in early adulthood – and that is especially true today. With the cost of living on the rise and the recession making stable jobs…
LatinaLista — The phrase “Run to the Border” has taken on new meaning for people in South Texas. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with immigration or fast food tacos but it does have to do with Mexico,…
LatinaLista — Too often, organizations wanting to reach Latinos, both Spanish-speakers and non-Spanish speakers, think it’s enough to translate into Spanish content geared to an English-speaking audience. They are clueless that most Latino readers want to read content that…
By Priya Shetty SciDev.net Traditional and modern medicine have much to offer each other despite their differences. Priya Shetty assesses an uneasy relationship. Traditional medicine (TM) is due a revival. For millennia, people around the world have healed the…
LatinaLista — Visitors to any of San Antonio’s five historic missions — Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, Mission Concepción, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, Mission San Antonio de Valero “The Alamo,” and Mission San Juan Capistrano…
LatinaLista — The global economic slowdown has been battering Spain. A 2012 report by the international charity Caritas showed that more than 11 million people were at risk for living in poverty and that more than 30,000 people were…
LatinaLista — President Obama’s State of the Union announcement that he plans on working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America is welcome news in the Latino community that has historically struggled with low…
