LatinaLista — A recent survey about teen drug use published by scientists at Duke University in the November issue of the journal Archives of General Psychiatry had both good news and bad news. The good news is that of the 72,561 adolescents ages 12 to 17 who were surveyed, 63 percent did not report having [...]
New report shows sexual harassment takes its toll on Latino students
LatinaLista — A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll reveals that half of Republican primary voters don’t care about the charges of sexual harassment levied against GOP presidential nominee Herman Cain. It seems these adults are right in line with a new study on middle and high schoolers who don’t think sexual harassment is any [...]
Some worship the Saint of Death in a city plagued by violence
By Luis Hernandez Borderzine JUAREZ, MEXICO — Just a few steps from the historic cathedral devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Juárez, the Mercado Cuauhtémoc shopping center houses stores that specialize in the sale of paraphernalia dedicated to a different holy entity they call Santa Muerte. Like any Sunday, the main plaza and [...]
Latina women: Victims of domestic violence
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — More than 65 percent of women who get help from a center for domestic violence in San Diego are Latinas. The numbers are alarming, but there are even more Latinas who don’t dare to denounce their aggressors because of fear, according to Cristina del [...]
It’s time to talk about it in our Latino community: Male Breast Cancer
By Capt Eduardo Wilson, Hawaii Hispanic News KAPOLEI, Hawaii — I am a 58-year-old male airline pilot (Alaska Airlines), who recently underwent a left modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer. T2, N1, M0. Are these the codes for the engine stages on the Boeing 737-900? No, they are the codes that describe the stages of [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Creating special birthday cakes for kids facing adult challenges
LatinaLista — For a child, there is only one day all year that is special — their birthday. But these are tough times and for too many families birthday parties, complete with pretty cakes are just not in the family budget. That’s where Sweet Blessings comes in. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, volunteer chefs get together [...]
