LatinaLista — Though it may seem that school just barely started, for many high school juniors and seniors it’s the time of year to start thinking about college. For low-income students, the idea of going to college can be overwhelming — for both students and their parents. That’s why the University of Southern California created [...]
Connecting the Catholic Hispanic Community
El Tiempo Hispano Catholic Relief Services (CRS), one of the largest faith-based international aid organizations in the United States and one of the world’s foremost agencies for humanitarian aid and disaster relief, further enhanced its outreach efforts to U.S. Hispanics. Through an updated digital platform, CRS will offer Hispanics a better way to connect with [...]
Brazil: The 2011 Pan Am games show the world Brazil is more than soccer
By Edy Bestle LatinaLista SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — Amazing! Astonishing! Breathtaking! These are some of the adjectives heard referring to the opening of the Guadalajara Pan-American Games. It is really a privilege to be watching this event, even if I am watching it on TV, comfortably sitting on my sofa at home, in São Paulo. [...]
New report shows low-income Latinos at-risk for poor quality of care at one-star hospitals
LatinaLista — When it comes to Latinos and healthcare coverage, there are just some indisputable facts that can’t be ignored: more Latinos are uninsured; too many Latinos are unemployed; and the healthcare coverage critical for low-income Latinos is Medicaid. These truths should already raise a red flag as to the quality of health among Latinos. [...]
New research shows Latino Millennials are more old-fashioned in morals and attitudes than peers
LatinaLista — What do young Latino adults really want out of life and who are they? It’s a question that takes center stage in a new study published by Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más cable channel titled Death of the Hispanic Adult Demo as We Know It. According to census findings, US-born Hispanics now dominate [...]
Hispanic Heritage Month ends on reminder that HIV impacts too many Latinos
LatinaLista – The last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, October 15, is perhaps one of the most important days of the entire month-long celebration of Latinos — it’s National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). Though a lot of breakthrough has been achieve with treating HIV/AIDS and raising awareness, unfortunately, more needs to be done — especially [...]