LatinaLista — One of the times that families really need to come together is when it’s time for children to go to college. Going to college is a family affair. Yet for many Latino families, college is still unchartered territory. Statistics show that when it comes to Bachelor’s degrees, only 13 percent of Latinos have [...]
Spotlight Non-profit: Pairing professional musicians to mentor low-income music students
LatinaLista — Austin, Texas is known as a music mecca. After all, it’s home to the SXSW Music Festival (South by Southwest), one of the most international gatherings of musical artists. With all that musical talent in one town, it makes sense that a program could be created to pair professional musicians with children who [...]
Arrested DREAM Act students may prove to be the leaders in the immigration debate
LatinaLista — It’s been debated in certain circles for awhile that maybe the Latino community would be farther along with Washington in the immigration debate if there was one leader whose actions and words could spur both Congress and the collective Latino community into action. People have been looking towards our national organizations and Latino [...]
Puerto Rico: UPR Administration Closes Campus for Semester
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — There will not be anymore wake-ups at 5 a.m. Neither will the early morning search for a parking space around the campus will be much of a problem. The Rio Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico will be entirely closed until July [...]
Puerto Rico: Celebrities and organizations unite with UPR students and call for National Strike
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — The time for separate protests is over. At least, that’s the sentiment that the University of Puerto Rico Workers’ Syndicate, the Puerto Rican Worker’s Federation and the Teacher’s Federation have expressed. The three organizations have called for a national strike of 24 hours on [...]
U.S. Census analysis on 2008 presidential race reveals young Latino voters hold key to future elections
LatinaLista — The U.S. Census released their analysis — Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008 and found out several distinct things about Latino voters. Among the findings are: 1. An extra 2 million Latino voters turned out for the 2008 election making it a 4 percent increase from previous elections. In fact, [...]
