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May 25, 2013
Graduate student in Mexico spearheading Kickstarter campaign to tell the stories of deported DREAMers
Theater lovers everywhere can now enjoy the works of El Teatro Campesino via online video archives
Indigenous Peoples share wisdom passed from their elders on life, living and Mother Earth
The battle of Chicago’s 2013 Puerto Rican Day Parade
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Columns & Features
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Linking Latinas
US Chamber of Commerce pushes for passage of immigration reform with new website
- 72 days ago
Tech industry preparing for virtual immigration march on Washington
- 87 days ago
Blog: Compromise on ‘Pathway to Citizenship’ is Short of True Reform
- 103 days ago
My Story: Undocumented and being deported
- 130 days ago
US-educated deportee doesn’t see herself as undocumented but “Citizen of the World”
- 138 days ago
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Indigenous Peoples share wisdom passed from their elders on life, living and Mother Earth
- 14 hours ago
Report: Becoming an American Can Be Bad for Your Health
- 3 days ago
12th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to Discuss Six Key Areas
- 4 days ago
Free Bilingual E-Book! Asthma Triggers: A Guide For Parents, Teachers, Doctors And Nurses
- 8 days ago
One-on-one with the nation’s new language czar
- 9 days ago
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Graduate student in Mexico spearheading Kickstarter campaign to tell the stories of deported DREAMers
- 11 hours ago
New report underscores Indigenous men making political progress in South America, but women not so much
- 1 day ago
Paraguay tackles math illiteracy among students starting with pre-schoolers
- 3 days ago
Mexico’s Red Cross creates crowdfunding campaign to build desert cooling stations for U.S.-bound migrants
- 8 days ago
Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
- 9 days ago
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Guest Voz: Chicano history reading more like a bad translation
- 8 days ago
Guest Voz: Why the Obama Administration Must Do More To Help Working-class Families on Housing
- 12 days ago
Guest Voces: How much safer can the safest city get?
- 15 days ago
Guest Voz: The Case for a Young Adult Criminal Justice System
- 16 days ago
Guest Voz: (Ret.) Ambassador Antonio Garza — Mexico promises high stakes but big opportunities for the U.S.
- 25 days ago
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Forget what’s your sign. What’s your dosha?
- 508 days ago
One Latina defies critics and creates Lazy Girl Tamales
- 513 days ago
USA: “Hermanaly” advice for the first day of college
- 641 days ago
Bolivia: A hidden treasure in the salt flats of Uyuni could liberate Bolivia from poverty
- 672 days ago
Venezuela: Hometown designer makes his mark on international fashion stage
- 673 days ago
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Community Stories
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Immigration Bill: No Federal Health Benefits for Up to a Decade
- 36 days ago
Many Low-Income Oklahoma Students May Fail Because of Reading Law
- 53 days ago
Many Oklahoma parents face Medicaid denial
- 130 days ago
Generación Ñ: A son, a brother and a little bit of a father
- 141 days ago
Accidental Immigrant: A Series of Happy Accidents
- 164 days ago
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The battle of Chicago’s 2013 Puerto Rican Day Parade
- 19 hours ago
Chicago Charter Schools demand equality
- 15 days ago
“Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” – the first ever mariachi opera
- 39 days ago
Youth violence – a public health problem?
- 57 days ago
Is Chicago’s Father Landaverde facing jail time?
- 71 days ago
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A Move to Mandate Cultural Competency Making Its Way Through Connecticut’s Legislature
- 9 days ago
Head Start Wins Award for STEM Curriculum
- 17 days ago
Latina Taking the Lead on Making Urban Areas Green
- 37 days ago
Historic Swearing In of First Hispanic Justice to Connecticut Supreme Court
- 54 days ago
An Emotional Plea for Latinos to Join the Struggle For Tougher Gun Control
- 61 days ago
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Evangélicos Thriving in Connecticut
- 24 days ago
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Businesswoman opens Latin restaurant in west Honolulu suburb
- 248 days ago
Puerto Rican Latina scientist participates in NASA project in Hawaii
- 263 days ago
Obama Administration names Hawaii schools as first-ever U.S. Green Ribbon Schools
- 281 days ago
Honolulu’s Sabor Tropical Salsa radio show ends after a 22-year run
- 297 days ago
Latina golfer joins the professional ranks
- 316 days ago
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Rio Grande Valley’s public broadcasting station to screen The Undocumented online on Wednesday
- 4 days ago
Commentary: Schools aren’t doing enough to prepare our youth to be leaders
- 8 days ago
A student success story in any language
- 11 days ago
First teacher to teach braille piano music in S.A.
- 12 days ago
Marlen Esparza, Houston’s Knockout Covergirl: Boxer Rises To The Top
- 22 days ago
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The perception of Mexico in the U.S. hits a new low, according to survey
- 2 days ago
Two Border Villages Reunite For One Day
- 3 days ago
Border wall issue divides Texas’ Starr County leaders
- 10 days ago
Farmers, farmworkers look to immigration reform to fix ‘flawed’ H-2A visas
- 16 days ago
A tale of unwritten Mexican-American history told on the Mississippi Delta Tamale Trail
- 19 days ago
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Couple Overcomes Racial, Cultural and Language Differences for More than Two Decades
- 5 days ago
Bert Corona: Chicano Park Mural Recognizes the Father of the Immigration Movement
- 26 days ago
Groundbreaking civil rights conference hosts victims of law enforcement brutality
- 32 days ago
Children Left Behind: Deported Parents, American Kids
- 38 days ago
Undocumented Journalist and Activist, José Antonio Vargas, Addresses CSUN Community
- 43 days ago
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Making Delaware history: Victor Ayala, first Hispanic promoted to police inspector in Wilmington
- 47 days ago
Superior Court of Delaware rules deported workers still have right to compensation
- 73 days ago
New Latino Leader for Gay DC
- 75 days ago
The Delaware Leadership Project: Finding principals to lead high-need urban and rural schools
- 171 days ago
Delaware community introduces Mexican nun to a whole new world
- 366 days ago
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Culture
Art
Books
Dance
Film
History
Language
Literature
Music
Photography
Theater
Artist open to expanding Kickstarter project of popular female cartoon characters beyond US borders
- 75 days ago
Arizona artists ‘bedazzle’ border wall in binational art project
- 150 days ago
Mexican muralists fighting to save decaying town look towards US for Latino artists to help
- 542 days ago
Art Along the Hyphen: The Mexican-American Generation
- 591 days ago
When sicarios threatened to kill her, the muralist brought her art to El Paso
- 598 days ago
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Bilingual literacy site gears up for summer with free downloadable ebooks, coloring pages and activity sheets
- 3 days ago
Latina veteran pens first bilingual children’s book showing Latina mamá in uniform
- 29 days ago
Four Latina bloggers band together to promote Latino literary talent to Latino readers and mainstream book publishers
- 46 days ago
First Latino to win prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a homeboy from the U.S.-Mexico border
- 66 days ago
President’s announcement for pre-school for every child is perfect timing for renewed push of national bilingual literacy program
- 101 days ago
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Kings of Salsa bring a Cuban fiesta to San Antonio
- 555 days ago
Samadhi Hawaii takes dancing to new heights
- 583 days ago
Salsa Dance Club Brings “Pure Flavor” to Campus
- 603 days ago
Hawaii Salsa instructor leaves his footprint across Europe and Asia
- 680 days ago
Spotlight Non-profit: Sharing love of Mexican history and culture one dance at a time
- 756 days ago
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Viernes Video: New bilingual comedy follows the love trail of ’200 Cartas’
- 1 day ago
Documentary ‘Harvest of Empire,’ like its protagonists, travel a winding path to achieve a Hollywood Dream
- 215 days ago
New site makes sure everyone takes notice of Latinos in Hollywood
- 248 days ago
Spreading the word among Latinos to see ‘A Better Life’
- 686 days ago
Latinos: A Better Life Awaits Us
- 707 days ago
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Indigenous descendants of builders of San Antonio’s missions hold forgiveness ceremony to reinter remains of ancestors
- 92 days ago
American Latino Heritage Fund’s new website and Twitter townhalls share Latino history and culture
- 102 days ago
The treaty that spawned the Mexican American citizen
- 112 days ago
National Trust for Historic Preservation Calls for Nominations of Latino Endangered Sites
- 130 days ago
Cuban journalist vows to reconnect Americans with their Hispanic roots by setting straight the historical record
- 142 days ago
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One-on-one with the nation’s new language czar
- 9 days ago
The rise of the Latino child prompts more efforts to preserve Spanish in Hispanic households
- 33 days ago
Distinguished English Linguist: Writing English — And Jumping to Some New Conclusions
- 40 days ago
Distinguished English Linguist: Living in a world where lies are designed to sound truthful degrades language and life
- 54 days ago
New report finds 6 percent of Latinos reject calling themselves Hispanic, Latino or Spanish
- 515 days ago
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New Latino magazine strives to break ethnic, gender and social stereotypes showcasing writers historically ignored in literary field
- 529 days ago
Author Demetria Martínez to receive UCSB’s Luis Leal Literature Award
- 576 days ago
Commentary: Why read multicultural literature?
- 653 days ago
USA: Remembering Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos
- 689 days ago
Bilingual book giveaway to award $500 worth of books to lucky elementary school
- 759 days ago
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Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame close to recognizing inaugural group of talent not recognized by mainstream music industry
- 121 days ago
University of Rochester launches Institute for Popular Music but lacks Latino contributions
- 157 days ago
Latino youth’s special relationship with música
- 283 days ago
Binational project brings the voices of Chicanas and Jarochas together in song
- 332 days ago
La India – Supreme Princess of Salsa
- 352 days ago
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Pilsen photographer Aurelio Barrios and his piece of Chicago history
- 654 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Opening up young Latinas’ eyes to a world of possibilities via photography
- 735 days ago
El Paso photographer creates visual campaign to combat hate
- 1103 days ago
Ten conservation photographers trek through U.S. borderlands on special mission
- 1579 days ago
University project resurrects 1949 images of South Texas’ Mexican Americans online
- 1690 days ago
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Theater lovers everywhere can now enjoy the works of El Teatro Campesino via online video archives
- 13 hours ago
Video: How Chicano history shaped El Teatro Campesino
- 2 days ago
Texas theater company feels moral responsibility to tell stories of Central American immigrants
- 53 days ago
Spotlight Non-profit: Giving the gift of culture to kids who need it most
- 770 days ago
Famed filmmaker preserves Latino culture via a “Latinopia” of videos
- 782 days ago
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Life
Children
Faith
Fitness
Health
Human Rights
Money
Parenting
Social Justice
Women
Youth
Children’s Book Week celebrates youth literature but needs to do more to highlight authors of color
- 12 days ago
Bilingual book publisher creates challenge to get children to not eat sugar for a day
- 19 days ago
National sun prevention campaign targets Latino schoolchildren with bilingual message on importance of sunscreen usage
- 23 days ago
Children’s book benefitting Honduran school creates early introduction to doing social good
- 85 days ago
New study give high marks to one charter school system instilling in students practices for academic success
- 87 days ago
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Seven Boyle Heights Latina teens become empowered creating photo exhibit around saintly icon
- 155 days ago
As it Turns Out, Happiness Can Buy Health and Longevity
- 161 days ago
New Latino faith survey reveals 97 percent are proud of Hispanic heritage
- 192 days ago
A fall from grace for one priest leads to a life of redemption and reinvention
- 550 days ago
Connecting the Catholic Hispanic Community
- 584 days ago
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Reflections of the first-ever San Antonio to Laredo ultra marathon
- 64 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Making kids “TOPS” of their game on and off the court
- 511 days ago
Brazil: The 2011 Pan Am games show the world Brazil is more than soccer
- 584 days ago
Oklahoma ranks 7th in obesity rate among adults
- 646 days ago
Latino coach says culture holds back US youth from international soccer championships
- 669 days ago
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New apps help women of color close the gap in accessing life-saving cancer information
- 9 days ago
Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
- 9 days ago
Bilingual book publisher creates challenge to get children to not eat sugar for a day
- 19 days ago
New CDC study shows Latina teen moms more likely to have a second birth though they know how to prevent it
- 53 days ago
American Heart Assoc. targets Latinas with one message about heart disease but two distinct sites
- 113 days ago
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Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
- 9 days ago
Violence against women: Progress in some parts of the world, violations continue elsewhere
- 78 days ago
New national Registry of Exonerations forces all to see an uncomfortable truth in the judicial system
- 368 days ago
New website chronicles 1989 wrongful execution of TX Latino because of mistaken identity
- 375 days ago
With racial intolerance rearing its ugly head, website reaches out to “fellow Americans”
- 520 days ago
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Study finds states with largest number of full-time Latina workers suffer from punishing wage gaps
- 135 days ago
Exploring Mutual Funds could be a first step in achieving financial peace
- 172 days ago
Latina Cubicle Confidential™: Latinas in Retail — Is Your Employer Hurting Your Future?
- 178 days ago
Quick tips for getting the most from your income — no matter how much money you make
- 250 days ago
Helping Latinos succeed with money
- 281 days ago
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Education expert says Latino parents must create mandate for their children to succeed in school
- 310 days ago
From immigrant moms to queer mothers, new e-card tool creates Mother’s Day cards for today’s unique families
- 379 days ago
New report shows the U.S. still failing new parents in providing protections for paid leave
- 382 days ago
New survey shows Latina moms online to be tech-savvy and politically aware
- 488 days ago
Over 20,000 Latino children waiting to be adopted as National Adoption Month winds down
- 549 days ago
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First-ever ‘Proud to be Indigenous’ campaign launches online as Indigenous Peoples from around the world set to attend UN session
- 8 days ago
New study puts fears to rest that sponsoring a child in developing countries is anything but a good cause
- 31 days ago
Infographic: Here’s why coffee is a billion-dollar business, but not for the coffee farmers
- 32 days ago
Growing fair trade movement connects US buyers with entrepreneurs from developing countries
- 40 days ago
Victims unite during International Anti-Street Harassment Week
- 47 days ago
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Video: A short introduction to Latin American Women Artists of 1915-1995
- 9 days ago
New apps help women of color close the gap in accessing life-saving cancer information
- 9 days ago
Embroidery Collective Gives Voice to Mexico’s Victims of Gender-Based Killings
- 9 days ago
Colorado creates Spanish-language site educating Latinas about unintended pregnancies
- 168 days ago
University study reveals nation’s most well-known companies turn a blind eye to gender diversity in the boardroom and management
- 170 days ago
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New study finds girls could pursue STEM careers, but they’re choosing not to
- 40 days ago
Young people challenged to live the next 50 days without violence in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 51 days ago
New report highlights 27 occupations that meet the needs of at-risk youth
- 59 days ago
New report on teen pregnancy reveals encouraging trend
- 88 days ago
Online voter registration a hit with young California voters, as well as, not having party preference
- 134 days ago
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Media
Games
Multimedia
Online
Podcasts
Social Media
Technology
Transcripts
Videos
Latinos Drive Video Game Sales
- 192 days ago
Young Latina gamers strive for different goals when playing video games
- 380 days ago
Yet another game takes illegal immigration to an offensive level
- 836 days ago
New virtual game challenges “citizens” to think for themselves and create the world of their dreams
- 1333 days ago
The video game industry needs to be accountable for perpetuating negative stereotypes
- 1584 days ago
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Is the ‘Modern Neighborhood’ a Root Cause of American Obesity?
- 219 days ago
Dramatic, Poetry-Infused PSAs Target Diabetes Among Young Minorities
- 355 days ago
Son of Mexican immigrants graduates as college Valedictorian on his way to a Harvard PhD
- 358 days ago
TV Novela Series Teaches Importance of Safe Medication Use
- 383 days ago
A few words about Love Thy Neighbor, Mexico: Getting American drug users to connect their usage with violence in Mexico
- 389 days ago
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Laying out the bare facts of how Obama won the election
- 193 days ago
New site makes sure everyone takes notice of Latinos in Hollywood
- 248 days ago
Latino middle-schooler creates website to share passion for space
- 374 days ago
Social media analysis predicts tonight’s Iowa caucus victor via Facebook
- 507 days ago
Premier Latina news site unveils new look as “The Smart News Source”
- 529 days ago
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Laying out the bare facts of how Obama won the election
- 193 days ago
In the history of social media, Latinos play a big part
- 213 days ago
Latina blogger launches bilingual e-book detailing “A Simple Start to Blogging with Social Media”
- 390 days ago
Going Global on a Shoestring and a Smartphone
- 439 days ago
New web site strives to make political influence equitable and accessible to all voters
- 492 days ago
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One Latina’s mission to make science and math careers “cool” to young Latinos
- 654 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Bringing scientists and low-income students together to create a new future
- 700 days ago
Latino teens at higher risk of hearing loss among peers because of one (bad) habit
- 709 days ago
Mexican education campaign reaches out to Mexican-Americans and migrants for help
- 737 days ago
The mobile digital divide shrinks for Latinos
- 737 days ago
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Transcript: State of the Union Address — February 12, 2013
- 101 days ago
Transcript: Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- 116 days ago
Transcript: First Latino Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco, proudly delivers “One Today”
- 124 days ago
Transcript: President Obama’s Inaugural Address
- 124 days ago
Transcript: President Obama’s Election Night Speech
- 199 days ago
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Viernes Video: New bilingual comedy follows the love trail of ’200 Cartas’
- 1 day ago
Video: How Chicano history shaped El Teatro Campesino
- 2 days ago
Intrn’l Video: Mayan youth share why they’re proud to be Indigenous
- 3 days ago
Video: Latino technology entrepreneur transforms science fiction into reality one ‘cara’ at a time
- 4 days ago
Video: Another deportation rips apart yet another family with a young child growing up too fast
- 5 days ago
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Causes
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Spotlight Nonprofit: Latina teens get a new ‘circle’ of friends who help make their college dreams a reality
- 7 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: One Latina’s mission to make victims of domestic violence realize ‘milagros’ do happen in life
- 15 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Allowing budding artists to earn as they learn
- 29 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Giving homeless children more than a place to call home
- 49 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Sack suppers keep low-income children from going hungry
- 57 days ago
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Non-profits take backseat to political donations, but which is the better community investment?
- 369 days ago
Report shows Latinos have their own definition of philanthropy
- 484 days ago
US medical volunteers bring impoverished Guatemalan women the dream of walking without pain
- 606 days ago
Special edition bilingual bracelets benefit Hispanic scholarships
- 618 days ago
Spotlight Nonprofit: Teaching parents how to “book cuddle” with their children
- 728 days ago
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A lesson that turns into a gift for a young daughter from her migrant father
- 729 days ago
Latina adventurer goes from NFL cheerleader to wildlife explorer
- 730 days ago
The story of one small town’s change to embrace its new Latino residents
- 743 days ago
A Memorial Day parade holds a special surprise for one young boy
- 788 days ago
Globalization and the Paso del Norte Region
- 788 days ago
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First-ever ‘Proud to be Indigenous’ campaign launches online as Indigenous Peoples from around the world set to attend UN session
- 8 days ago
New study puts fears to rest that sponsoring a child in developing countries is anything but a good cause
- 31 days ago
Infographic: Here’s why coffee is a billion-dollar business, but not for the coffee farmers
- 32 days ago
Growing fair trade movement connects US buyers with entrepreneurs from developing countries
- 40 days ago
Victims unite during International Anti-Street Harassment Week
- 47 days ago
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Diversity
Economy
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Immigration
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Business leaders create a complicated twist in the debate over immigration reform
- 414 days ago
New cable programming highlights nation’s need to uphold affirmative action
- 458 days ago
New report shows Latinos have unprecedented success in lawncare and landscape industry — but for how long?
- 549 days ago
Alabama Arrest of German Mercedes-Benz executive under immigration law underscores how little history changes
- 551 days ago
New report reveals Latino and black homebuyers with good credit were targets of subprime lenders
- 554 days ago
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UT law prof blames Latino and black students’ poor academics on being raised with poor single mothers
- 164 days ago
Shunning Latino, black and Asian journalist moderators for presidential debates underscores nation’s systemic attitudes towards race
- 280 days ago
New cable programming highlights nation’s need to uphold affirmative action
- 458 days ago
Diversity is more than a concept — it’s what we are as a nation
- 459 days ago
Lack of Latino talent on Sunday morning talk begs the question: Do networks think Latinos are a passing political fad?
- 469 days ago
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Video: Veteran organizer Marshall Ganz shares his memories of working for social change with Cesar Chavez
- 11 days ago
The GOP made it official. War on Latinos, gays, the poor and — working women!
- 353 days ago
The browning of America doesn’t hold up in losing job market
- 357 days ago
Immigration reform proposal brings all immigrant laborers into the conversation
- 374 days ago
FL farmworkers on hunger strike asking why Publix won’t sign on to Fair Food Campaign
- 441 days ago
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The other big issue Latinos are waiting to hear in Obama’s State of the Union
- 101 days ago
Cities in Latin America doing more to prepare for climate change than the United States
- 352 days ago
Guest Voz: Latinos off to a healthy start in 2012 with a gift from the EPA
- 508 days ago
Guest Voz: Why Should Latinos Care about Lead Poisoning?
- 530 days ago
House committee OKs bill to waive environmental rules for Border Patrol
- 596 days ago
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Latino and Black male students at the mercy of a segregated and suspension-focused school system
- 248 days ago
Friday round-up of headlines spotlighting undocumented students and how colleges are coping with the change
- 253 days ago
Two separate reports reveal the odds stacked against Latino students achieving academic success
- 276 days ago
Latino and black youth in juvenile justice system lose out on getting an education — twice
- 290 days ago
Policymakers think low-income Latino families have gone from the digital divide to creating “time-wasting” gap
- 359 days ago
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It’s time to take the sexism out of the debate on immigration reform
- 47 days ago
Sen. John McCain’s Univision interview leaves impression that old grudges die hard
- 103 days ago
New Pew Hispanic study shows ‘good-faith’ immigration reform must meet two basic needs of immigrants
- 110 days ago
White House loud and clear on immigration reform but ignores Latino community’s outcry over abusive actions by ICE and Border Patrol
- 114 days ago
Proposed immigration reform plans don’t deal with the total reality that exists for undocumented immigrants
- 115 days ago
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Video: Do the Democrats have a lock on the Hispanic vote?
- 12 days ago
White House: Joint Statement between the United States and Mexico
- 23 days ago
GOP governors’ denial of Medicaid expansion in their states is one outreach Latinos will take to heart — and to the polls
- 52 days ago
New study shows California’s online voter registration yielded surprising results that could strike fear in the hearts of critics
- 60 days ago
The Voting Rights Act is a long way from being ‘racial entitlement’
- 86 days ago
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