By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – A group of Hispanic students at The University of Tulsa have created a diversity council to promote higher education among local minorities and young people with low income, according to group member Kasey Hughart, a sociology student and president of DREAM Act Oklahoma. Hughart said the [...]
Spotlight Non-profit: Tapping bilingual students’ skills to give back to the community
LatinaLista – It’s not often that a high school Latino student organization offers their members as mentor tutors to junior high and elementary-age students. Yet, that’s part of the mission of Utah-based Latinos in Action (LIA). LIA is class/program for junior high and high schoolers that encourages Latino students to use their bilingual abilities to help [...]
U.S.A.: On her own: One young Latina strives for college success
By Angela Villanueva LatinaLista I grew up middle-class, like almost every other Mexican-American in the Texas Valley. I was fed because the government would help us with food stamps, I was healthy because the government would help us with Medicaid and I finished high school because public schools are free – and I had the will, [...]
Latinos one of three groups leading nation’s obesity rate
LatinaLista — March may be more widely recognized as Women’s History Month but it’s also the time of year to celebrate National Nutrition Month. These days, with everyone focused on being the “biggest loser,” or wondering if they should “ask Jenni,” nutrition is becoming synonymous with losing weight. Fortunately, for many people, losing weight can [...]
Puerto Rico: The world shows solidarity with University of Puerto Rico Students
By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — Today, 16 cities around the globe will show support for the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) students who are still fighting for lower education costs and maintaining academic programs. Besides showing international support to the Puerto Rican youth, the World Solidarity Day with the UPR students [...]
CDC reports rate of HIV infection among Latinas is nearly four times that of white women
LatinaLista — Since March is a month dedicated to women and women’s issues, it’s not surprising that today, March 10, isn’t just another Thursday. It’s actually National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day or NWGHAAD for short. It’s been known for a while that AIDS no longer just impacts the lesbian and gay communities. Nearly [...]
