LatinaLista — Most people understand that there is a link between our health and our environment. There’s a reason why people aren’t thrilled living in neighborhoods towered over by power lines or living near smoke-spewing plants. The effects can be bad enough on adults but devastating to children’s developing bodies and minds. Yet, unfortunately, those [...]
Guest Voz: It is time to challenge environmental racism
LatinaLista — Earth Day is one of those global observances meant to unite all of humanity behind a worthy mission. It doesn’t get much worthier than realizing that the only home of us all needs to be cared for — just like the people who inhabit it. Unfortunately, for people of color, Earth Day is [...]
One man’s mission to bring service dogs to Cuba
LatinaLista — Though emotions still run high as to whether or not Americans should visit Cuba, the fact is Cuba is open for business — to educators and researchers. Also, it seems to dogs. A recent canine tourist named Booster is making headlines both on the island and in the states. Booster, a 100-pound Labrador [...]
One study says some Latino kids don’t exercise. Another study tells why
LatinaLista — A new report makes the simple but bold statement — “healthy people and healthy places go together.” The report, “Why Place & Race Matter: Impacting health through a focus on race and place,” sponsored by PolicyLink and the California Endowment, illustrates why a person’s neighborhood and local community can be a good predictor [...]
Nogales residents recall 100 years of change on the U.S.-Mexico border
By Channing Turner Cronkite News Service NOGALES – As a young man, Edward Holler slipped easily through gaps in a U.S.-Mexico border fence behind his house to visit shops and friends on the Mexican side. Now, reaching the other side can take more than two hours, and Holler said he doesn’t cross more than once [...]
Honolulu Zoo gets Latino Director
By Priscilla Cabral-Perez Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — When Mayor Peter Carlisle recently introduced the new Honolulu Zoo Director Manuel Mollinedo, he described him as someone whose “wealth of zoo and park managerial experience and his clear love for animals is sure to benefit Honolulu.” Mollinedo’s wealth of experience is traced to a humble [...]
