By Ramona Ortega LatinaLista As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage month across the nation, it is a good time to highlight the cultural and economic contributions of the largest and fastest-growing millennial population in the country. In 2016, 61% of…
Sponsored Content LatinaLista — Since 2012, over half of the births in the United States have been to people of color. This birthrate bolsters the US Census Bureau’s projections that by the year 2044, the country will be ‘majority-minority.’…
By Bill Clark There are lots of ways we can promote a better future for young Latino people in the USA, and having more strong men and women of Hispanic origin in places of leadership who can serve as…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – INDEX Reynosa, the trade association for maquila plants in Reynosa, has launched a new website aimed at disseminating positive news to the general public and the media, in addition to…
By Tom Blanton Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Increasing college enrollment rates among American-born Hispanics and a surge in Latina entrepreneurship aren’t enough to eliminate wage disparities that prevent Latino families from improving their economic well-being, a new report said….
Obed Manuel Latina Lista Have you noticed how some companies have started targeting Latinos with bilingual commercials? They may be onto something. Researchers with MAGNA GLOBAL and the Center for Multicultural Science have found that the language-only based marketing strategies…
LatinaLista — In this year’s annual report on the state of the U.S. multicultural economy from the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth, researchers found two groups blazing growth in the economy — Asians and Latinos. According…
By Maira Isabel Morales LatinaLista Puerto Ricans – and Hispanics generally – are passionate about food. We have a famous saying: “Where one eats, 10 do”. We always make more than enough food, just in case someone comes along….
LatinaLista — There's a Spanish word that neatly sums up a person's drive to achieve their wants, desires and goals — ganas. Ganas is what everyone needs to overcome those challenges to achieving their dreams. A recent Latina Lista…
By Harry C. Alford LatinaLista I am writing this article from the beautiful nation of Costa Rica (Rich Coast in English). It is our mission to connect the dots of the African diaspora and this dot is pretty key…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Training co-operative coffee farmers in Chiapas to start their own roastery Li Maya coffee farmer’s cooperative began in 1996. It currently consists of 186 member families serving four municipalities in the border forest region of Chiapas, Mexico….
By Sara Inés Calderón Más Wired A Texas-based entrepreneur says that Mexico has amazing potential to be a global hotbed for IT workers. And, if the right amount of investment is made there, a startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem could…
By Wendy Rivera-Aguilar Broadband & Social Justice Recently, the Washingtonian highlighted extraordinary success stories of some of the most influential Hispanic achievers of our time. Among the Latino faces featured on the cover was Andres W. Lopez. A Harvard…
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ Texas State Senator, Leticia Van de Putte , who is running for lieutenant governor next year, has said that Latinas can suffer from the “burnt tortilla syndrome”! You know it’s true….
LatinaLista — There are a lot of things Guatemala can boast of having that most other countries can’t: a rich Mayan heritage, ancient pyramids, lush rainforests and landscapes and distinctive traditional dress and foods. Yet, there was still something…
Frontera NorteSur Certain, small non-agricultural enterprises in the Paso del Norte borderland are now eligible for U.S. Small Business Administration loans because of the drought extending across the region. In an announcement, the SBA included the New Mexico county…
By Christina Solis Morales La Voz de Austin What does it take for a small business to survive when new research from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 44% of all start-up businesses will fold within the…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista Maria Rodriguez is passionate about worms, so much so that she has a collection of 90 million of them. It was during a university lecture when she first heard about their potential to reduce poverty….
By Sergio Ramos Infosurhoy MEXICO CITY – A conversation between Diego Ballesteros and his friend, Evaristo Babé, about the lack of restaurants with an online delivery service led to the creation of one of the most popular startups in…
By Pei Li Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Arizona business leaders were in Washington to lobby the state’s congressional delegation on immigration reform Tuesday, just the latest in a string of groups trying to pressure Congress on the issue….
LatinaLista — One man’s trash is another man’s — furniture! In São Paulo, Brazil — a city with a population of almost 40 million people, like any big city, throws away a lot of trash. Yet, in São Paulo,…
By Dennise Barajas The Venture Even though his family and friends told him to pursue a computer career which is traditionally more steady and has a high earning potential, Armando Gonzales decided to follow his dream of becoming a…
LatinaLista — Her name is Asia Newson and she is only 10-years-old but she is already creating a stir in the Detroit business world, and with TEDx audiences worldwide. Asia has her own business — Super Business Girl. She…
By Antonio Garza LatinaLista It’s been a busy but productive couple of weeks for me. I participated in Rice University’s Energy Conference and, for the last couple of days, have been in DC at the Dow Jones Global Compliance…
LatinaLista — March is a month where we’re supposed to celebrate the accomplishments of women and how far we’ve come from the days when women were seen as being only good for keeping house, having children and cooking. It was…
