LatinaLista — Though it’s snowing and blustery this week in most parts of the country, summer is just a few weeks away and so is the end of school. That means kids will be playing, swimming and hanging outside more than ever. And if this summer is anything like past summers with record temperatures and [...]
Guest Voz: Watching America — through the eyes of young immigrants
By Claire O’Brien Eléctrica in the Desert Two very small girls waited for a 4th of July parade in a small Midwestern city a few years ago. The city’s economy is based upon a large, fluid workforce from throughout Central America – a majority of them Mexican – and an industry which has for decades [...]
The rise of the Latino child prompts more efforts to preserve Spanish in Hispanic households
LatinaLista — One national trend that is getting scant attention in the media is the rise in number of Latino children in the U.S. The impact of this rising demographic hasn’t been fully explored as to what it will mean for educators, book publishers and toy and game makers when it comes to preserving/teaching the [...]
Children’s book benefitting Honduran school creates early introduction to doing social good
LatinaLista — Honduras is a hard country to live in. It ranks as having a murder rate ten times the global average; it is the second poorest country in Central America; and gang violence rivals drug cartels. For a poor child growing up in Honduras, the odds of successfully getting an education is extremely low. [...]
Intrn’l Video: A celebration of childhood in rural Nicaragua
LatinaLista — What does it mean for a child in Nicaragua to grow up in the country versus the city? It’s a simple question with a profound answer that filmmakers Jason Outenreath and Greg Martin Purifoy discovered over the course of a year filming their first feature-length documentary “Country Kids/Chateles del Campo.” At its most [...]
New study on children’s e-reading habits underscore technology gap between low-income Latinos and Blacks and high-income families
LatinaLista — Whether it’s an e-reader or tablet computer, it’s difficult to find a reputable brand that is under $100. For too many Latino families whose children need to read books, the cost is enough to keep many Latino students from enjoying the tech-age of digital reading. Couple that with the fact that too many mainstream [...]
