LatinaLista — Long before schools decided art wasn’t enough of a worthwhile class that students could learn something from and axed it from their curriculums, one off-campus art nonprofit has been showing that art is not only relevant to students’ lives but can be profitable in a variety of ways. Minneapolis-based Juxtaposition Arts has been [...]
States of Spanish: Why the U.S. has its own, recognized variety of Spanish
By Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau Language Magazine Ten years ago, it was still common in the U.S. to hear Spanish described as a “foreign” language. But those days are over. Hispanic scholars and language teachers are now witnessing the rise of an authentic U.S. variety of Spanish. The shift really got underway in 2003 [...]
Latina veteran pens first bilingual children’s book showing Latina mamá in uniform
LatinaLista — A 2011 Pew study found that there were more Latinas serving in the military than Latinos. It’s a trend that will only continue since some undocumented Latina teens waiting for immigration reform have declared their intent to enlist in the military when they’re cleared to do so. Now, a new bilingual children’s book [...]
López: Celebrating 200th Anniversary of First Texas Constitution
By José Antonio López Rio Grande Guardian SAN ANTONIO – In a previous Guardian article, I wrote about the significance of the month of April in early Texas history. Very briefly, on April 1-2, 1813, Colonel José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara and his Army of the North triumphantly entered and took possession of San Antonio, [...]
Viernes Video: Dreamer: A True American Story
LatinaLista — Even though President Obama authorized the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program to grant deferred action from deportations for certain undocumented young people, there are still many undocumented youth who either don’t qualify or have aged out of the requirements. For that reason, another film about the DREAMer experience serves to not [...]
New poll shows Latinos overwhelmingly see comprehensive sex education as a way to stem teenage pregnancy
LatinaLista — Getting a headstart on May’s month-long observance of National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health (CLAFH) at the Silver School of Social Work at New York University released the findings of a poll asking Latinos how they feel about teen pregnancies. It’s a relevant [...]
