LatinaLista — In an interview with Univision’s Jorge Ramos this past weekend, President Obama clearly had a message for Latinos — he hasn’t forgotten about immigration reform. In fact, he was so on message that a question about racial…
LatinaLista — Starting a new business is tough for anyone but if you’re low-income or aren’t completely fluent in English the odds of getting the kind of credit and help needed to launch that business automatically increases.
By Lisa Mendoza* LatinaLista (Editor’s note: Lisa Mendoza is a pseudonym for the writer’s real name who wishes not to be identified.) “We know what unions have done for other people. We have seen it and we have studied…
By David Berreby This View of Life For some time now, cognitive scientists have been sure that the mind is not made for logical reasoning. That ability is just a lucky side effect of the work brains actually evolved…
Editorial La Prensa San Diego It was billed as a mayoral debate on education, where the four candidates for mayor, Bob Filner, Bonnie Dumanis, Carol DeMaio, and Nathan Fletcher for an hour and a half shared their knowledge…
LatinaLista — When it comes to the national recovery of this nation’s worst economic times since the Great Depression, it has been no secret that blacks and Latinos have fared worse in the recovery period than whites and Asians….
LatinaLista — From the beginning of time, the importance of water to our health and our survival has been known. Yet, a lot of the world is beginning to experience, if not already, a crisis in having enough water….
LatinaLista — With school almost finished for this school year, most families of high school seniors who are eyeing college, whether it be an university or community college, are trying to figure out how much it’s really going to…
By Carlo Garcia Living Philanthropic (Editor’s note: Through his blog, a BlogBeat partner of Latina Lista, Carlo Garcia has dedicated his writings to highlighting the rewards of volunteerism by spotlighting worthy causes and non-profits. He now has the…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Aside from the injustices in Arizona, i.e., the scraping of a highly successful education program, the evident war against Mexicans, and the nullification of the U.S Constitution, I was seduced to the struggle…
La Voz Newspaper There are lots of ways to examine the growth and impact of the Hispanic population in the United States. Certainly the Census Bureau provides a vast array of data through its many surveys and the decennial…
LatinaLista — Though public outrage was loud and clear over the shooting of Treyvon Martin, the shooter, George Zimmerman, was legally protected by Florida’s Stand your Ground law until today
LatinaLista — Today, April 11, is being celebrated as the DayofPink. While we would like to think it’s in honor of Latina Lista, the fact is it’s in honor of raising awareness about a serious issue in schools and…
Vino Latino Ceja has become synonymous with Latino wineries. Matriarch Amelia is the ultimate marketer for Latino wineries. Anytime Vino Latino talks about what we do people always say, “I know Latino wineries…I know Ceja.”
LatinaLista — Today in Arizona, a state notorious for how their officials treat undocumented immigrants, set a precedent that shocked those who thought they were above the law and shocked those that thought justice didn’t exist in the state.
LatinaLista — Today’s report released by Excelencia in Education!, Latino College Completion in 50 States, doesn’t present any real new revelations but it is amping up the alarm for the nation to pay attention to what is happening among…
Salud Today Barriers remain in Latinos’ ability to purchase healthier dairy and meat options in tiendas — Latino-focused grocery stores — according to a new study. The study, published recently in Public Health Nutrition, compared the availability, quality and…
By Amanda Brinegar Borderzine EL PASO – El Paso born Carlos M. Montes has been a solidarity activist since the late 1960s, denouncing wars and fighting for immigration rights and better public education, but lately he can be seen…
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ The ability to keep your job in this labor market is no small achievement. The official national unemployment rate is at 8.2% and among Latinos, that rate is 10%. While it…
LatinaLista — Media commentators have been calling Mitt Romney the GOP presidential frontrunner and general consensus has him as the unofficial party nominee for president. So excited speculation is shifting to who will be the vice president.
LatinaLista — Whether it’s referred to as “global warming” or “global climate change,” there’s no denying (anymore) that the climate on our planet is changing. The clues come with each season
By Alain Castillo LatinaLista Leslie Borhaug Tillit wants everyone to master their ability to read. “It’s so important to be able to read in order to be in control of your life,”
By Carlyn Montes De Oca Modern Alchemy My friend, Liza Pascal, an acupuncturist in Boulder, Colorado, used to work with Dr.Yeshi Dhonden, the personal physician to the Dalai Lama. I’m certain that Dr. Dhonden has many secrets of longevity…
El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — First State Manufacturing owners Eli Valenzuela, Sher Valenzuela, and Ashley Wolfe have been selected as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Delaware Small Business Persons of the Year. This is the story of the genesis…
LatinaLista — While everyone was paying attention to the drama happening among the Republican presidential candidates as they went from state to state primaries, the nation, outside of California, mostly missed another political drama.
