By Edith Manzanares The Venture Born in San Salvador, El Salvador, William Hernandez and his family moved to Houston, TX 23 years ago. Hernandez’s parents worked two jobs and helped him and his younger brother and older sister provide for with all that they could. His passion to help others started at young age and [...]
A “Lesser” Latino? The Question of Who Counts
By Wayne Jebian CTLatinoNews.com State Rep. Matt Lesser (D-Middletown) with his fair skin, brown hair and blue eyes, does not “look Latino” in the stereotypical way and his last name is not Spanish. Last month, when Lesser asked to join the Black & Latino caucus, there was some quiet head scratching in some corners of [...]
Majority of young Latino adults are “proud of their Hispanic/Latino culture”
By Insight Tr3s A Pew nationwide survey finds that Hispanic identity continues to be most rooted in family country of origin while the terms Latino and Hispanic are not as top of mind. The United States government uses the terms “Hispanic” or “Latino” to categorize Americans who trace their roots to Spanish-speaking countries. In its [...]
Cuban journalist vows to reconnect Americans with their Hispanic roots by setting straight the historical record
LatinaLista — According to journalist and educator Miguel Perez, 2013 is a very important year for the United States — it’s the 500th anniversary of the nation’s discovery. Not by Christopher Columbus nor British colonists but by a Spanish conquistador named Juan Ponce de León. Ponce de León was looking for that elusive ‘Fountain of [...]
Celebrating Navidad: Posadas, Aguinaldos and Novenas
By Juan Miret A Hispanic Matter Hispanics observe the nine days between December 16 and 24 with parties, singing, praying, piñatas, carols, scooters, punch, sparklers and many more symbols. That is how they celebrate and remembers the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph towards Bethlehem, where they sought shelter for the birth of the Messiah. Posadas [...]
Guest Voz: A Troubling Shortage Of Latino Lawyers not Foreseen to Get Any Better
By Elaine McArdle LatinaLista People often complain there are too many lawyers in the world, and you may think they have a point. After all, an astonishing 40,000 students graduate from American law schools each year, and there are already well over a million lawyers in the U.S. But whether you believe there are too [...]
