By John Newton La Voz Latina GEORGIA — Because of the nature of their sport, long-distance runners have to be mentally strong as well as physically fit. Stan Parker, who coaches the cross-country team at Tattnall County High School…
Media
Hispanic Millennials vs. Hispanic Thirty-Somethings: How They’re Different.
Jun 13, 2012, 10:56 AM 5
Insight Tr3s Most advertiser sweet spots fall in between the adult 18 to 49 demographic … yet among Hispanics, specifically; this demo is less culturally monolithic than ever. Major differences exist between adult Hispanic Millennials (18- to 29-year-olds) and…
By Deysi Cuevas Extra News CHICAGO — In many Latino families, it is normal for other family members to take part in raising the children in the family. Aunts, uncles, even grandmothers often partake in the upbringing of children; especially…
By Nancy Mercado CBC Diversity A youth mariachi band was the first thing I saw and heard when I got off the 6 train at Lexington and 103rd Street to attend the grand opening of La Casa Azul Bookstore…
Local News, West
Latino Vietnam Veteran says more recognition needs to go to Hispanic veterans
Jun 5, 2012, 9:43 AM 3
Bilingual Weekly STOCKTON, CA – Tracy Native and veteran Richard Soto began his life on the south side with his widowed mother and 4 siblings. Soto, after graduating high school enlisted into the military while the country entered into…
Children, Life Issues
Pool safety campaigns highlight Latino and black children’s high risk for drownings
May 25, 2012, 2:48 PM 4
LatinaLista — Temperatures are warming up. School is winding down. Kids are looking forward to doing their favorite summer activity — swimming. Unfortunately for too many Latino children swimming can be a death trap. The Centers for Disease Control…
BlogBeat, General
Hispanic Students Narrow Science Achievement Gap on NAEP Exam
May 14, 2012, 12:42 PM 0
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat The achievement gap between Latino and white eighth-graders in science is narrowing, according to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data released on Thursday. Between 2009 and 2011, average science scores among…
LatinaLista — The U.S. Census tallied up the numbers and found that there was an 80 percent increase in the number of Latinos who had a bachelor’s or higher education degree over the ten-year period from 2001-2011. That’s great…
Local News, South
Remembering When the Chicano Movement Started in Austin, Texas
May 10, 2012, 9:46 AM 0
By Gilbert Martinez La Voz de Austin In 1960, before the John F. Kennedy campaign, I along with Gus Garcia, Roy Velasquez and several other folks organized voter registration drives. We did it because there were very few Mexican…
Books, Culture
Mainstream children’s book publishers do a sad, sad job meeting the needs of Latino readers
May 9, 2012, 4:30 PM 8
LatinaLista — The perception that there are a lot of Latino children running and skipping on playgrounds across the country is no mirage. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, the number of Latino students in the nation’s public schools…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories on the state of affairs in the California community college system. This story addresses the problems facing Latino students. Next month’s story will…
General, Palabra Final
AFL-CIO report reveals Latino immigrant workers are highest group to die on the job
May 4, 2012, 2:32 PM 1
LatinaLista — It’s never been a secret that US employers preferred to hire undocumented Latino immigrants for three reasons: they’re cheap labor, they’re expendable and they have no recourse, but to quit, if they don’t like job conditions, their…
Life Issues
New study highlights reason why blacks, Latinos, Asians may look “all alike” to non-minorities
May 3, 2012, 2:26 PM 5
LatinaLista — Since 2001, Texas’ Dallas County has exonerated 32 men who were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to jail for crimes they didn’t commit. The latest two to receive an apology from the court were Raymond Jackson and James…
Palabra Final
No need to worry Romney will ever claim his Mexican roots for political gain
May 2, 2012, 5:34 PM 1
LatinaLista — A new poll shows that not even sharing the same religion can deliver a voting bloc to a political candidate. According to today’s Gallup survey, Roman Catholics are divided between Obama and Romney. Hispanic Catholics — about…
Culture, General, Nonprofit, Youth
Spotlight Non-profit: Reinforcing in Latino students the value of being bilingual and bicultural
Jul 2, 2010, 4:38 PM 0
LatinaLista– When talking about the future of the Latino community, everyone always looks to the younger generations. Yet, with the disappointing graduation rates, among other dismal statistics, it’s hard to see how this generation can develop the necessary skills…
Children, Education, Fitness, General, Youth
Childhood obesity in Latino communities doomed to persist if health programs don’t take a page from public libraries
Jun 14, 2010, 4:10 PM 1
LatinaLista — The Center for American Progress released a memo today entitled The Significance of Childhood Obesity in Communities of Color. The memo didn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know — that Latino and African American children are…
Education, Money, Online, Youth
New bilingual college-help website provides tools and info to help Latino families
May 24, 2010, 1:44 PM 0
LatinaLista — One of the times that families really need to come together is when it’s time for children to go to college. Going to college is a family affair. Yet for many Latino families, college is still unchartered…
Art, General, Human Rights, Photography, Social Justice
El Paso photographer creates visual campaign to combat hate
May 18, 2010, 9:29 AM 0
LatinaLista — How do you get young people to care about the national debate on immigration? You take their picture and let them post it on Facebook! That was the thought behind El Paso photographer David Quintanilla’s idea when…
Books, Education, Government, History, Palabra Final
Latino groups gear up for final battle with TX State Board of Education
May 17, 2010, 6:22 PM 2
LatinaLista — On the heels of Arizona abolishing ethnic studies curriculum for their students, the final phase of the next most controversial action against ethnic contributions to state and national history is about to take place. On Wednesday, May 19,…
Children, Environment, General, Health, Online, Parenting, Youth
Latino families need to be vigilant against lead poisoning
Apr 20, 2010, 4:49 PM 0
LatinaLista — Who worries about lead poisoning these days? Evidently not many people. Otherwise, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) wouldn’t have joined forces with the Ad Council and…
Children, General, Health, Money, Nonprofit, Social Justice
Spotlight Non-profit: One little girl’s needless death inspired a community to create equal access to healthcare
Apr 2, 2010, 3:11 PM 0
LatinaLista — In 1975, a six-year-old girl named Virginia Garcia cut her foot in Oregon, where the girl’s farmworker family had come from their home in Mission, Texas to harvest the local produce. Speaking little English and having no…
Children, General, Health, Parenting
Latino children less likely to be diagnosed with autism but need for awareness remains strong
Apr 1, 2010, 4:00 PM 0
LatinaLista — Today may be April 1, otherwise known in the United States as April Fool’s Day, but it’s also the start of a month-long observance of an affliction that is no laughing matter and gaining more attention —…
Children, Environment, General, Health, Youth
Low-income Latino and black children hit especially hard with Vitamin D deficiency
Mar 31, 2010, 4:47 PM 1
LatinaLista — If having the biggest rates of childhood obesity and diabetes weren’t enough, now low-income Latinos and African Americans have something else to worry about — not getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is an invisible benefit from…
General, Palabra Final, Politics
Texas 2010 Republican Primary Election: Prejudice at the polls
Mar 4, 2010, 3:33 PM 13
LatinaLista –Incumbent Texas Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo should have won his bid this week for re-election, but he didn’t. In fact, he was soundly beaten — 61%-39%. Who was his opponent? A man by the name of Porter. According…
Children, Education, General, Music, Nonprofit, Youth
Spotlight Non-profit: Opening the doors to top-tier American orchestras for Latino and Black student musicians
Feb 5, 2010, 9:17 AM 0
LatinaLista Among the nation’s classical musical orchestras, blacks and Latinos only constitute 5% of the musicians. A man by the name of Aaron P. Dworkin vowed to change those dismal statistics. With a vision to make classical music reflect…
