By Elaine Rita Mendus Más Wired Educated, middle class Latinos are embracing tech, English is not the dominant language Latinos use while engaging with social media and elderly Latinos who speak Spanish don’t have access to the Internet, according to a new study from the Pew Center. A data set released by the Pew Center [...]
Austin school district creates new radio show to reach Spanish-speaking parents
La Voz de Austin AUSTIN — Since his arrival in Austin almost a year ago from Denver, Colorado, Alex Sanchez, the Director of Public Relations & Multicultural Outreach for the Austin Independent School District, has been working quickly to learn about the community. He has visited a large number of the 114 schools in the [...]
Nashville authorities have a lot of explaining to do to immigrant mother
LatinaLista — My old friend, Tim Chavez, who died from leukemia in May, and blogged about immigration issues in Tennessee at Political Salsa, used to tell me that he had a lot of work to do in his adopted city of Nashville. Little did I realize what he meant. Back in September, the nation was [...]
New Latina teen pregnancy survey highlights the differences among Latinos
LatinaLista — A new report about Latina teen pregnancy doesn’t just examine the issue but, for the first time, breaks down the differences found among Latino families and how they contribute to Latina teens having the highest rates of teen pregnancies and births. Last week, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy released [...]