By Divya Raghavan NerdScholar Earlier this year, NerdScholar was selected as a winner of the College Knowledge Challenge, a competitive grant initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The College Knowledge Challenge is a partnership between the Gates…
By John Rosales Hispanic Link News Service My tio Lalo was proud of the Jesus portrait tattooed across his chest. He also had the Virgen strategically scratched on his left arm, where her colored garments and rosary beads hid…
LatinaLista — Mexico has long been known as the birthplace of a long list of notable cultural icons: the sombrero, tequila, the Aztecs, Frida Kahlo and now — the narcocorrido. According to Wikipedia: The narcocorrido or Drug Ballad is…
LatinaLista — If it’s Tuesday, it’s Green Ninja time. The climate action superhero takes viewers on a lesson about how to conserve water by doing something as easy as turning a faucet. Green Ninja is a climate action superhero…
By Jamie Weinand LatinaLista “Today we say, enough is enough! We have been denied the most elemental preparation so they can use us as cannon fodder and pillage the wealth of our country. They don’t care that we have…
By Patrícia Comunello Infosurhoy.com PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Every day, saleswoman Adriana da Silveira relives the morning of April 7, 2011. She still asks herself what she could have done differently to prevent the death of her daughter, Luiza,…
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego David Alvarez is one step closer to becoming the first mayor of Mexican origin in San Diego. The once relatively unknown Democrat councilmember, placed second in the Nov. 19th special mayoral…
LatinaLista — Hope you had a great Thanksgiving and were able to find a fresh turkey big enough to feed your holiday dinner guests. If you recall, Butterball had announced that they experienced an odd shortage of fresh turkeys…
By Lamont Lilly LatinaLista Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department. This time it was teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta. An official response from Durham police chief,…
By Ivan Marte LatinaLista A September ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court stripping Dominican citizenship of children born in the Dominican Republic (DR) to undocumented parents takes the human rights issue to a whole new level, especially since…
By Judi Bonilla Latino Elders Most of us now drive the freeways or board a plane instead of “Sobre las colinas y por el bosque” (Over the hills and through the woods) to grandmother’s house we go. Similar to…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian NUEVO PROGRESO, TX – An attorney and bail bonds company owner in Edinburg has started a national organization to provide free legal advice to Mexican nationals living in the United States. Fred Regalado…
LatinaLista — Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, was the 25th anniversary of World Aids Day. A different kind of video, from an unlikely source, marked the anniversary of a disease that has garnered worldwide financial support for research and treatment….
By Ellen Castro Condor Book Tours Ellen Castro knows how stressful life can be in Corporate America. She has spent her adult years learning firsthand how to handle the challenges of life and Corporate America and wanted to help…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista Described as a David versus Goliath story, Justice for my Sister is the debut feature-length documentary from Kimberly Bautista that tracks one woman’s heroic journey to prosecute the man who murdered her sister. Adela Chacon…
By Andra Cernavskis MissionLocal Principal Lena Van Haren called 8th graders at Everett Middle School to the auditorium to hear about high school applications. They filed in, sat, and waited. Then, District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener, who could easily…
LatinaLista — It’s not unusual for me to mention the name of a film festival showcasing a particular film chosen by Latina Lista editors to highlight in our daily video section. What is unusual is for me to focus…
LatinaLista — Every day the headlines deliver more dire news about the state of our environment. But while these headlines reflect the worst case scenarios, it doesn’t mean all hope is lost. The planet can still be healed as…
By Bryan Johnson Amoachi & Johnson, Attorneys at Law, PLLC Blanca Maria Alfaro has always been a U.S. citizen. She was born in Houston, Texas on December 17, 1979. In 1995, Blanca applied for and received a U.S. passport…
The Venture A new study by University of Houston (UH) researchers may lead to dramatic changes in the way language is taught and learned – especially a second language. These findings are important because statistics show 60 percent of…
LatinaLista — This Thanksgiving will mark 150 years when families in the United States give thanks for what they have and whom they still have to hug. For many military families, the pain of losing a loved one in battle…
The following are remarks (after his acknowledgement of local political leaders and former Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano) delivered by President Obama on his visit to the Betty Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco, California today…
By Juan Miret LatinaLista There are few countries in the world where on one day the entire population gathers to enjoy a feast that is essentially uniform throughout. In the United States, this curious event has been happening for…
Feet in 2 Worlds For many immigrants, listening to music from their home countries can be an important way to stay connected to their culture. Inspired by the plight of homesick cab drivers, entrepreneur Baruch Herzfeld created ZenoRadio —…
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano Many of us are confused about how the new law requiring everyone in America to have health insurance will work, so we decided to talk to Delaware’s Secretary of Health and Social Services,…
