LatinaLista — Good video is always appreciated, especially when it’s used to document the haunting scenery of countries that don’t get nearly enough attention from world travelers. Such scenery lies particularly close to home to the United States —…
LatinaLista — Being a teen — stuck in those in-between years when you’re not really an adult but sure don’t feel like a kid — is harder than ever. It used to be that anyone over the age of…
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista What is a mutual fund? A mutual fund is simply an account that contains the investments of a group of people. For example, if Hiram invests $100, Kaila invests $50, Andres invests $50, and everybody…
By David Honig Broadband & Social Justice For decades, the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) supported the Federal Communications Commission’s prohibition on a company owning both a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same city….
By José de la Isla LatinaLista MEXICO CITY — Elia Andrade Rojas and I sit down on a bench on Avenida Juárez. She was telling me about her collective’s mission to embroider handkerchiefs, (pañuelos), of the dead and missing…
LatinaLista — “People should not be imprisoned by their bodies.” That simple statement is the driving passion these days for neural engineer Dr. Justin C. Sanchez. Dr. Sanchez is the founder of the Miami-based Neuroprosthetic Research Group. Dr. Sanchez…
LatinaLista — There was a time when AIDS was considered an automatic death threat. With no viable treatment that ensured its victims a good quality of life as they battled the disease that slowly robbed them of their physical…
LatinaLista — TEDx conferences are known for presenting groundbreaking speakers proposing innovative ideas who are of all ages, genders and ethnicities. Attendance at such conferences are often sold out – a true testament to the value attendees place on…
By Shannon K. O’Neil LatIntelligence As President Calderón’s sexenio wraps up tomorrow, he will leave office with a mixed legacy. Many have presented interesting analyses of his policies, but this post looks at concrete numbers—development indicators and the like—to…
La Voz de Austin The Texas State University System is the state’s third major university system to announce the development of a bachelor’s degree that only costs $10,000 — a response to Gov. Rick Perry’s 2011 call for more…
By Jesse Trevino HispanicLatino Are we fitted into the times we are born into? So asks Abraham Lincoln in the new film that should be required viewing for all – more so for modern-day Republicans than anyone else. The…
LatinaLista — A common theme in films has always been a man masquerades as a woman to achieve his goal — Mrs. Doubtfire, Para Ella Soy Eva — a less common theme is a woman dressing up as a…
By Lilly Zeller LatinaLista Tis the season to be jolly, as one popular Christmas song will note, but for the majority of non-profits ‘tis a season to be worried about falling off the “Fiscal cliff,” which could endanger the…
LatinaLista — Latina playwright Karen Zacarías is one of those successful playwrights that not enough of the Latino population, outside the DC Beltway, knows about. It could be because DC is her home base and where she has garnered…
By Maryann Batlle Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Ty Tsosie was taught by his Navajo elders that when he needed spiritual reflection, he could go to the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers, a sacred place to…
By Nancy Landa MundoCitizen (Editor’s note: Third post in a series focusing on DREAMer Nancy Landa’s first-hand experience of removal proceedings by US Citizens and Immigration Services (USCIS)) I set foot on American soil as I got off the…
By Nayelli Gonzalez LatinaLista (Editor’s note: The following is a condensed version of the full report published by Saatchi & Saatchi The Myth of the Sleeping Giant: Why Latinos are the fastest growing segment the sustainability industry has (n)ever…
La Voz Latina Editor’s note: Last month the National Parks Service commemorated National Hispanic Heritage Month with a publication entitled Hispanics and The Civil War. The following essay is excerpted from that handbook which is available in many National…
LatinaLista — As the days count down towards Christmas, many Latino families across the Americas will participate in one of the most revered traditions of the holidays — making tamales. For one Salvadoran American Latino, the quest to discover…
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that a third of Latinas in the workforce are in the service sector and another third are in sales or office jobs. On average,…
by Gina Carroll Mom’s Clean Air Force Mom’s Clean Air Force has been highlighting the alarming disparities in the amount of air pollution among diverse communities. The fact is: the browner and poorer the community, the poorer the air…
By Iris Lopez Borderzine EL PASO – This city on the U.S.- Mexico border known for the strong Mexican-American culture experienced a dramatic growth spurt in music and entertainment in the past two years as nightlife fizzled in violence-plagued…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it will investigate claims of mistreatment of Latino students in the Jefferson Parish Public Schools in Louisiana. The move comes on the heels of…
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista With its striking landscape and picturesque vistas of rolling mountains and erupting volcanoes, it comes as no surprise that Guatemala is a haven for aspiring photographers. This month, November, the country’s capital has been transformed…
By Raul de la Cruz Rio Grande Guardian LAREDO – A former editorial page editor for the Austin American-Statesman has written a blog suggesting U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar would be a good pick for U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Jesse…
