By Paige Schaefer NerdScholar SAT test takers will face an updated version of the college admission exam in 2016, the College Board recently announced. Of the proposed changes, the most notable include an optional essay, eliminating the penalty for…
By Celeste Zarza Infosurhoy.com The National Anti-Drug Secretariat’s Community Prevention Program features summer camps, community centers and schools for parents. ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay – Recreation and healthy activities are the latest allies in the fight against drug addiction among children…
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Federal Civil Rights Data Shines Light on Education Inequality
Mar 24, 2014, 2:42 PM 0
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released a treasure trove of data that is worth a look. It includes easily searchable school and school district reports and summaries for…
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Latin American Start-up Competition — Silicon Wasi: The startup battle begins in Peru
Mar 20, 2014, 12:02 PM 0
By Hannah Vickers Peru This Week The competition aims to increase innovation and encourage startups in Latin America. Silicon Wasi is back for another startup wars this March. Startups from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru will be battling…
SaludToday Latinos face higher rates of heart disease than other populations because of high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes, the American Heart Association reports. There’s a new free app to give peace of mind for those who have recovered…
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Guest Voz: Heroes is spelled Heroes in Spanish, too
Mar 19, 2014, 10:03 AM 0
By Raoul Lowery Contreras LatinaLista President Barack Obama awarded 23 Medals of Honor yesterday in the White House to WWII, Korea and Vietnam War Army U.S fighting men who were victims of army bigotry. When their own officers submitted…
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One community of Mayan women’s journey from indigenous weavings to exporting vegetables to Walmart
Mar 18, 2014, 9:51 AM 0
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista Indigenous women in Guatemala occupy the bottom rung of the socioeconomic ladder. A lack of education combined with a traditionally machismo culture means that many Mayan women are often illiterate, unaware of their rights and…
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Chico Vive: The Legacy of Chico Mendes and the Global Grassroots Environmental Movement
Mar 17, 2014, 10:37 AM 0
Cultural Survival Celebrating the legacy of Chico Mendes and the courage of thousands of present-day grassroots activists who follow in his footsteps. Brazilian environmental martyr and rural union leader Chico Mendes was killed in 1988. In the past 25…
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Guest Voz: Latino & African American students more isolated in schools today than in the past
Mar 14, 2014, 12:36 PM 0
By Gary Orfield, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley and John Kucsera LatinaLista (LL Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a longer study by researchers at The Civil Rights Project analyzing the trends in current school segregation. The study was written…
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Honduras Criminal Group Using Narcocorridos to Attract Child Recruits
Mar 14, 2014, 11:04 AM 0
By Michael Lohmuller InSight Crime A criminal group in Honduras is using songs about drug trafficking to glamorize criminal life for child recruits who they then train in the use of high-powered firearms, in another example of organized crime’s…
By Kerry Trueman Mom’s Clean Air Force There’s no Oscar for Best Manmade ‘Natural’ Disaster, but if there were, Southern California would win in a mudslide. After all, Hollywood’s movie studios have spent decades perfecting the cinematic catastrophe: earthquakes,…
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U.S. Embassy raising awareness among Chilean high schoolers about disappearance of honeybees with comics contest
Mar 11, 2014, 10:56 AM 0
LatinaLista — Among the biggest threats to any nation’s eco-system is the loss of honeybees. It’s more than just honey that bees contribute to human diet; they are also responsible for pollinating up to 70 percent of the food…
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Guest Voz: No More Time to Delay: It’s Time for Latinos to Sign Up for the Affordable Care Act
Mar 10, 2014, 10:39 AM 0
By Vanessa Cárdenas LatinaLista Last week, President Obama held a historic town hall hosted by the leading Spanish language outlets – Univision, impreMedia and Telemundo – to impress upon the Latino community the importance of enrolling for healthcare ahead…
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Year of the Caregiver: Accepting the realities of aging means exploring community services to help caregivers
Mar 10, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
By Judi Bonilla LatinoElders A wise teacher once told me, “The trick to life is to be a gracious giver and a gracious receiver.” Gracious acceptance is an art – an art which most never bother to cultivate. We…
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Reviving Mayan culture through youth music and dance
Mar 7, 2014, 1:43 PM 0
By Anna-Claire Bevan LatinaLista GUATEMALA — Juan Jose Ortiz may not look like a drummer, but for the past year the young Guatemalan has played the tortoise shells in a Mayan cultural group in the small indigenous municipality of…
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Guest Voz: 6 Steps The President And Congress Can Take To Help Young Men Of Color
Mar 6, 2014, 4:48 PM 0
By Vanessa Cárdenas LatinaLista President Obama recently launched “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative that aims to address the profound challenges young men of color face. A long overdue and sorely needed endeavor, the President is using his bully pulpit…
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Latina Cubicle Confidential™ : Is the “Burnt Tortilla Syndrome” Holding You Back?
Mar 3, 2014, 1:53 PM 0
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ Texas State Senator, Leticia Van de Putte , who is running for lieutenant governor next year, has said that Latinas can suffer from the “burnt tortilla syndrome”! You know it’s true….
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Brazilian Northeast celebrates Carnival the old-fashioned way
Feb 28, 2014, 4:04 PM 0
By Nelza Oliveira Infosurhoy.com OLINDA, Brazil – Joyfulness and tradition join hands at Carnival street parties in two cities in the Brazilian Northeast: Maragogipe and Olinda. The masks and costumes used in the 19th century highlight the Carnival celebrations…
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Podcast: Among Dark-Skinned Immigrants Some See Skin Bleaching as a Path to Success
Feb 27, 2014, 3:26 PM 0
By Christina Berthaud Feet in 2 Worlds In some Caribbean immigrant communities, particularly among Haitians, lighter-skinned people are often referred to as “stush” or “uptown,” and are believed to be wealthier and more successful because of the shade of…
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Social media spikes human trafficking in Peru over 50 percent
Feb 26, 2014, 10:23 AM 0
By Rachel Chase Peru This Week Many young women are hooked by traffickers with false promises of legitimate work. Human traffickers are increasingly turning to social media in order to find new victims. According to Peru’s Public Ministry, reports…
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Latino Elders: Heart Health — An urgent fact of life for elders
Feb 25, 2014, 12:00 AM 0
By Judi Bonilla Latino Elders When it comes to heart health, the facts are shocking: Heart disease and stroke are the #1 Killers of Latinos. Among Mexican-American adults, 31.6% of men and 34.4% of women have cardiovascular disease. Only…
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A Day for Honoring Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women rebrands Valentine’s Day
Feb 21, 2014, 12:13 PM 0
By Jenna Winton Cultural Survival On February 14, 2014, the 23rd annual Women’s Memorial March (WMM) was held in Vancouver, Canada. While some celebrated Valentine’s Day with their sweethearts eating chocolate and swapping Hallmarks, thousands of Indigenous people and…
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U.S.-based think tank urges U.S. to respect Venezuela’s sovereignty
Feb 19, 2014, 4:01 PM 0
By Larry Birns and Lauren Foiles Council on Hemispheric Affairs The general position of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) on the ongoing developments in Venezuela is that Washington has a misguided policy toward the South American country. Moreover,…
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Guest Voz: If Immigration Reform Ever Passes, It Will Fail (Again)
Feb 18, 2014, 10:52 AM 0
By David Swaim LatinaLista As we watch the Republicans in the House of Representatives continue to dither over immigration reform, and anti-immigration and pro-immigration groups continue the culture war over this issue, it is important to realize the issues…
By Judi Bonilla Latino Elders Everybody needs help. Finding that help and asking for it are two main challenges for any caregiver. The following tips are based on insider knowledge from nonprofit organizations and are designed to get you…
