By Christina Rose CTLatinoNews.com When the O’Brien STEM Academy in East Hartford, Conn. has an opening for an elementary teaching position, they typically get at least 50 qualified applicants. Sometimes, the administration must wade through well over 100 candidates,…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, TX — Two Brownsville Border Youth leaders have each won a major community activism award and $5,000 to help improve the lives of families in Cameron Park, the largest colonia in the…
By Emilie Eaton Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – More than 93 percent of Hispanic immigrants who are in this country illegally say they want to apply for citizenship, but fewer than half of whose who can apply do so,…
By Michael Cheng El Nuevo Sol Ten years ago, James, an undocumented student at CSUN, moved with his family to Los Angeles from Tlaxcala, México, but he isn’t Latino, he is Korean American. James (an undocumented student alias) called…
By Nikoleta Morales Extra News CHICAGO — After successful negotiations with the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, a group of 14 immigrants, along with a hundred supporters, continued their hunger strike at Christ…
The Venture The Texas Historical Commission has slated El Barrio Del Alacran, a historic Latino neighborhood that was demolished in the 1950′s to make room for public housing, as one of the next areas to receive a marker dedication….
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego A group of Chicanas came together last week to help preserve a part of American history that for a long time was ignored in academic circles. Las Chicanas, a group of…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 Building multidimensional shapes out of plastic tubing and using Mentos and soda to propel race cars. While at first glance the exercises seem like children’s play, for high school students at CSU Channel Islands…
By Raul de la Cruz and Esmeralda Torres Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A staggering 60.8 percent of Cameron County men aged 18 to 39 lack health insurance, according to a new study. That puts Cameron County No….
By Linda Tishler Levinson CTLatinoNews.com Latinos seeking to buy or rent a home are more likely to encounter discrimination, according to recent reports, which has prompted a state housing agency to investigate the severity of trend in Connecticut. Despite…
By Percy Lujan Hispanic Link News Service As job losses have devastated U.S. daily newspapers, the disparity between the percentage of Hispanics in the newsroom and in the general population has widened. That can affect coverage of issues important…
By Luis Hernandez Borderzine WASHINGTON – With the U.S. Senate-passed immigration bill facing political limbo in the U.S. House of Representatives, conservative factions are voicing their opposition loudly here before any compromise can be reached. Travel buses full of…
By Alejandra Herrera EXTRA News A protest against vicious dogs was held on July 30 in Little Village. The protest was supported and organized by local activist Raul Montes Jr. “Somebody’s gotta bring it up,” said Montes Jr. in…
By Evan Bell Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – The federal government and White Mountain Apache tribe signed a “historic” water-rights agreement Tuesday that the two sides said will guarantee water for the tribe and benefit Phoenix water users as…
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego From San Ysidro to National City, most school districts in the South Bay started the new school year on Wednesday, July 24th. However, the Chula Vista Elementary School District definitely has…
By Joshua Dean El Nuevo Tennessean Some members of the East Tennessee Hispanic community face an everyday issue: not being able to see their families. Whether these families are immediate or extended, each person dealing with the issue has…
By Esmeralda Torres Rio Grande Guardian AUSTIN, TX — Reaction to Attorney General Eric Holder’s effort to reinstate a preclearance process whenever electoral maps in Texas are changed is split largely along ethnic lines. Anglo and Cuban American elected…
The Venture In December 2011 award winning Katy ISD art teacher, Anthony Escamilla, posted a picture of an empty woodframe on his Facebook page with the caption “Future Houston Texans Mural”. The posting kicked off what would become a…
By Annika Darling CTLatinoNews.com Before the DIVAS program was formed, women with cancer in the Hartford area who only spoke Spanish were hard pressed to find support. It was when Sotera Davila, who was suffering from cancer, pointed out…
By Eva Gonzalez La Prensa de San Antonio Cesar Millan, also known as the Dog Whisperer is famous for his television series and abilities as a dog trainer. This past week he was presented with the Alcalde Award by…
By Warren Vieth and Darren Jaworkski Oklahoma Watch When the government starts helping low-wage workers pay for health insurance next year, 6,704 Oklahoma cooks will be left empty-handed. So will 6,154 cashiers, 4,572 waiters, 4,207 housekeepers and 3,870 retail…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 As the crow/seagull flies, it’s almost 200 miles between Point Mugu and Paso Robles. That is almost as far (215 miles) as from New York City to Boston, or Mexico City to Acapulco (235…
By Melanie Williams CTLatinoNews.com “People who are dyslexic cannot read.” “People who are dyslexic cannot perform well in school.” “A child reversing their letters is a sure sign of dyslexia.” These are all common myths about dyslexia that the…
By Evan Bell Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – A new report claims that property values could decline along with projected decreases in the level of the Colorado River, as demand on the river outpaces supply of water in it….
By Alex Hernandez Chicago Extra Chicago’s new Consulate General of Mexico, Carlos Martin Jiménez Macías, 62, is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He’s served in Mexico’s Federal Legislature three times and has been a San Luis Potosi…
