La Costa Latina Miami, FL – The Florida Senate committee on Higher Education voted against passing SB 1018, a bill that would guarantee in-state tuition eligibility for U.S. born citizens and legal permanent residents regardless of the immigration status…
By John Newton, Editor La Voz Latina GEORGIA — The death of a child is one of the most traumatic events imaginable for a parent. When that child dies of causes that could or should have been preventable, the…
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — In December 2011, Mr. David Gomez, Director of Energy, Trade Commission of the Embassy of Spain in Los Angeles, CA, contacted our DBEDT (Department of Business, Economic Development…
By Brenda Palomo El Tiempo Hispano DOVER, DELAWARE — This Tuesday, January 17th, the members of the brand new Hispanic Commission congregated in Dover for their first meeting. The Commission is meant to replace the Governor’s Consortium on Hispanic…
By Dennis M. Ayotte, Jr. La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Low-income children, particularly black and Hispanic kids, are suffering the most from a decline in childhood arts education after state lawmakers slashed more than $4 billion…
Rumbo News LAWRENCE — Carmen Ortiz, the first Hispanic and the first woman to represent Massachusetts as United States (U.S.) Attorney, will be the featured speaker at Northern Essex Community College’s White Fund Lecture Series on Friday, February 17…
by Deysi Cuevas Extra CHICAGO — Antwan McHenry has worked at Chicago Public Schools for the last 10 years. During his time at West Park Academy as an office assistant for eight years and a substitute teacher for two,…
By Victoria Pelham Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – The number of American Indians who claimed to be multiracial jumped sharply over the last decade, but not so much in Arizona, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. The bureau said the…
Amigos805.com SANTA BARBARA — Victor Ríos, associate professor of sociology at UC Santa Barbara, has received a $300,000 grant from the William T. Grant Foundation for a study examining how the interactions between gang-associated youth and their parents, school…
By Michael Klam La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — For almost 30 years now, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Sigüenza of Culture Clash have delivered on-stage history and civics lessons disguised as madcap anarchy. Their particular brand…
By Steve Taylor and Raul de la Cruz Rio Grande Guardian McALLEN, TX – The Texas Border Coalition says President Obama should have made a commitment to investing more in infrastructure at ports of entry at the nation’s southern…
By Aaron Martinez Borderzine EL PASO – As the drug war continues in Ciudad Juárez, one of the world’s deadliest cities just cross the border from the University of Texas at El Paso, the work of international students here…
La Voz Newspaper — Austin AUSTIN — It has taken more than 10 years of fundraising, lobbying and organizing events but the placement of a Tejano monument on the grounds of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas will become…
El Tiempo Hispano DELAWARE — On Monday, December 12, María Martínez received a phone call from California where a man that identified himself as Luis Valdés of Acción Hispana asked her about her husband and told her they were…
By Angela Covo La Prensa SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio’s Beethoven Festival, sponsored by KCI, will fill the air with the master’s music all during January and February. And thanks to the Instituto Cultural de Mexico and Youth Orchestras…
By VICTORIA PELHAM Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court panel criticized a Tucson federal prosecutor who it said “presented a falsified version” of testimony in a drug-smuggling case to make the defendant look as if she…
By Annette Santos The Venture HOUSTON — Roland Hernandez is your average working-class American. He works full time, six days a week, sometimes up to 12 hours a day. As a repair man, he is comfortable speaking to people…
Amigos805.com VENTURA COUNTY — It was a history-making week in the 805 region with the selection of the first Latino chair of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors in more than a century. Meanwhile, the community’s voice will extend…
By Jennifer Patiño Extra CHICAGO — Latinos, regardless of immigration status, encounter various barriers to seeking mental health treatment. These barriers impacting Latinos as a group include affordability, transportation, lack of resources in their community and scarcity of Spanish…
By Marissa Acierto La Prensa San Diego NATIONAL CITY —A mestiza woman of multi-ethnic descent of Filipina, Chinese, Scottish, Irish, Hispanic American descent went for the opportunity of a lifetime to be a business entrepreneur. Shirley Hunter was…
By Jesica Alvarez Borderzine (LL note: The following is the transcript for the audio report) EL PASO — While the violence in Juarez has increased significantly over the last 3 years, so has the safety and unity of El Paso’s…
Editorial Rumbo Looking back at the year that just ended, we cannot honestly say that it was a very good year for Lawrence, especially for some Lawrencians. Certainly, while some of the goals for the City of Lawrence were…
By José Villa Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — The APEC Economic Leaders Meeting – which took place in Honolulu November 7–13 – was the first held in the U.S. since 1993, when Bill Clinton was president. Since that…
By Juan Miret & Juan Carlos Nañez Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – Some eat 12 grapes. Others eat lunch with a serving of tasty lentils, and many clean the house top to bottom. Whatever their ritual, Hispanics hope…
By Lino Garcia Rio Grande Guardian BROWNSVILLE, TX — Pánfilo Narváez left Spain on June 12, 1526, for the voyage to the New World. On board the five vessels were 600 men, also on board, and serving as treasurer…
