By Gabriel Thompson La Voz de Austin On June 9, 1952, Fred Ross knocked on the door of a modest house on San Jose’s eastside. The house belonged to Cesar Chavez, then an anonymous 25-year-old struggling to support his…
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Migrant Children tell their own stories with help from Georgia Southern Professors
Aug 14, 2014, 12:49 PM 0
By Scott Beck y John Newton La Voz Latina The children of migrant farmworkers have passed through the schools of the Vidalia Onion region of south Georgia for nearly two generations, but rarely have they had the opportunity to…
By Teresa Buzo Salas La Voz Latina One of the characteristics that define the culture of a country is its gastronomy, and not only in terms of its traditional foods but also its schedule. I remember that a few…
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San Antonio’s farmer’s market offers more low-income access
Jul 21, 2014, 9:37 AM 0
By Lea Thompson La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — Despite the rising temperatures, this summer is the perfect time to explore the growing Farmer’s Market landscape in San Antonio. Every Tuesday, the San Antonio Food Bank brings…
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After excluding undocumented students, Latino scholarships revise eligibility
Jul 18, 2014, 7:07 AM 0
The Venture HOUSTON — Undocumented Hispanic students who applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals find that although they are lawfully present in the U.S., they remain ineligible to apply for many scholarships aimed at Hispanics because they do…
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Migrant students attend Georgia university’s summer camp
Jul 9, 2014, 2:12 PM 0
By John Newton La Voz Latina Last month, 24 Georgia middle school students from around the state spent a week living on the campus of Georgia Southern University (GSU) in Statesboro while attending the second annual Georgia Migrant Education…
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French artist creates first video facade installation in the United States on San Antonio landmark
Jun 17, 2014, 10:48 AM 0
By Alyssa Bunting La Prensa de San Antonio San Antonio, the magical city of historical landmarks, is giving one of its oldest a facelift with a modern twist using some advanced technology. The San Fernando Cathedral is the oldest…
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Texas’ Hispanic Republicans urged to switch parties
Jun 11, 2014, 8:36 AM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian AUSTIN — Given what happened with the vote on immigration reform at the Texas GOP Convention last weekend, Hispanic Republicans are being urged to ditch their party and join the Democratic ranks. State…
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Latino student wins scholarship to Yale University
Jun 10, 2014, 3:56 PM 0
By John Newton La Voz Latina Forgive Christopher Rios-Villalobos if life seems a little surreal these days. The Latino teen has just graduated with the highest grade-point-average in his class at Swainsboro High School, has been recognized as the…
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NBA Finals bring San Antonio’s Mayor Castro a shot at redemption
Jun 6, 2014, 9:15 AM 0
By Lea Thompson La Prensa San Antonio — As the Spurs enter the NBA Finals season, all bets are back on. The Miami-Dade County Mayor’s office confirmed to La Prensa that Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez planned to…
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Founder of one of the most successful charter schools in nation shares 3 suggestions on helping students achieve academic success
Jun 2, 2014, 9:31 AM 0
By Mike Feiberg La Voz de Austin The debate over public education in Texas has been loud and heated. There’s nothing wrong with that, as long as we debate productively. But we’ve been bogged down in trivial fights that…
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Latino art struggles to be seen in East Tennessee
May 19, 2014, 8:39 AM 0
By Eric Harris El Nuevo Tennessean When you think of Latin American art, what do you picture? While some may have a specific idea in mind, there’s really no way to define an artist’s style simply by looking at…
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Savannah Latino musician finds his faith and shares it through music
Apr 28, 2014, 9:15 AM 0
By John Newton La Voz Latina Savannah musician Alex Castillo, age 36, is a lead singer/guitarist for the Christian folk/rock band called “Reckless Mercy”. His father is a native of Colombia, South America and his mother was born in…
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Professional storyteller educates Tennessee audiences on Hispanic culture
Apr 24, 2014, 12:26 PM 0
By Lurah Lowery El Nuevo Tennessean She loves history, she loves to read, she loves listening to stories and she loves telling stories. Thirty-three-year-old Carolina Quiroga Hurtado found these passions as a child, and because of her mother’s ability…
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Youngest winner ever of world’s oldest conjunto festival’s poster contest earns hallowed honors
Apr 14, 2014, 12:10 PM 0
By Amanda Lozano La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO: Every year artists, students and citizens gather their artistic talents and create pieces of art hoping theirs will be the one to help showcase the world’s oldest Conjunto festival…
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Georgia DREAMer has DACA paperwork seized by drivers license office
Mar 13, 2014, 12:28 PM 0
By John Newton La Voz Latina The “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) program has been a life changer for many young Latino immigrants living in the United States. Federal documents like a work permit, a social security card,…
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Rio Grande Valley school district’s success featured in new book
Mar 12, 2014, 9:00 AM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian PHARR, TX — Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) ISD has great raw material to work with in part because its immigrant and colonia students come from hardworking families hungry for success. This is the view…
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Latina journalist revisits role in unmasking New York Times’ plagiarist in new documentary
Mar 7, 2014, 2:04 PM 0
By Lea Thompson La Prensa San Antonio, Texas.- In 2003, a young reporter for The New York Times named Jayson Blair was found guilty of plagiarizing and fabricating his stories. The Jayson Blair scandal caused people to question their…
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Botas Picudas: New style emerges from Mexico and makes a ‘point’ in Austin
Mar 6, 2014, 4:15 PM 0
La Voz de Austin Mexican pointy boots (Spanish: Botas picudas mexicanas) are a style of pointed fashion boots made with elongated toes that are popular footwear for men in parts of Mexico as well as in the United States….
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Grassroots group formed to save ‘over the air’ PBS for colonia children
Feb 11, 2014, 9:54 AM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian McALLEN, TEXAS — Concerned that children in colonias will miss out on “over the air” PBS educational programs, a grassroots pressure group has been formed to fight the sale of KMBH-TV. The group,…
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Talks full steam ahead for high-speed route from Oklahoma City to Mexico City
Feb 4, 2014, 10:09 AM 0
By Joe Sandoval La Prensa There’s a plan in the works to set up a High Speed Rail service from San Antonio to Mexico City and both sides of the border are working toward that goal. Earlier this month…
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Discussion turns to San Antonio-Mexico City rail service
Jan 27, 2014, 10:34 AM 0
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian LAREDO, TX — Plans to build a high speed passenger rail service from San Antonio to Monterrey could be extended to Mexico City, a congressman from Nuevo León tells the Guardian. Diputado Marco…
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US Congressman listens to South Carolina Latinos
Jan 21, 2014, 11:23 AM 0
By John Newton La Voz Latina Several years ago, a group of South Carolina residents formed an organization called the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition to promote comprehensive immigration reform. In 2011, the Coalition joined forces with other immigration advocates and…
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El Paso woman running for the U.S. Senate stands for women and minorities
Jan 15, 2014, 11:39 AM 0
By Jasmine Aguilera Borderzine EL PASO — One El Pasoan said she’s tired of Texas being on “Cruz control,” so she has decided to run for a U.S. Senate seat, the first from this region to take the step….
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A Latino Business: Over Three Decades of Success
Jan 13, 2014, 12:05 PM 0
By Christina Solis Morales La Voz de Austin What does it take for a small business to survive when new research from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 44% of all start-up businesses will fold within the…
