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Education, General, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Undocumented student takes control of his own destiny by making the hardest decision of his life

Sep 10, 2010, 7:53 PM 2

LatinaLista — In our ongoing show of support and solidarity with the thousands of undocumented youth who qualify to stay in the United States under what is known as the DREAM Act, Latina Lista continues publishing the DREAM letters…

Children, Education, General, Nonprofit

Spotlight Non-profit: Teaching children that giving feels as good as receiving

Sep 10, 2010, 10:49 AM 0

LatinaLista — As of today, there are 105 days until Christmas. In other words, about three months. For most of us, it’s too early to even start thinking about what we’ll be putting under the tree this year. Yet,…

Education, Faith, Palabra Final

FL’s Pastor Jones shows being within your rights to do something doesn’t make it right

Sep 9, 2010, 5:22 PM 1

LatinaLista — There was literally a collective sigh heard today around the world when Florida Pastor Terry Jones announced he had “changed” his mind about this weekend’s burning of the Quran. Though legal analysts say Jones was within his…

Books, Education, Online, Social Justice

Online book club wants to help turn the page on talking about race

Sep 9, 2010, 3:50 PM 0

LatinaLista — The rise in attacks on Hispanic immigrants, the declaration by Glen Beck of “taking back the Civil Rights movement” and the verbal bashing and stabbing of Muslims are but a few examples of how race continues to…

Education, Immigration, Palabra Final

Economist draws the wrong conclusion between Latino students and failure in online courses

Sep 8, 2010, 2:15 PM 0

LatinaLista — Over the last few years, whenever there has been talk about immigration or undocumented immigrants, there has been a blurring between Hispanic immigrants and Latino citizens. People talk as if it is all one group. Some will…

Business, Children, Education, Money, Youth

Nation’s second oldest Latino bank invests in Latino youth with special literacy program

Sep 8, 2010, 1:09 PM 1

LatinaLista– Going to the bank has never been on a child’s list of fun things to do, unless it involved lollipops. And even then, lollipops were always the treat for being good after having had to wait in line….

Children, Education, Global Views, Government

Education report illustrates how the U.S. can benefit from educating Mexico’s children

Sep 7, 2010, 5:03 PM 0

LatinaLista– A reason often cited and attributed to immigrants who overstay their Visas or arrive illegally in the United States is that they want a better future for them and/or their children. Aside from jobs, that path to attaining…

Education, General, Youth

New report snaps a global picture on the state of education

Sep 7, 2010, 2:31 PM 0

LatinaLista — When it comes to education, it’s universally agreed upon that an education is a valuable commodity in this global economy. The latest report from the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, otherwise known as OECD, highlights…

Education, Money, Nonprofit, Youth

Spotlight Non-profit: Low-income students learn life-changing lessons in making their dreams come true

Sep 3, 2010, 3:10 PM 0

LatinaLista — It is said that a wealth gap exists in the United States that hasn’t been this bad since the Roaring Twenties. What that means is that those who are on the lower end of the economic pole…

Education, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: “I firmly believe that we, the undocumented youth, are standing on the right side of history”

Sep 3, 2010, 9:43 AM 0

Education, General, Social Justice, Women

Latina spearheads media campaign to get Congress to pass Equal Rights Amendment

Aug 30, 2010, 10:16 AM 0

LatinaLista — On Thursday, August 26, some women around the country celebrated Women’s Equality Day in honor of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress…

Children, Education, General, Nonprofit

Spotlight Non-profit: Making kids dreams come true with free school supplies

Aug 27, 2010, 2:57 PM 0

LatinaLista– With the tagline “Children have dreams too,” the mission of Young Dreams Community Outreach (YDCO) of Miami, Florida is to focus on the needy children in their communities and their dreams. Knowing that education is the key to…

Education, General, Government, Guest Voz, Immigration, Youth

Guest Voz: Undocumented student arrested in sit-in at Sen. McCain’s DC office faces trial in October

Aug 27, 2010, 9:52 AM 0

Books, Children, Education, Youth

Latina Lista wants to help libraries in underserved communities get free books

Aug 23, 2010, 2:53 PM 0

LatinaLista — When it comes to city budget cuts, more and more of the nation’s libraries are considered expendable. Yet, in a nation that needs reading scores and comprehension levels to increase, cutting libraries out of the budget or…

Children, Education, Faith, Guest Voz, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Guatemalan-born teen tries to keep his Christian faith as he faces deportation

Aug 20, 2010, 1:04 PM 0

LatinaLista — The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama” is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM)…

Education, Health, Online, Social Justice

Bilingual site strives to help local communities create campaigns for National Latino Aids Awareness Day

Aug 19, 2010, 9:27 AM 0

LatinaLista — For anyone who is afflicted with AIDS/HIV or families who have loved ones with it, every day serves as another day learning about and living with the disease. Data from the Center’s for Disease Control (CDC) shows…

Books, Education, Southwest, Women

Local professor and author, Norma Cantu, celebrates literary quinceanera

Aug 18, 2010, 1:11 PM 0

By Saul Hernandez La Prensa de San Antonio.- Norma Cantu, professor and ardent advocate of education, is also an author and grand contributor to literature. Her education was the key to her success and she demonstrates it proudly carrying…

Education, Youth

ACT report: Not enough Latino high school students taking right courses for college

Aug 18, 2010, 10:08 AM 0

LatinaLista — More Latino students are getting the message that college is important. Unfortunately, according to the newly released ACT College and Career Readiness report, while they know it’s important, Latino students are still not enrolled in the classes…

Children, Education, Youth

As new school year begins, federal gov’t creates bilingual site helping families cope with bullying

Aug 16, 2010, 11:52 AM 1

LatinaLista — Have kids gotten meaner? It’s a valid question given the number of incidents of school and cyberbullying these days. State legislators have even recognized the extent of the problem. Currently, there are only nine states that don’t…

Education, Guest Voz, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Russian by birth, American by heart, DREAM Act student Ivan Nikolov fights to be an American

Aug 13, 2010, 2:09 PM 3

Business, Education, Immigration, Nonprofit, Social Justice

Spotlight Non-profit: La Luz Center helps immigrants become part of the community

Aug 13, 2010, 10:22 AM 0

LatinaLista — Learning English, getting an education or knowing what the basic rules and laws are of living in the United States can be overwhelming for immigrants new to this country. Yet in California’s Sonoma Valley, immigrants have been…

Art, Education, Southwest, Youth

Fuerza Unida honors summer student participants

Aug 12, 2010, 11:29 AM 0

By Roxanne Macias La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTIONIO — Last Friday Fuerza Unida Inc. closed its summer youth program with a celebration and unveiling of a mural and community garden. During the celebration, 11 youth leaders talked…

Children, Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Even returning to Mexico to “get in line” didn’t help undocumented student

Aug 6, 2010, 3:29 PM 2

LatinaLista — Because Latina Lista believes it is the right thing to do to pass the DREAM Act as a stand-alone bill, we are partnering with Citizen Orange to publish the DREAM Now Letters of undocumented students who are…

Children, Education, Nonprofit, Youth

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