LatinaLista — For many young Latinos, joining the military is a way to have their education paid for or “see the world” or do something with their lives. Unless they decide to make it a career, these same young…
LatinaLista — With summer fast approaching, kids everywhere look forward to swimming. Whether it’s at the beach, lake or a pool, swimming provides all kids a chance to cool off and have some fun. Yet, when it comes to…
LatinaLista — The first week of June is more than just the start of looking forward to summer vacations with the family or long days by the pool or at the beach. It’s also the time that the American…
LatinaLista — One of the times that families really need to come together is when it’s time for children to go to college. Going to college is a family affair. Yet for many Latino families, college is still unchartered…
LatinaLista — Austin, Texas is known as a music mecca. After all, it’s home to the SXSW Music Festival (South by Southwest), one of the most international gatherings of musical artists. With all that musical talent in one town,…
LatinaLista — It’s been debated in certain circles for awhile that maybe the Latino community would be farther along with Washington in the immigration debate if there was one leader whose actions and words could spur both Congress and…
LatinaLista — On the heels of Arizona abolishing ethnic studies curriculum for their students, the final phase of the next most controversial action against ethnic contributions to state and national history is about to take place. On Wednesday, May 19,…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — There will not be anymore wake-ups at 5 a.m. Neither will the early morning search for a parking space around the campus will be much of a problem….
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — The time for separate protests is over. At least, that’s the sentiment that the University of Puerto Rico Workers’ Syndicate, the Puerto Rican Worker’s Federation and the Teacher’s…
LatinaLista — Media, whether it’s print, online or broadcast, is a powerful medium that empowers anyone who uses it. Amie Williams knew that. She also knew that there existed young poor girls the world over who, because of their…
By Drs. Jessica Lavariega-Monforti & Adam McGlynn LatinaLista — On May 11, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law a bill targeting the teaching of ethnic studies. Under the new law, any school district will lose ten percent of…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — Tomorrow, April 13, the students will hold an assembly at a site that has yet to be determined. The students had petitioned to hold the assembly in the…
LatinaLista — Equality among all Americans is still an elusive concept. When it comes to Latino, black, Asian and Native American children, the inequities of education, income levels and opportunities in life mean the difference between having a successful…
LatinaLista — The special relationship that most Latinas have with their mothers is one that isn’t duplicated among other ethnicities. For that reason, a group of Junior League women in 1992 in Austin, Texas knew that when it came…
LatinaLista — The furor over the signing of Arizona SB 1070 that allows for the citizenship status of all Latinos to be questioned by the state’s police has overshadowed an equally disturbing bill that Arizona Gov. Brewer may be…
LatinaLista– “Eighty percent of preschool and after-school programs serving low-income populations have no age-appropriate books for the children they serve. Millions of children spend thousands of hours every week in programs and schools that are starving for resources necessary…
La Prensa – San Antonio San Antonio.- Since January 2010, the Institute of Texan Cultures has challenged San Antonians and visitors alike to examine their understanding of race and racism through “RACE: Are We So Different,” a cutting-edge exhibit…
LatinaLista– According to the Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2009, Latino children in both 4th and 8th grades showed improvement in their reading skills. Yet, there still exists a reading score gap between White and Latino children — 230 vs….
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — When you see that after five days of student strikes that the main gates of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Rio Piedras Campus, are still closed, you…
LatinaLista — San Antonio’s Centro Cultural Aztlan has a big mission: “preserve and build upon the long tradition of Chicano/Latino culture by creating programs that would involve local artists and increase public awareness of their work.” It’s a mission…
LatinaLista — On a busy Dallas street corner, in the heart of a neighborhood where Spanish is heard as often as English, a converted 7-11 serves as the home of the latest test site for a new national pilot…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — Pepper gas, pushes and shoves were today´s dawn prescription for campus guards and students at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. What began as a peaceful…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — After opting for a 48-hour strike starting Wednesday, April 21, student members of the Negotiation Committee of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Rio Piedras Campus, stood outside the Botanical…
LatinaLista Reading is a skill that most people have to some degree, but remembering what we read is an ability that not everyone is blessed with. Whether it’s a grocery list or the all-important information for an exam, memorizing…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — Empty halls and closed classrooms greeted the Humanities and Social Studies students at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Rio Piedras Campus. The University of Puerto Rico is most prestigious educational…
