LatinaLista — What is a Mexican American professional? Most people would say that it’s someone of Mexican American descent who has a college degree and is practicing a profession that requires certification or license. For Humberto Gutierrez, the Mexican…
LatinaLista — Ever heard of Raggs? Chances are if you don’t have a preschooler in the house or one you visit on a regular basis, you don’t know but Raggs is a public television musical preschool show “starring five…
LatinaLista — The Explorers (scout) program wants its members to get real-life experience in training for careers. Yet, scouts participating in the law enforcement program aren’t just being exposed to the life-and-death scenarios that face law officials today, they’re…
LatinaLista — While “Main Street” and “Wall Street,” and every “side street,” have taken direct hits during this economic slump, another “street” institution that has not been able to escape budget cuts and downsizing are public schools. From Ypsilanti…
LatinaLista — This week, two very important members of President Obama’s Cabinet spoke out on the DREAM Act, the bill making its way through congressional committees to legalize the status of undocumented students and allow them to not only…
LatinaLista — Today is the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. In the United States, 53% of Latina teens become pregnant at least once before the age of 20. While there are various reasons for this high number within…
La Prensa San Antonio, Tx.- The Texas Department of State Health Services announced that they will be temporarily closing Steele High School in Cibolo due to the recent outbreak of the swine influenza. School officials say two students tested…
LatinaLista — If you are a fan of such PBS shows as NOVA or P.O.V. or Frontline or History Detectives or are even a fan of the children’s shows Arthur, The Electric Company, Maya and Miguel, Wishbone, ZOOM —…
LatinaLista — It’s long been known and accepted as historical fact that “white-flight to the suburbs” took hold in every major city in the country. Left behind in the shadows of the city’s skylines were families of low-income and…
LatinaLista — On March 26, 2009, the DREAM Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Durbin and in the House by Rep. Howard Berman. (Source: AP Photo/Morry Gash) Because it’s a different administration, one run by a…
LatinaLista — Though the DREAM Act is currently making the rounds of congressional committees, two recent state versions failed to pass. Legislators who opposed granting in-state tuition to undocumented students cite arguments, that upon closer examination, get failing grades….
LatinaLista — Two weeks ago, the DREAM Act was reintroduced in Congress. It is a bill that recognizes that undocumented children, who have lived and graduated from high school or gotten their GED, should be allowed to either enter…
LatinaLista — The hospitality industry has always benefited from a high percentage of Latino workers. Yet, there remains very few Latinos who actually are in positions of management. A new scholarship for Latino students over the age of 21…
LatinaLista — It’s no secret that Latinos can no longer be defined as only living in the “Little Mexico,” “Little Havana” or any other Hispanic-centric part of a city. Latinos have been moving to the suburbs for years now…
LatinaLista — No need to rehash the fact that going to college is as expensive as ever. Now, with the new guidelines that says everyone who gets a Sallie Mae loan will have to pay the monthly interest on…
LatinaLista — The teen birth rate in the United States increased 1% in 2007, according to data released today by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This is the second year in a row that the teen birth…
LatinaLista — Abstinence-only has ruled sex education curriculum in public schools for the last several years. However, teenage pregnancy rates among certain communities have escalated to frightening heights. Finally, there is a push in state legislatures across the country…
LatinaLista — The upper most thought in most college students’ minds this month is where they are going to spend their Spring Break. Yet for some kids, it’s whether or not they will be able to afford to go…
LatinaLista — If it’s March, tis the season of Spring Break when college students everywhere participate in extreme partying and extreme drinking. Then there are those people who don’t need the excuse of Spring Break to drink at all….
By Joela Avelar The groundbreaking ceremony of the future Texas A&M University-San Antonio campus was an event of much celebration and expectation. The ceremony, which was held recently, took place on the frontage Road, in between Zarzamora and Moursund…
LatinaLista — One of the best ways to broaden someone’s horizons, a.k.a. expose them to situations outside their comfort zones, is through travel. It is one of the reasons why students who have experienced life in another country are…
LatinaLista — What happens when you combine college students, a social networking site and philanthropy all together? You get a new site called Givology.org. Givology.org is a site created by Wharton graduate students to empower everyday people by connecting…
LatinaLista — Mañana may be the internationally observed day of L-O-V-E, otherwise known as Valentine’s Day but it’s also the start of Condom Awareness Week. The link between the two should be obvious — people in love usually want…
LatinaLista — When it comes to certain topics in the Latino community, there are several, to this day, that remain “taboo.” In other words, we don’t like talking about them because we feel otra gente (other people) will think…
By Carlos Fernandez LatinaLista — Carlos Fernandez is the CEO of the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (CGSGI), a partnership between the William J. Clinton Foundation and a host of private sector, governments and local communities working together to…
