By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ We have all heard the saying, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” Researchers have found that in just seven seconds a total stranger will make roughly…
LatinaLista — A new study by the youth research organization, the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), finds that college not only makes a big difference in finding jobs with good salaries for young…
LatinaLista — Everyone likes lists. The curiosity to see who is #1 or falls in the Top Ten is the subject of many water cooler/online chat conversations. Forbes magazine has just released the World’s Most 100 Powerful Women. The…
LatinaLista — The 2012-2013 school year is barely underway and two separate and disturbing analyses of the nation’s public education system released today underscore that the continuing challenge facing students of color in their quest for academic success lies…
LatinaLista — The U.S.-Mexico border has become synonymous with the issue of national security — but for two different reasons. On the one hand, immigration restrictionists still cite a “porous” border being the reason for the arrival of undocumented…
LatinaLista — “Stay in school” has been a directive drilled into the minds of Latino youth from the time it was discovered that the true path to achieving the proverbial American Dream lay inside the doors of the neighborhood…
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista To succeed with money, you need a plan. Better yet, it should be an easy-to-understand plan with a step-by-step process. Good news! I’ve got one for you. I call it the “Baby Steps.” You see,…
LatinaLista — Most 12-year-olds spend their summers far from the family kitchen but not Linda Martinez. This young girl from Madison, Mississippi, who started cooking over a year ago, sees the kitchen as her playground where she can create…
By Jaclyn Lopez LatinaLista A recent survey found that 77% of Latinos polled believe that climate change is happening now. While this percentage is encouraging, relative to the broader U.S. population’s meager 52% agreement with that statement, it is…
LatinaLista — A presidential campaign has to be the epitome of reality television. Every speech, interview and ‘spontaneous’ kiss of babies is scripted to the last detail. The only times where candidates may veer a little off script is during…
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ The Great Recession of 2008 has spawned the growth of more temporary or contract employment opportunities than ever before. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 54 percent of all jobs…
By Tanisha Love Ramirez LatinaLista MTV, the network that has the been the voice of generations of young people, their culture, and their struggles is gearing up to add another, often unheard voice to their documentary lineup: the voice…
LatinaLista — It’s long been known that Latino and black students suffer the brunt of school suspensions and juvenile detention. Today, the Civil Rights Project released a study Opportunities Suspended: The Disparate Impact of Disciplinary Exclusion from School which…
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ Some of the biggest differences in the career paths between men and women are determined by one thing–the ability to ask for what you want. Men are more likely to negotiate…
LatinaLista — On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) signed into law the Voting Rights Act. When LBJ signed it, he thought he was paving the way clear of challenges for voters of color to be able…
LatinaLista — Most Latinos understand there is an undeniable connection between humankind and Mother Earth. While some would attribute that awareness to a heritage steeped in traditional uses of herbal remedies, shamanism and curanderos, others would credit the many…
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ According to the National Centers for Health Statistics, in 2010 roughly 42% of Latinas are overweight by at least 30 pounds qualifying them to be considered obese. Mujeres–we’ve got curves! Beyond…
By Luis Carlos López Hispanic Link News Service Now that Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest home mortgage lender, has agreed it will no longer finance mortgages through independent brokers, things may be looking up for Hispanic homebuyers. Wells Fargo’s…
By Alain Castillo LatinaLista DALLAS — On a sunny Saturday morning, a couple of drivers from commercial moving companies stop their white rental vans near two gas stations in northwest Dallas, Texas. One driver, a blonde, spiky-haired Caucasian-American, steps…
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ Many Latinos have embraced the American Dream by establishing small family-owned businesses. The U.S. Census reports that Hispanic-owned business increased by almost 44 percent between 2002 and 2007. This represents about…
LatinaLista — Thirty-one years after the discovery of AIDS in the United States, the hope was that the disease would have been eradicated by now. After claiming, so far, about 30 million lives worldwide, the disease still flourishes in…
LatinaLista — The stresses of a bad economy always take a toll on people, especially the poorest. Latinos are not exempt from this reality. The results of one recent study destroys the fairytale myth that all Latinos share in…
By Maria de Lourdes Perez Ramírez LatinaLista María and Luis Durán do not speak a word in English nor have a formal education. Yet, the couple who came to the US from El Salvador in 1989 was the critical…
LatinaLista — You know student debt must be a big problem when it becomes a talking point on the presidential campaign trail. As of the end of March, total student loan debt among borrowers under 30 has reached $292…
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista Do you remember how you felt when mama, tía or abuela would say, “Let’s make tamales”? That was never good news for me, because I knew how much work it was. It would involve cleaning…
