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Children, Guest Voz, Human Rights, Immigration, Life Issues, Parenting

Guest Voz: Women’s delegation to get the word out about the harm of Georgia’s immigration laws

Sep 28, 2011, 10:30 PM 0

LatinaLista — A delegation of women leaders from over two dozen national human rights organizations traveled to Georgia to spend today and tomorrow speaking out against the recent anti-immigrant laws passed in that state. The women, part of the We…

Causes, Environment, Online

National population campaign counts down to when planet hits 7 billion mark on Oct. 31

Sep 28, 2011, 10:05 PM 0

LatinaLista — This year, October 31, 2011 will mean something more than just a day when kids and kids-at-heart dress up in their favorite costumes, try to scare each other and go trick-or-treating. It actually will mark a very…

Children, Culture, Education, History

New study reaffirms Mexican-American immigrant students do better when Spanish and culture are appreciated at school

Sep 27, 2011, 9:59 PM 0

LatinaLista — The debate over whether or not a child is better off learning in a bilingual environment has raged before the time when American educators forced thousands of Native American school children into English-speaking boarding schools or punished…

Global Views, Health, Philanthropy

US medical volunteers bring impoverished Guatemalan women the dream of walking without pain

Sep 26, 2011, 9:52 PM 0

LatinaLista — Antigua, Guatemala has a lot of things going for it — beautifully preserved Spanish Mudéjar-influenced Baroque architecture; spectacular ruins of colonial churches; an internationally recognized destination for Spanish language study and within sight of three large volcanoes….

Children, Health, Nonprofit

Spotlight Nonprofit: Keeping needy children warm with a new coat

Sep 23, 2011, 9:51 PM 0

LatinaLista — For every coat we buy, a child will be warm this winter. For every coat we don’t buy, a child will be cold. It was in 2006 that a group of friends in Chicago, who decided that…

Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Youth

Reports surfacing that ICE is going ahead with deportation of DREAM students

Sep 22, 2011, 10:11 PM 0

LatinaLista — More and more reports are surfacing across the country that ICE agents are not practicing what John Morton, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, promised would happen — that ICE agents would exercise prosecutorial discretion when handling…

Business, Global Views, Women

Walmart to sell products from women-run businesses in developing nations

Sep 22, 2011, 9:46 PM 0

LatinaLista — Ever since the practice of “micro loans” was made popular in helping women entrepreneurs in developing nations establish their businesses, the products they made didn’t travel far out of their neighborhoods. Yet, with technology, the sophistication of business…

Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics

New report highlights difficulty of turning a blind eye to immigrant abuse by Border Patrol agents

Sep 21, 2011, 10:09 PM 0

LatinaLista — The pictures from a new report titled, A Culture of Cruelty: Abuse and Impunity in short-term U.S. Border Patrol custody, about border patrol agents’ abuse against immigrants they have in custody are not just disturbing but repulsive. Compiled…

Causes, Global Views, Life Issues

Three distinct peace initiatives mark International Day of Peace

Sep 21, 2011, 9:39 PM 0

LatinaLista — Today, September 21, 2011 is the U.N. declared International Day of Peace. If ever there was a time in our planet’s history that peace was needed, it’s now. Though war rages on in other countries, the most…

Culture, Health, Local News, South

Thriving Latino herbal shop or “yerberia” inspires faithful customers

Sep 21, 2011, 1:57 PM 0

By Yanet Pintor The Venture HOUSTON — Life-sized paintings of saints and angels along the bright-yellow walls of Rosario’s Mistic Yerberia prepare the eyes for what awaits inside. A collection of religious artifacts, herbs, candles, charms and books surround…

Causes, Global Views, Health, Life Issues, Parenting, Women

New campaign strives to make healthy pregnancies and safe births a basic global right

Sep 21, 2011, 1:56 PM 0

LatinaLista — There is no issue that is borderless or as universal in its appeal than the plight of mothers and their children in developing countries. We saw that during the recent high-profile coverage of the Somali women and children…

Education, Health, Life Issues, Youth

Bilingual site empowers Latino parents, teens and communities combatting high teen pregnancy rates

Sep 19, 2011, 9:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s estimated that 52 percent of Latinas will become pregnant at least once by age 20. While the Latina teen pregnancy rates have actually fallen and are at their lowest levels in years, unfortunately, Latina teen birth…

Education, Local News, West

Empowering San Diego parents in education

Sep 19, 2011, 9:20 PM 0

By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — Ben Austin explains how “Parent Trigger” empowers parents to transform under-performing schools. A group of San Diego parents gathered this week to kick off a nine-city tour that…

Local News, South, Women

Hispanic Women Bring Beauty Bar to Pensacola

Sep 16, 2011, 10:07 PM 0

By Joslyn Rosado La Costa Latina PENSACOLA, FL — Beauty, fashion and fitness are brought to Pensacola in the form of a bar by two Hispanic women. Bonnielee Cuevas, Puerto Rican and Dominican, along with sister Jandy Tineo, Dominican,…

Causes, Children, Health, Nonprofit

Spotlight Nonprofit: Moving the conversation of childhood cancer outside cancer community

Sep 16, 2011, 10:02 PM 0

LatinaLista — Cancer kills children more than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, asthma and AIDS combined. Cancer is the most common cause of death by disease for children and adolescents in the United States. It’s a reality that the Cruse…

Causes, Global Views, Human Rights

Virtual peace summit brings world together for free seven-day event

Sep 15, 2011, 11:23 PM 0

LatinaLista — The concept of peace around the world used to be considered a New Age ideal or the one answer that didn’t require too much explaining when uttered by beauty pageant contestants. Yet, like all things, the issue…

Education, Philanthropy

Special edition bilingual bracelets benefit Hispanic scholarships

Sep 14, 2011, 11:20 PM 0

LatinaLista — The cost of college has always been a strain on budget-tight families. These days, the cost of college is forcing most families to make hard decisions and new sacrifices. That’s why scholarships are so important to students…

Environment, Guest Voz, Politics

Poll reveals New Mexico’s Latinos concerned about health of state’s environment

Sep 14, 2011, 11:14 PM 0

LatinaLista — As the summer of 2011 goes down in the record books as being the summer of the most extreme weather and natural events — months of consecutive days in the triple digits, unprecedented flooding in the northeast,…

Education, Local News, Southwest

Arizona student-loan defaults are highest in the nation, report shows

Sep 13, 2011, 10:28 PM 0

By URIEL J. GARCIA Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Arizona had the nation’s highest number of people in default on their federal student loans in fiscal 2009, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Education. The…

Health, Women, Youth

White House launches site combatting high rates of date rape and sex assaults against young women

Sep 13, 2011, 10:27 PM 0

LatinaLista — Today is the 17th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The legislation was supposed to empower women, who were victims of violence, to know they didn’t have to tolerate the abuse they were receiving from…

Children, Education, Local News, South, Youth

Education is the new brown currency

Sep 12, 2011, 10:13 PM 0

by Kathleen O. Vale La Voz de Austin COMMENTARY — I am a proud sixth-generation female member of a Mexican- American family whose roots begin in San Antonio, Texas, meander back to Rio Grande City, Texas (in Starr County,…

Education, Youth

University of Georgia professors create Freedom University to give undocumented students a chance at college

Sep 12, 2011, 10:12 PM 0

LatinaLista — Undocumented college students in Georgia were facing a pretty dismal start to the school year this year. A ruling in 2010 by the Georgia State Board of Regents barring any state college or university from accepting undocumented immigrants…

Government, Immigration, Life Issues, Palabra Final

Texas border mayor challenges latest reality show attempt to portray Laredo, TX as a city under cartel siege

Sep 12, 2011, 10:10 PM 0

LatinaLista — The clock is ticking to tonight’s CNN/Tea Party Republican presidential debate. Already, pundits are speculating on what the headlines will be tomorrow morning from tonight’s debate. All are itching to see how the candidates talk about Social…

Environment, Guest Voz, Health, Life Issues

Guest Voz: President Obama puts Latino children at risk with clean air sabotage

Sep 9, 2011, 10:53 PM 0

Latina Lista — President Obama surprised many when he reversed course on stopping the EPA from enforcing tougher smog standards. Environmentalists were outraged and according to today’s Guest Voz contributor, Adrianna Quintero, so should be the Latino community. Quintero…

Health, Life Issues, Nonprofit, Seniors

Nonprofit Spotlight: Giving hope, love and attention to end-of-life patients

Sep 9, 2011, 10:49 PM 0

LatinaLista — In the Latino culture, the notion that any member of our families would die alone is such a foreign concept that we don’t give it a second thought. Unfortunately, when it comes to terminally ill, indigent people,…

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