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Children, Guest Voz, Immigration, Media, Social Justice

Immigration lawyer who retrieved 4-year-old U.S. citizen from Guatemala challenges media to finish their job

Apr 6, 2011, 12:31 AM 0

LatinaLista — David Sperling is an immigration lawyer in Long Island, New York, but he wasn’t always one. At one time, earlier in his career, Sperling was a journalist who reported from abroad and witnessed firsthand the kinds of…

Health, Women

New study shows real women (who) have curves face increasing stigma throughout Americas

Apr 5, 2011, 12:39 AM 0

LatinaLista — Obviously the headline is a play on the well-known film “Real Women Have Curves,” which became the battle cry for all other-than-skinny Latinas. But according to researchers at Arizona State University (ASU), more and more Latinos see…

Art, Environment, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, West

Architect envisions border wall as good neighbor

Apr 4, 2011, 12:58 AM 0

By Kathleen Maclay UC BERKELEY La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — The U.S.-Mexico border wall may be here to stay, but a University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor of architecture has some provocative ideas about how to redesign…

Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Youth

Some Latinos wondering why vote for Obama in 2012

Apr 4, 2011, 12:29 AM 0

LatinaLista — President Obama made his reelection bid official today. From e-mails sent out, it’s obvious he wants to relive the glory campaign of 2008 by recreating the grassroots momentum that pushed him to victory. While that strategy may…

Education, Nonprofit, Youth

Spotlight Non-profit: Granting prom dress wishes to underprivileged girls

Apr 1, 2011, 8:51 PM 0

LatinaLista — With the tagline, “We provide everything but the date,” The Fairy Godmother Project, based in Houston, Texas, grants the wishes of underprivileged high school senior girls and boys with the one thing that would prevent them from…

Education, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Research faults No Child Left Behind with needless criminalization of Latino and black children and youth

Apr 1, 2011, 8:46 PM 0

LatinaLista — No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was a program that was supposed to revolutionize teaching in the country by establishing new rules and benchmarks to ensure children were learning. Yet, the unthinkable has occurred. As a result of…

Southwest, Women

Prison hosts speaker series to educate, motivate female inmates

Apr 1, 2011, 1:54 AM 0

By Rebekah Zemansky Cronkite News Service GOODYEAR – Olympic swimmer Misty Hyman gently coaxes volunteers from the audience to describe their accomplishments and goals. “Tonight as we talk about my journey to make my dream come true, we’re…

Government, Immigration, Social Justice, Women

New Mexico domestic violence campaign fights state’s partnership between police and immigration agents

Mar 30, 2011, 8:48 PM 0

LatinaLista — The Obama administration has set as one of its goals for immigration enforcement a program to be adopted nationwide that partners local police with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The original intent behind this program, known…

Business, Midwest, Women

Latina entrepreneurs put a unique twist in cupcakes

Mar 29, 2011, 2:03 AM 0

By Silvana Tabares Extra News CHICAGO — Horchata, churro, arroz con leche and abuelita chocolate are food items typically found in a Mexican supermarket or sold by a street vendor but now consumers can enjoy these flavors and among…

Books, Children, Review'nReceive

A Memorial Day parade holds a special surprise for one young boy

Mar 29, 2011, 1:17 AM 0

By Elizabeth Lopez LatinaLista What can be more exciting than a surprise? How about a surprise that happens right in the middle of a celebration? In the delightful Memorial Day Surprise by Theresa Martin Golding and published by Boyds…

Health, Women

Heart disease hits Latinas via multiple risk factors

Mar 29, 2011, 1:02 AM 0

By Angela Villanueva LatinaLista As women grow older, the risk of heart disease and stroke rises and it keeps rising with age, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). But it can also, nonetheless, hit young women in their…

Education, Palabra Final, Youth

Three reasons to be pessimistic on improving Latino academic achievement

Mar 29, 2011, 12:56 AM 0

LatinaLista — Tonight, Univision will air at 7 p.m. an education town hall meeting featuring President Obama addressing students, teachers and parents, which was filmed this afternoon at Bell Multicultural High School in Washington, DC. The purpose of doing…

Books, Children, Fitness, Review'nReceive

Young Latino soccer players kick away stereotypes on way to their goal

Mar 25, 2011, 10:54 PM 0

By Pam Burrell LatinaLista Woodburn, Oregon’s population is 51 percent Hispanic and 49 percent Anglo. It has the highest concentration of taquerias in the state and on Saturday afternoons the parks are crowded with Hispanic men’s soccer league games…

Children, Health, Money, Nonprofit

Spotlight Non-profit: Helping those in need with the gift of clear vision

Mar 25, 2011, 10:50 PM 0

LatinaLista — Good vision is something that people who have it take for granted, and those who don’t have it have learned the importance of a good pair of eyeglasses. The only problem is unless a family has vision…

Education, Guest Voz, Palabra Final, Politics

Guest Voz: Creating tomorrow’s Latino leaders hinges on providing opportunities, guidance and commitment today

Mar 25, 2011, 10:40 PM 0

LatinaLista — The news released this week by the U.S. Census that Latinos now stand at 50.5 million in the United States foreshadows the nation’s future. Latinos are well on our way to becoming a majority in the country….

Health

TB still a disease to fear in Latino communities

Mar 24, 2011, 10:45 PM 0

LatinaLista — Pop quiz. What is the fourth leading cause of death among women worldwide that has the following symptoms: a cough that lasts for more than 2-3 weeks weight loss fever night sweats loss of appetite coughing up…

Education, Health, Women

New site empowers Latinas to make the right contraception choice

Mar 23, 2011, 10:44 PM 0

LatinaLista — The Guttmacher Institute reports that the typical woman in the United States wants only two children. To achieve this goal, she must use contraceptives for roughly 30 years. Yet, according to the same source, Latinas are more…

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

One DREAMer student discovers too late ICE isn’t her friend

Mar 23, 2011, 10:34 PM 0

LatinaLista — The story of 20-year-old, undocumented student Olga Zanella is not your typical tale of a “Dreamer” student, raised in the U.S. since the age of 6 and now fighting deportation to Mexico. Olga’s story is different and…

Online, Women

New virtual community aims to shatter stereotypes one Latina at a time

Mar 22, 2011, 10:42 PM 0

LatinaLista — Whenever the media reports on a successful Latina, the news is treated like a rare celestial event. The truth is there are many more accomplished Latinas that never get recognized and who have totally bucked the negative…

Health, Online, Palabra Final

Latinos are 66 percent at greater risk of being diagnosed with diabetes

Mar 22, 2011, 10:31 PM 0

LatinaLista — Today is a critical day of observance for all Latinos. It is Diabetes Alert Day. If there was a growing medical crisis among Latinos, this disease is it. It is reported that for every five Latinos, two…

Children, Education, Immigration, Southwest

University of Tulsa Hispanic students create diversity council

Mar 21, 2011, 11:00 PM 0

By Juan Miret Hispano de Tulsa TULSA, Oklahoma – A group of Hispanic students at The University of Tulsa have created a diversity council to promote higher education among local minorities and young people with low income, according to…

Education, Great Plains

University of Tulsa Hispanic students create diversity council

Mar 21, 2011, 10:14 PM 0

Books, Women

Latina author Julia Alvarez participates in live webcast interview

Mar 21, 2011, 10:13 PM 0

LatinaLista — The number of Latina book authors who have been able to break the proverbial glass wall of the publishing industry and get noticed enough to be propelled onto mainstream reading lists has always been too low. Because…

Children, Education, Nonprofit

Spotlight Non-profit: Tapping bilingual students’ skills to give back to the community

Mar 18, 2011, 5:44 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s not often that a high school Latino student organization offers their members as mentor tutors to junior high and elementary-age students. Yet, that’s part of the mission of Utah-based Latinos in Action (LIA). LIA is class/program for…

Children, Immigration, Multimedia, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Why was ICE allowed to deport a 4-year-old U.S. citizen while her parents waited for her in New York?

Mar 17, 2011, 9:28 PM 0

LatinaLista — When it comes to fighting for the citizenship rights of the children of undocumented immigrants, the hope has always centered on the DREAM Act. A bill that would grant a path to citizenship to those children whose…

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