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Business, Economy, Education, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Without the DREAM Act, more U.S. jobs will be needlessly foreign outsourced

Sep 20, 2010, 4:21 PM 0

LatinaLista — Every argument I have ever heard about why the DREAM Act — the bill that grants citizenship, affordable college access and the opportunity to enter the military to young undocumented students who were brought to this country…

Global Views, Immigration, Multimedia, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Documentary “Train to Nowhere” relives the harrowing last journey of 11 undocumented immigrants

Sep 20, 2010, 12:25 PM 0

LatinaLista — Before we had daily reports of indiscriminate murders of undocumented Central American immigrants committed by Mexican drug carteles, Americans weren’t so accustomed to hearing about mass deaths of undocumented immigrants. The first such report that brought this…

Education, Global Views, Linking Latinas, Media, Youth

Puerto Rico: A personal mission creates a new life experience for student journalist

Sep 20, 2010, 10:53 AM 0

By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios LatinaLista ISTANBUL, TURKEY — The tourist guide never mentioned the humid hot air of Istanbul, Turkey. It made a difference when stepping out of the Ankara airport after 34 hours by air from San Juan,…

Culture, Dance, Education, Global Views, Linking Latinas, Youth

Puerto Rico: Istanbul felt the Puerto Rican Rhythm

Sep 18, 2010, 4:38 PM 0

By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios LatinaLista ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Probably, people heard them singing or talking out loud in the commons areas after midnight. Or they saw them dancing a couple of salsa steps in almost every corner of the…

Children, Health, Nonprofit, Youth

Spotlight Non-profit: Giving child caregivers back their childhood

Sep 17, 2010, 12:35 PM 0

LatinaLista — Children are supposed to be taken care of by the adults in their lives. There’s no scenario that brings swifter condemnation and action than those of children who are neglected or abused at the hands of their…

Education, Guest Voz, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Undocumented student: “For justice, for human rights, for the economy, for America, please, help us pass the DREAM Act

Sep 17, 2010, 5:52 AM 0

LatinaLista — It’s been over two months since Latina Lista joined with Citizen Orange and America’s Voice to elevate the voices of undocumented students who are fighting to be recognized as Americans. The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack…

Education, Government, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

DREAM Act student: “I am ‘in (immigration) line’ but my real wait is more like 18 years.”

Sep 16, 2010, 9:22 AM 0

LatinaLista — Next week, it is widely anticipated that the DREAM Act will come up for a vote on the Senate floor as an attached amendment to the Defense Reauthorization bill — IF there are 60 votes to support…

Children, Health, Immigration, Social Justice, Youth

TX report finds undocumented children five times more likely in state care due to sexual abuse

Sep 15, 2010, 10:42 AM 0

LatinaLista — By now, even the most casual observer of the news knows about DREAM Act students, or at least has heard the term, in reference to those students who are undocumented and have grown up in this country….

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

For the sake of the DREAM Act students, Latinos must come together

Sep 14, 2010, 2:43 PM 3

LatinaLista — For the thousands of undocumented students who have been working tirelessly for passage of the DREAM Act — staging hunger strikes, peaceful sit-ins in the offices of Congressmen and women, organizing protest marches, creating petitions, Facebook pages,…

Education, General, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Undocumented student takes control of his own destiny by making the hardest decision of his life

Sep 10, 2010, 7:53 PM 2

LatinaLista — In our ongoing show of support and solidarity with the thousands of undocumented youth who qualify to stay in the United States under what is known as the DREAM Act, Latina Lista continues publishing the DREAM letters…

Business, Children, Education, Money, Youth

Nation’s second oldest Latino bank invests in Latino youth with special literacy program

Sep 8, 2010, 1:09 PM 1

LatinaLista– Going to the bank has never been on a child’s list of fun things to do, unless it involved lollipops. And even then, lollipops were always the treat for being good after having had to wait in line….

Education, General, Youth

New report snaps a global picture on the state of education

Sep 7, 2010, 2:31 PM 0

LatinaLista — When it comes to education, it’s universally agreed upon that an education is a valuable commodity in this global economy. The latest report from the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, otherwise known as OECD, highlights…

Education, Money, Nonprofit, Youth

Spotlight Non-profit: Low-income students learn life-changing lessons in making their dreams come true

Sep 3, 2010, 3:10 PM 0

LatinaLista — It is said that a wealth gap exists in the United States that hasn’t been this bad since the Roaring Twenties. What that means is that those who are on the lower end of the economic pole…

Education, Guest Voz, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: “I firmly believe that we, the undocumented youth, are standing on the right side of history”

Sep 3, 2010, 9:43 AM 0

Children, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice, Youth

New NCLR report illustrates harmful impact of SB 1070 on nation’s Latino youth

Aug 31, 2010, 5:57 PM 0

LatinaLista — With all the rules, guidelines and fines that exist in this country to protect the well-being of children, it is a sad commentary that no politician or activist thinks twice before publicly condemning undocumented immigrants and their…

Education, General, Government, Guest Voz, Immigration, Youth

Guest Voz: Undocumented student arrested in sit-in at Sen. McCain’s DC office faces trial in October

Aug 27, 2010, 9:52 AM 0

Books, Children, Education, Youth

Latina Lista wants to help libraries in underserved communities get free books

Aug 23, 2010, 2:53 PM 0

LatinaLista — When it comes to city budget cuts, more and more of the nation’s libraries are considered expendable. Yet, in a nation that needs reading scores and comprehension levels to increase, cutting libraries out of the budget or…

Children, Education, Faith, Guest Voz, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Guatemalan-born teen tries to keep his Christian faith as he faces deportation

Aug 20, 2010, 1:04 PM 0

LatinaLista — The “DREAM Now Series: Letters to Barack Obama” is a social media campaign that launched Monday, July 19, to underscore the urgent need to pass the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM)…

Education, Youth

ACT report: Not enough Latino high school students taking right courses for college

Aug 18, 2010, 10:08 AM 0

LatinaLista — More Latino students are getting the message that college is important. Unfortunately, according to the newly released ACT College and Career Readiness report, while they know it’s important, Latino students are still not enrolled in the classes…

Children, Education, Youth

As new school year begins, federal gov’t creates bilingual site helping families cope with bullying

Aug 16, 2010, 11:52 AM 1

LatinaLista — Have kids gotten meaner? It’s a valid question given the number of incidents of school and cyberbullying these days. State legislators have even recognized the extent of the problem. Currently, there are only nine states that don’t…

Education, Guest Voz, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Russian by birth, American by heart, DREAM Act student Ivan Nikolov fights to be an American

Aug 13, 2010, 2:09 PM 3

Art, Education, Southwest, Youth

Fuerza Unida honors summer student participants

Aug 12, 2010, 11:29 AM 0

By Roxanne Macias La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTIONIO — Last Friday Fuerza Unida Inc. closed its summer youth program with a celebration and unveiling of a mural and community garden. During the celebration, 11 youth leaders talked…

Children, Health, Women, Youth

Pre-teen Latinas and black girls grow up too fast when it comes to puberty

Aug 9, 2010, 12:52 PM 0

LatinaLista — It seems that for all those parents who want to keep their little girls little girls, for as long as possible, that job just got a lot harder. A new study about girls starting puberty, published in…

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

Even returning to Mexico to “get in line” didn’t help undocumented student

Aug 6, 2010, 3:29 PM 2

LatinaLista — Because Latina Lista believes it is the right thing to do to pass the DREAM Act as a stand-alone bill, we are partnering with Citizen Orange to publish the DREAM Now Letters of undocumented students who are…

Children, Education, Nonprofit, Youth

Spotlight Non-profit: Keeping low-income kids in style and school

Aug 6, 2010, 10:07 AM 0

LatinaLista — Most parents look forward to their children going back to school, but for those families who struggle to make ends meet it can prove to be a stressful time. It’s bad enough that money must be found…

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