LatinaLista — The U.S. Census reported last month that the national mover rate increased from 11.9 percent in 2008 (a record low rate since the U.S. Census Bureau began tracking the data in 1948) to 12.5 percent in 2009….
LatinaLista — When it comes to Latinos and dental care, well, the stats don’t look good. According to a fact sheet found at the Hispanic Dental Association: Twice as many Hispanic children are likely to have untreated dental caries…
LatinaLista — Today’s economy is making everyone tighten their financial belts — families, businesses, the government and schools! The hope is always that schools can be spared from any kind of budget cutbacks since it’s the children who directly…
LatinaLista — With summer fast approaching, kids everywhere look forward to swimming. Whether it’s at the beach, lake or a pool, swimming provides all kids a chance to cool off and have some fun. Yet, when it comes to…
LatinaLista — The first week of June is more than just the start of looking forward to summer vacations with the family or long days by the pool or at the beach. It’s also the time that the American…
LatinaLista — One of the times that families really need to come together is when it’s time for children to go to college. Going to college is a family affair. Yet for many Latino families, college is still unchartered…
LatinaLista — Austin, Texas is known as a music mecca. After all, it’s home to the SXSW Music Festival (South by Southwest), one of the most international gatherings of musical artists. With all that musical talent in one town,…
LatinaLista — It’s been debated in certain circles for awhile that maybe the Latino community would be farther along with Washington in the immigration debate if there was one leader whose actions and words could spur both Congress and…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — There will not be anymore wake-ups at 5 a.m. Neither will the early morning search for a parking space around the campus will be much of a problem….
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — The time for separate protests is over. At least, that’s the sentiment that the University of Puerto Rico Workers’ Syndicate, the Puerto Rican Worker’s Federation and the Teacher’s…
LatinaLista — The U.S. Census released their analysis — Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008 and found out several distinct things about Latino voters. Among the findings are: 1. An extra 2 million Latino voters turned…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — Tomorrow, April 13, the students will hold an assembly at a site that has yet to be determined. The students had petitioned to hold the assembly in the…
LatinaLista — Equality among all Americans is still an elusive concept. When it comes to Latino, black, Asian and Native American children, the inequities of education, income levels and opportunities in life mean the difference between having a successful…
LatinaLista — Today the Childhood Obesity Task Force released their “action plan” on getting kids slimmer. Titled Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation, the report echoes what First Lady Obama said when she launched her Let’s…
LatinaLista — The special relationship that most Latinas have with their mothers is one that isn’t duplicated among other ethnicities. For that reason, a group of Junior League women in 1992 in Austin, Texas knew that when it came…
LatinaLista — The furor over the signing of Arizona SB 1070 that allows for the citizenship status of all Latinos to be questioned by the state’s police has overshadowed an equally disturbing bill that Arizona Gov. Brewer may be…
LatinaLista– “Eighty percent of preschool and after-school programs serving low-income populations have no age-appropriate books for the children they serve. Millions of children spend thousands of hours every week in programs and schools that are starving for resources necessary…
LatinaLista– According to the Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2009, Latino children in both 4th and 8th grades showed improvement in their reading skills. Yet, there still exists a reading score gap between White and Latino children — 230 vs….
LatinaLista — The Trail of DREAMs walkers, otherwise known as Gaby Pacheco, Felipe Matos, Carlos Roa and Juan Rodriguez, a group of undocumented students who started their 1,500-mile trek on January 1, 2010 from Miami, FL to Washington, DC…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — When you see that after five days of student strikes that the main gates of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Rio Piedras Campus, are still closed, you…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — Pepper gas, pushes and shoves were today´s dawn prescription for campus guards and students at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. What began as a peaceful…
LatinaLista — Who worries about lead poisoning these days? Evidently not many people. Otherwise, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) wouldn’t have joined forces with the Ad Council and…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — After opting for a 48-hour strike starting Wednesday, April 21, student members of the Negotiation Committee of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Rio Piedras Campus, stood outside the Botanical…
By Diana Arevalo La Prensa SAN ANTONIO — Janie Lopez is a Latina powerhouse who is leading a youth movement in San Antonio. As the Chair of the San Antonio Youth Summit, Lopez bringing together 1,500 San Antonio high…
By Natalia A. Bonilla Berrios LatinaLista SAN JUAN — Empty halls and closed classrooms greeted the Humanities and Social Studies students at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Rio Piedras Campus. The University of Puerto Rico is most prestigious educational…
