LatinaLista — Though a lot of fuss has been made this week about the new mammogram guidelines, it doesn’t diminish the fact that when breast cancer is found and treatment begun it’s a grueling and emotional process. For most…
LatinaLista — In a nation of over 307 million people, 2.3 million doesn’t sound like a very significant number. As a number by itself, it isn’t. Only when it’s realized that 2.3 million refers to the number of Hispanic…
LatinaLista — If you’ve been out shopping, you might have noticed that the Salvation Army Christmas ringers are already out in full force with their red kettles. With such dismal results last year, it only makes sense that they…
LatinaLista — Though 80% of economists are saying the recession is over, for the thousands of people out of work that declaration is nothing more than wishful thinking. Since layoffs began, we saw people with college degrees and professional…
LatinaLista — Though women are occupying the labor force in unprecedented numbers, and in many cases, are the major breadwinners in their families these days, when it comes to caregiving it’s still seen as a woman’s domain. A new…
LatinaLista — Though most on Wall Street are still conducting business like there was never a recession, there are some creative entrepreneurs who see that there’s no turning back the clock to do business as before. In fact, these…
LatinaLista — Credit cards. Can’t live with the interest rates and can’t live without the convenience of fast cash — what’s a person to do? Well, too many families, especially Latinos, are finding they have no choice but to…
LatinaLista — In these tough economic times, it’s not unusual for some people to need expert legal advice. The need for legal services among the poor is overwhelming. According to an American Bar Association study, at least 40% of…
LatinaLista — It’s estimated that there are 6.2 million high school dropouts in the nation. Contrary to what some say, it’s the high school dropouts who are fueling the rise in our prison populations according to a new study….
LatinaLista — Gwinnett County, Georgia is home to one of the state’s largest Latino communities. It’s also home to some of the most stringent county budget cuts being exercised in these recessionary times. The most drastic budget cuts are…
Text and photos by Gabriel Cervera Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together (MATT) and ACCION Texas, launched the MATT Micro-lending Assistance Program, both organizations jointly created this program to help individuals establish their new small enterprise. Secretary of the…
LatinaLista — We all know that volunteering is good for the soul. Now, we can also say that it’s good for the family pocketbook! A really cool program to inspire, and motivate, even the youngest of kids to lend…
By Johnny Hernandez La Prensa de San Antonio.- For Modesta Rodriguez Salazar, 65, a longtime farmer from Pearsall, Texas, discrimination is something she and her family know a little too well. In 1952, her father bought a farm in…
(Update follows post) LatinaLista — In the latest example of how immigration enforcement has run amok, there comes a story out of the Dallas area where the home owner’s association (HOA) of a trailer park has taken it upon…
By CHRISTINE ROGEL Cronkite News Service NOGALES — Gael Sylvia Pullen said her McDonald’s franchise a five-minute walk from the pedestrian port of entry here is doing pretty well, all things considered. But she only needs to look down…
LatinaLista — Over the Labor Day weekend, I traveled to a small Mexican border town called Piedras Negras for a wedding. The town, across the bridge from Eagle Pass, Texas, was the typical Mexican border town — a gazebo…
The following statistics are courtesy of the US Census. This is only a partial list. The full list can be found at the U.S. Census web site. 155.1 million Number of people 16 and older in the nation’s labor…
LatinaLista — Labor Day is the last big hurrah before everyone settles down to the old routines of school and work and counting down the days till the next day off — Thanksgiving! Sec. of Labor Hilda Solis behind…
LatinaLista — One of the arguments for reforming immigration and recognizing the people who, though living illegally in this country are working, is to bring them out of the shadows where unscrupulous employers take advantage of them on a…
LatinaLista — By now, anyone who has ever used classified listings to buy or sell something knows about Craigslist. Yet, with the huge Spanish-speaking readership in the country, it was only a matter of time that a Spanish version…
By W.J. HENNIGAN Cronkite News Service NOGALES, Mexico — It is often said that when the U.S economy sneezes, the Mexican economy catches a cold. But these days, Mexico is more likely to be diagnosed with pneumonia than a…
LatinaLista — We know we’re a nation of gordos (fatties). And most of us are willing to take personal responsibility for the poor lifestyle choices we’ve made that have gotten us to the point where we tip the scales….
LatinaLista — The Associated Press reports that Mexico has passed a new law that makes it legal for people to be in possession of small amounts of drugs: marijuana – 5 grams (about 4 joints); cocaine – 1/2 a…
LatinaLista — When it comes to finishing high school, it’s been long known that Latino students have dismal success rates. In 2007, the most recent year for available statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics, it was found…
LatinaLista — The saying “food for thought” has two literal meanings in Laredo, Texas thanks to the efforts of three dynamic women educators. These three women, Beverly Herrera, Carmen Escamilla and Annie Treviño (no relation that I know of…
