By Daniel Ward Language Magazine Last month, the Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education announced the appointment of a new Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education — Clay Pell, the grandson of former senator Claiborne…
By John Newton La Voz Latina When Daniela Rodriguez and her mother moved to Brunswick, Georgia five years ago from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico, she was amazed by how quiet her new home seemed. Tuxtla is the capital city of…
LatinaLista — A 2011 Pew study found that there were more Latinas serving in the military than Latinos. It’s a trend that will only continue since some undocumented Latina teens waiting for immigration reform have declared their intent to…
By Valorie Vasquez Borderzine EL PASO – Blue-eyed, brunette, and light-complexioned Michael Alden has called El Paso his home for nearly all his life. Alden, 24, was born and raised in El Paso, graduated from Franklin High in 2007…
LatinaLista — President Obama’s State of the Union announcement that he plans on working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America is welcome news in the Latino community that has historically struggled with low…
LatinaLista — If it’s February it means two things — Valentine’s Day is near and it’s time again to pay extra attention to keeping our hearts healthy. For Latinas, it’s doubly important. According to medical experts, Latinas are likely…
LatinaLista — The importance of language can never be underestimated, especially for authors. Yet, for the scribes of our time, language means more than just words strung together to convey a thought or a scene. For bilingual writers, language…
LatinaLista — Francisco X. Alarcón is proud of his Latino roots but even more proud that he speaks two languages and literally grew up both in the United States and Mexico. Alarcón was born in California but grew up…
LatinaLista — Motivating Latinos to vote in the November presidential election is gaining momentum with each new “repeal” promise by the Romney campaign. Maybe as a way to inspire the electorate or intimidate critics, some groups are making bold…
By Gabriel Pilonieta-Blanco El Tiempo Hispano The initiative to launch a bilingual Charter School in the city of Wilmington, Delaware is booming. DELAWARE — For many years, to have a bilingual school has been the dream of María Matos,…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat New York state will begin awarding a state seal of biliteracy to high school graduates who demonstrate that they are proficient in two or more languages. The state follows California, which in…
LatinaLista — Students and parents can never receive enough information about college. In this economy, where time and time again, it’s apparent that only those with college degrees or certifications can make it in this changing job market, the…
LatinaLista — The two quickest ways to set off a firestorm among anti-immigrant critics is to do one of two things: talk about amnesty or speak Spanish at a public event. It was the latter that has one California high…
LatinaLista — An article syndicated today in newspapers across the country asked a question that was bound to be asked sooner or later in this election season — Should political campaigns reach Hispanics in English or Spanish? Hand-in-hand with that…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories on the state of affairs in the California community college system. This story addresses the problems facing Latino students. Next month’s story will…
LatinaLista — More Latinos, than any other group, have lost their homes to foreclosures. A study released in June 2010 by the Center for Responsible Lending found that Latinos and blacks were marketed much riskier and higher cost mortgage…
LatinaLista — There’s only one thing wrong with the current national mental health campaign targeting Latinos launched by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and The Advertising Council — it’s only in Spanish. For some reason,…
LatinaLista– When talking about the future of the Latino community, everyone always looks to the younger generations. Yet, with the disappointing graduation rates, among other dismal statistics, it’s hard to see how this generation can develop the necessary skills…
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 February is National Wedding Month. Not too hard to guess why — the 2009 American Wedding Study released by Brides.com found that 10 percent of proposals take place on Valentine’s Day. The survey also found that 86 percent…
LatinaLista — When advertisers and media companies talk on how to reach the Latina audience, talk invariably centers around one thing — that the message must only be in Spanish. Well, for those of us who are second-generation and…
LatinaLista — A new report about Latina teen pregnancy doesn’t just examine the issue but, for the first time, breaks down the differences found among Latino families and how they contribute to Latina teens having the highest rates of…
LatinaLista — The unemployment rate is at a 25-year high. Every single day, stories emerge of companies laying off hundreds of people. The odds that a good number of these laid off people are family breadwinners is staggering” which…
