Hispanic students – Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective

Education, Global Views, Youth

Essay contest gives Latino college students opportunity to travel to Latin America

Mar 3, 2009, 3:14 PM 0

LatinaLista — One of the best ways to broaden someone’s horizons, a.k.a. expose them to situations outside their comfort zones, is through travel. It is one of the reasons why students who have experienced life in another country are…

Children, Education, Immigration, Palabra Final

Texas middle school student lies about Hispanic classmates beating her up over anti-illegal immigration poster

Apr 9, 2008, 4:54 PM 19

LatinaLista — Last week, 13-year-old Melanie Bowers, of Athens, Texas, created a poster for a U.S. History class assignment. Her homework was to pick an issue and create a protest poster either for or against the particular issue. Melanie…